March 2016

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It’s the time of year when testing; spring sports, more testing, and stress can take control of our students’ lives and the adults surrounding them. What can we give students/staff that can encourage their success in the midst of these challenges? Listen to these TED talks to inspire your thinking and drive to have a growth mindset.

• Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating
  Listen to Elizabeth describe her writing journey that includes stories of failure and how she persevered to keep writing even though she was knocked down. Her point is to keep coming “home”: the place where you love more than yourself.
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• Angela Duckworth: The key to success
  Encourage the development of grit in students’ lives as they work hard to succeed. This is a great presentation to show students as they examine their abilities to stick to the task.
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• Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve
  Learn how to reward the use of effort, strategy and process and embrace “not yet” so that students understand that we are all “in process” to learn and grow.
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