Do you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset? Does it depend on the situation? Do you believe you are born with innate talents and gifts? Find the answers to these questions and more by checking out the resources below.
Spark your thinking!
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #30: Growth Mindset Part 1
2. Watch this video from John Spencer. On your recording sheet record 3-4 details that were new to you, interesting, or sounded important.
3. Watch the 3D animated short short Soar. Write a detailed description of the tiny flying machine, focus on component parts.
4. Respond to 2 of these prompts on your recording sheet after watching the video, Soar.
- A theme is the message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story. The theme is often inferred. What themes are present in this animation?
- What did the characters learn?
- Did all the characters learn the same thing?
- How did the characters grow throughout the animation?
- How does this animation fit with what we know about growth vs. fixed mindset?
- What message can we take from this animation and how might it apply to our lives?
5. Read this article, “A Quick Note About Getting Better at Difficult Things”. Record the answers to questions 1-4 on your recording sheet, question 5 is optional.
6. Read the poem, “I PRACTICED” by JonArno Lawson. Choose 1 of these prompts and respond with 5 sentences.
- Think of an activity or skill that you have practiced a lot. Why do you practice it? Do you think becoming perfect at a skill should be the goal of practice? Why or why not?
- Do you think practicing a lot makes you successful? Why doesn’t the speaker succeed at the skill even though they practice all the time?
- In the poem, the speaker describes practicing a new skill, but not doing it. How do you think fear could stop someone from trying a new skill or activity?
7. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Growth or Fixed Mindset Badge at the EY Website
