Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Infuse the powerful vocabulary of growth mindset into your lesson plans, feedback and student guidance
From the authors of the bestselling The Growth Mindset Coach, this pocket-sized, companion book is a must-have for any teacher looking to create empowering messaging in the classroom. It offers tips and tricks for meaningful discussions and ready-to-use phrases for students, parents or colleagues.
Instead of saying, "you must be really smart at this," say, "you must have worked really hard." Instead of saying, "you were naughty," say, "that was a bad choice, what will you do differently in the future?" Instead of saying, "you're a natural at math," say, "these problems didn't challenge you very much so let's move onto something that will really stretch your brain." Learn all of this and more using this clear and straightforward guide to implementing the most powerful Growth Mindset phrases in your classroom.
Synopsis
Choosing the Right Words From the authors of the bestselling The Growth Mindset Coach, this handy companion is a must-have if you want to empower students through purposeful praise and feedback. Here are the key strategies, helpful tips and go-to phrases for helping students transition thoughts, words and actions into the growth-mindset zone.
Designed for ease of use and packed with over a hundred specific examples, this book offers a "say this, not that" approach to communication that will help you model and cultivate growth mindset in the classroom. For example:
Fixed Mindset
- You're so smart.
- You're wrong.
Growth Mindset
- l like how you used different strategies to figure out these problems.
- That didn't work out for you. How could you approach the problem differently?
Synopsis
Learn how to effectively bring growth mindset into your community and classroom by choosing impactful language From the authors of the bestselling The Growth Mindset Coach, this handy companion is a must-have if you want to empower students through purposeful praise and feedback. Here are the key strategies, helpful tips and go-to phrases for helping students transition thoughts, words and actions into the growth-mindset zone.
Designed for ease of use and packed with over a hundred specific examples, this book offers a "say this, not that" approach to communication that will help you model and cultivate growth mindset in the classroom. For example:
Fixed Mindset
- You're so smart.
- You're wrong.
Growth Mindset
- l like how you used different strategies to figure out these problems.
- That didn't work out for you. How could you approach the problem differently?