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Support will come with time.  Time is what I need the most to support my family, and my "family at school".  With a growth mindset, I am struggling with seeing great students drop off and others just making the effort to sign in to my classwork.  I would like to know what others are doing to engage their students who are not engaging in any or some of the assignments given to them.

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My question would be at this point is how can I get kids that either great or not so engaged in PE to engage in long distance learning? Face to Face is all about relationships and motivation, but how do I find better ways to motivate kids behind a screen?

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I really thought about the first part about the neurons and connecting experiences with education and growth. I liked the videos about teachers allowing kids to struggle, but also guiding them with essential questions and using round table conversations. The more you have a relationship with your kids, the better they buy into the idea of a growth mindset!

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I am looking for activities and lessons that are appropriate for 5-7 year olds to teach these great growth mindset concepts.

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I am wondering what are some specific strategies I can use to support my students when they fail? My students are very young and making mistakes and failing seem like very big deals to them.

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I learned that it is so important for teachers to "walk the walk". If we are asking our students to have a growth mindset and learn from our mistakes then we as teachers need to do that. Modeling is so important for teaching anything to kids.

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Through this weeks articles and assignments I learned that the brain is even more amazing and powerful than I thought it was. There's a saying, "Mind over matter.' If you believe it your mind can help you achieve it no matter what the obstacles may be.

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What are some ways I can connect the growth mindset concepts with the SEL competencies?

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What are some good books that are at a first grade level to help students understand some of the more complex ideas like "neurons"?

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Just any resources to help with new strategies teaching students that failure is alright and actually beneficial long term.

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What are some good ways or strategies to help students understand the importance of failure and not get discouraged by it?

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I learned the importance of modeling our intentions. I personally have always learned best by doing something and watching others and this showed the importance of walking the walk and not just telling our students what we want from them and or expect!

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I would like ideas on how to tie in managing our emotions when we are struggling or when we fail.

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One question I still have is how do we teach children to be ok with struggle and failure? How can we teach them how to appropriately handle failure and struggle?

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I learned that productive struggle is necessary to helping students cultivate their growth mindset. I also reaffirmed that idea that I need to teach about the capabilities of the brain and use the book my Fantastic Elastic Brain. While also showing them the brain model that was purchased for us.

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I would like some lesson ideas for Kindergarten. Breaking down the brain into Kindergarten-friendly terms can be challenging. It would be nice to have some specific read aloud books, youtube videos, or other resources to use when teaching about the power of our brains.

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What can you do to help a student who feels they have to do everything absolutely perfectly? I have a student this year who will literally crumple up his paper and throw it on the ground if he accidentally colors outside of the lines. Group lessons on growth mindset don't do it for him. Would it be more beneficial to find some way to connect with him one on one to teach growth mindset skills?

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I learned the power of teaching students about the brain, and the connections that are made and rewired as we learn and grow! I am reminded how important it is to challenge students because challenge deepens learning.

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Are there any lessons that relate to social studies out there? Pictures/Graphics? Youtube videos?

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One question that I still have is: how can I incorporate lessons about the teaching the brain into a social studies classroom?

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I learned about the "why" of the brain and that I should be teaching my class about the brain. Even if it is only for a few minutes. So, then they will have a better understanding of how it works, how it relates to growth mindset, and how they can get a growth mindset.  I also learned that it is okay to make mistakes- this is how to learn and get better at something!

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What do I do with those students who after talking about the fact that it is ok to not do everything perfect (failure) still refuse to accept any form of failure and are afraid to try new things because of this?

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I learned the importance of teaching our students about the brain and how it works. When they learn about the brain they will then have a better understanding of growth mindset. Growth mindset isn't something that you say you want and you just get, but rather something that needs to be worked toward and developed. I also learn the importance of creating a Credo for myself. Not only will that help me stay more positive but it will also benefit everyone around me including my family and students.

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I would like to see some ideas of lessons that could be taught easily for the different levels that we are teaching.

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I really like Chris' idea of having grade alike groups/discussion boards to share ideas and resources with one another.

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What are some academic goals (1st and 2nd grade) you set with your students at the beginning of the year? Also, how many goals is a reasonable amount and how often do you change them?

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During this week I have learned that a Credo is important to create to remember our purpose and direction for life. It is important to live in the 95% and brainstorm our daily blessings. I also learned the importance of teaching about the brain before we can expect our students to understand how a growth mindset works. We need to give our students a productive struggle for them to be able to grow their brain. They need to understand that a struggle is good exercise for their brain and it is the only way the brain grows.

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I still would like to to know what I can do to help that student who shuts down immediately. This is something we are still working on during distance learning. If they don't even start their work, they can't fail and become strong. I'm sure there are things I can do to help him during distance learning but I'm not entirely sure how.

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I have always been fascinated with the brain. I was doing some searching for growth mindset quotes for my young students. The one comment that I read talked about students who say "I'm done" vs "I did my best work". I want to start using that verbiage with my students. We would talk about what they could do when they were done with their work...I am going to start using the phrase...after you do your best work...then....
Our words are so powerful and we have such a huge impact on their growth mindset. I love the idea that all students can learn. Productive struggle is good. I would do a dendrite challenge in my classroom and after this module of learning, I want to make sure that I continue to do it daily. It is too important to skip if we don't have time.

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It would be nice to have a discussion board with those who teach similar age students. I would love to hear what other teachers are doing in their classrooms to help develop a growth mindset with K-1 students.

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I would like to see growth mindset lessons for different levels.

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How can I teach about the brain in a gym setting? I am starting to look for activities that get kids moving and learning how the brain works!

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This module reminded me how powerful the brain really is! We need to find ways to share that with all students to help them grow mentally and physically.

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The resource graphics that look like they could hang up in a classroom are very beneficial to my learning style. I think they would transfer well to my students if they could see the science for themselves.

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How do you take a negative term like failure and use it to encourage your students? Or would the best practice be to use a different term or concept?

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Nothing in this module was new information to me, but I had forgotten the very real science behind brain growth and the forming of new pathways by way of practice and routine.  I think teachers need to be sharing this information with all students.

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In order for my students to change their mindset, I would say the support I would need is from the families. I would need my families to change their mindset as well and allow their child to productively struggle at home as well. I would need them to work on these growth mindset skills at home as well as at school.

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How can I change my students' perspective on failure, confusion, and struggle? I worry about their frustration and lack of effort that may arise while experiencing these emotions/situations.

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I learned that the brain is even more amazing than I thought before. It's strength is insane! It is capable of more than I imagined was possible. So, when we look at the science and change our mindset, who knows what we are truly capable of achieving? I also learned that confusion and struggle are how we learn! We can't have something spoon-fed to us all of the time. It is healthy and helpful for us to work through those challenges to grow our brain and neuroplasticity!

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I'd really like to be shown some mini lessons on growth mindset that are already established. I think this would be really helpful to have so I could build off of them when creating my own!

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I would be interested in seeing some more examples of quick growth mindset lessons that could be taught in the classroom. I liked some of the examples of ways I could teach about the brain, but it would be helpful to have even more resources with lessons included.

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What might academic goal-setting look like for young elementary students?

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I learned a lot about how to make growth mindset a priority in my classroom and ways to teach my students about how the brain works with the use of hands-on learning, videos, and visuals. I understand that as a teacher I need to let my students struggle even when I may want to step in to help them! True learning happens through the struggle...

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I would love a list of growth mindset books for younger elementary aged students. I know there are TONS but some I've seen/read to my kids aren't great.

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How might I teach terms such as "neurons" and "brain pathways" to 1st graders that will make sense to them?

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I learned that kiddos can understand how the brain works and WHY it is able to grow physically with a growth mindset. I wanted to understand the science behind growth mindset and the readings/videos showed me what happens in the brain.

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I would like to see some resources that focus on goal setting and reflection and encourage deeper thinking.

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What are some ways I can build a "crew" environment with my students?

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I learned the importance of teaching students about how the brain works and what happens when you learn. This is an important lesson that ALL students need to learn regardless of the level they are achieving academically.

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How would a growth mindset lesson look for teaching remotely? (If this is how we could be starting our next school year with students.)

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I would like to see examples of growth mindset lessons that have been successful in the past.

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We need to back up and teach students how their brains work and show them what happens when we make mistakes and learn from them. Failures are our First Attempt In Learning and mistakes are proof that you are trying!

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I would love to see resources for the intermediate elementary grades of how to teach them HOW the brain works without getting too scientific and over their head.

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What are the most successful resources that have been used when teaching students HOW the brain works? I know that some can be over a fourth grader's head, so what would be the best to use for intermediate elementary grades?

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I learned a lot through these readings and from reading the thoughts of other learners in our class community! I think one of the most important things that I learned was how important it is not just to teach the difference between a growth and fixed mindset, but to first teach them how the brain works and how they can help their brain to grow and and get smarter and stronger!

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I would like to see more resources for high school students. Some of the posters that are provided are too young for my students and they wouldn't take it seriously.

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How can I teach students to handle the frustration that comes with failing? Yes failure is a learning opportunity but with anything, failing is frustrating. If you are put into a competitive atmosphere (like PE) how can we call the anxieties that come with failing while those around you may be succeeding.

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Within this weeks module, I learned the most about teaching students to accept failure. Even more than that, we should be teaching them to embrace it and learn from it. Failure isn't necessarily a bad thing, if we asks ourselves what we would do differently. We are learning from the mistakes we made and are better able to succeed next time.

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I would like to see what a growth mindset lesson looks like! I would also like more resources to implement in the classroom. I've enjoyed the posters or the kid friendly resources.

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I am struggling with certain students in distance learning having a fixed mindset and it almost getting worse being outside of the classroom setting. How can I help even more to help achieve a growth mindset while in distance learning?

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In this module I learned a lot about the brain.  I learned that it is important to teach our students how the brain works and how your brain can grow when developing a growth mindset!
I also learned that it is important to teach our kids that failure can be a good thing. We need to celebrate our mistakes too!

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The kid friendly Growth Mindset resources are great.  I work with K-5 students and would love more resources I can use with them as I add more growth mindset into our learning.

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How can I support my reading and math intervention students and help them embrace the struggle of learning, when so much is a struggle for them and they often feel overwhelmed in their classroom?

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I learned that students are more likely to have a growth mindset and be interested in learning if they understand how the brain works.  We need to "show them, not tell them."  I also learned that we need to let our students experience failure, embrace the productive struggle of learning, and celebrate the effort our students put forth.

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I would like to see a growth mindset lesson in the classroom.

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One question I still have is how do students react when you talk about a growth mindset and the brain during a lesson in the classroom.

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I learned that students need to be taught about the brain and how it works. I also learned we must model failure for our students and we can't assume they know how to pick themselves back up.

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I would love to have more tools, strategies and resources to help students with their growth mindset during distance learning. I feel like there is a lot of room for improvement in this area of distance learning.

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How can I help support students with a fixed mindset? How can I help them change this to a growth mindset during distance learning?

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I learned a lot of valuable information about the brain and how truly amazing the brain is in our growth. I am going to start teaching my students about the brain so they can also see how our brain is a HUGE part of our growth mindset improvement. I am going to spend a couple days on these lessons because I think they are important and encouraging to the students. It will teach them that they can change their mindset just by using their brain.

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In a middle school setting how would you best recommend getting resources out to parents? Does this work best if one teacher sends information home on growth mindset or should this be something that is sent home at the administration level as something that encompasses the values of the building as a whole?

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How can I best encourage students to continue implementing growth mindset strategies during distance learning?

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I learned that we can’t simply tell students that having a growth mindset is important. We have to show them. One way we can do this by posing questions during feedback rather than simply telling them that they did a good job on the assignment. I also learned that I want to start using the term “failing forward” with my students as a way to encourage them that mistakes are a way to strengthen our brain!

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How do I approach a colleague who is stuck with a fixed mindset regarding student potential without offending them or coming off as a know-it-all?

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In this week's module, I learned that it's important to talk about the brain's ability to grow when helping your students develop a growth mindset. Simply telling them the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset is not enough.

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I love the PDF resources. I would love to use these not only in my classroom, but also send them home. Do I send them home all at once or in themes as I teach about growth mindset?

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What are some ways I can encourage my families to use growth mindset at home?

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Failure is okay! As hard as that is to understand, especially in the moment, we need to embrace failing and think "I haven't mastered it yet". Failures help us grow and create problem solving strategies.
I also like how the articles reminded me that having a growth mindset will take time and is something that we need to always work at. Respect the process!

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I think right now I just need time to process. I think many of the parent resources I've read are extremely helpful, but I need to find ways to get these to parents in the future that isn't overwhelming. I see some parents who are struggling with online learning, and these resources would be useful. With only two weeks or so left of our school year, I don't want to overwhelm parents.

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What can I do to help students see that there are many ways to help peers in the classroom? Often students just give the answers to one another when they are stuck.

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I was reminded that creating a growth mindset is a process, and that as an educator I need to have a growth mindset in regards to growing the growth mindset of others (that was confusing!). We can't simply just tell students the difference between the two types of mindsets and expect them to all of a sudden have a growth mindset. They need to experience what a growth mindset is to help develop one.

Also, I was reminded about the importance of embracing and celebrating failures. This is a great way for students to progress on their journey towards creating a growth mindset. We can teach students that mistakes or failures are what help our grain to grow stronger and smarter. I also need to work on embracing/celebrating failure as a teacher and a parent. Otherwise I am turning into Tara from last week's fixed mindset scenario where I always expect everything to be perfect!