The Brain and Learning –2012 -13 Session 2

The Surprising Science of Success!

Heather Clayton,

Director of Learning

Nov 19, 2012

ANTICIPATION GUIDE Fixed or Growth Mindset

Circle Agree or Disagree beside each statement below before you read and listen to the presentations. When finished, consider the statements again, and based on new information, circle Agree or Disagree in

the right side of each statement, with new evidence. Add new information in last column

Before Statement After Thoughts, ideas 1. Agree/ Disagree Your intelligence is something very basic

that you can’t change very much. Agree/ Disagree

2. Agree/ Disagree You can learn new things but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.

Agree/ Disagree

3. Agree/ Disagree No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.

Agree/ Disagree

4. Agree/ Disagree You can always substantially change how intelligent you are.

Agree/ Disagree

5. Agree/Disagree You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are can’t really be changed.

Agree/ Disagree

6. Agree/Disagree You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are.

Agree/ Disagree

Which of the above information is most interesting for you?

Resources for Parent Session – The Surprising Science of Success 

Websites: 

http://www.mindsetworks.com/  ‐ Brainology – Carol Dwecks programs for students, which 

include videos and resources. 

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=mw#q=half+full+social+science&hl=en&tbo=u&s

ource=univ&tbm=vid&sa=X&ei=42SpULjkKOK5igKxyYGQDg&ved=0CFQQqwQ&bav=on.2,or.r_

gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=3d4aa406bd7e91cd&bpcl=38625945&biw=1093&bih=485 This page has 

several ‘half full’ videos where parenting and social science are discussed 

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=mw#hl=en&gs_nf=3&ds=yt&pq=half%20full%20

social%20science&cp=8&gs_id=4u&xhr=t&q=Carol%20Dweck&pf=p&tbo=d&tbm=vid&sclient=

psy‐

ab&oq=Carol+Dw&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=3d4aa406bd7e91cd&bpcl=

38625945&biw=1093&bih=485 This page has many interviews and presentations by Dr Carol 

Dweck. 

Books: 

Paul Tough – How Children Succeed: GRIT, Curiousity, and the Hidden Power of Character 

(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012). 

Wendy Mogel ‐ The Blessings of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient 

Teenagers (Scribner, 2010) 

Carl Honore – In Praise of Slow (Knopf, 2004); Under Pressure (Harper Collins, 2009). 

Carol Dwek – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success ( Random House, 2007). 

Tokuhama‐Espinosa, T. (W.W. Norton and Co., 2011) – Mind, Brain and Education Science: A 

Comprehensive Guide to the new Brain Based Teaching. 

Articles, Research: 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the‐secret‐to‐raising‐smart‐kids Link to  

‘The Secret to Raising Smart Kids’ by Carol Dweck, (Dec 2007, Jan 2008).