Building a Growth MindsetLesson 1

Goals:• Reflect on your understanding of brain development,

intelligence, and learning• Discuss and cite evidence from readings to support your

conclusions• Collaborate with your peers to learn about a new topic• Apply new knowledge about growth mindsets to

academic and and personal life

VIDEO

VIDEO REFLECTION: So what?

What was Luke trying to do? How did he respond to this challenge?

What did Yoda tell Luke he needed to do to accomplish the task? Why do you think Yoda gave him that advice?

Reading More About the Brain

“Three Levels of Text”Group yourselves into threes. Identify a timekeeper and a reporter.

Read the article and mark sentences or excerpts that you think are most relevant to life and/or school.

Share a sentence or excerpt, one person at a time. (up to 3 min per student)

• Read aloud one sentence or excerpt he/she selected• Say what he/she thinks about the meaning of the sentence or

excerpt • Say why he/she thinks the sentence or excerpt is important to life

and/or school

Repeat the process until each group member has contributed.

Discuss what has been said as a group.

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

• What new ideas or information did you learn about the brain?

• What did you learn about what you can do to exercise your brain?

• Why does this matter in school or life?

• What do you want to know more about at this point?

Homework

Reflect on your experiences. Write about a challenging situation you have experienced in

your home or community life or in you academic classes.