Mindset Lesson

Close reading Mindset

by Kimberly Ferranti

Open Ended

What are your thoughts on mindset?  Do you believe that you can change your abilities or talents?

Multiple Choice

The video discussed growth and a fixed mindset. What is growth mindset?

• Avoiding obstacles because of fear of failure.

• Learning from mistakes and failures and turning them into success.

• When failing in a task, giving up and not trying anymore.

• Feeling threatened by your friend's success.

Poll

What is one thing that a person with a fixed mindset does? Choose as many as you think fits.

• embraces challenges

• avoids challenges

• Sees hard work as useless

• Learns from criticism

Fill in the Blanks

A person with a

mindset sees challenges as learning opportunities.

Open Ended

How does the picture of the colorful brain help us to see why a growth mindset is better than a fixed mindset?

Poll

What type of mindset do you think you have?

• growth all the time

• fixed all the time

• My mindset depends on the situation or activity