Children learn how to behave by imitating others. That means one of the most powerful ways you can help your child develop a growth mindset is to model it with your own actions. New research shows ...

The Mindset Kit is a free set of online lessons and practices designed to help you teach and foster adaptive beliefs about learning.

Praising students for being smart suggests that innate talent is the reason for success, while focusing on the process helps students see how their effort leads to success. In one study, 5th graders ...

Learn about the Growth Mindset for Educator Teams course, how you may want to use it, and what will be covered. This 5-session professional development series helps teams of educators develop the ...

Researchers have learned a great deal about what works and what doesn't work, and we're still learning! Read about some of the lessons we've learned so far. Students will answer opinion questions that ...

Modify your language to focus on the process instead of the person. Praise students when they work hard to accomplish a difficult task.

Students with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. These students focus on learning over just looking smart, see effort as the key to success, and thrive in the face of a ...

The beliefs children have about intelligence, effort, and struggle impact the choices they make about learning. People tend to hold one of two different beliefs about intelligence: Children with a ...

When students feel like they belong in school, they are more motivated, engaged, and ultimately show higher performance. In this course, you will learn about belonging, why it's important, and ...

Learn how open tasks promote a focus on growth, and see an example of how to turn a closed task into an open task. Encourage students to defend their answer and strategy by convincing others with ...

In this activity from Teaching Channel, students solve a challenging problem on notecards. The teacher finds her "favorite no" and leads students through what the student does right, and what mistakes ...