by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Growth Mindset
We now know the brain is far more malleable than once believed. It also turns out that an individual will behave differently if they believe their brain can grow. This belief and way of thinking is referred to as a growth mindset. Growth mindset is not a method, but...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
The importance of adopting growth mindset principles in today’s learning can’t be overstated. These 25 growth mindset principles come from an article written by Saga Briggs for InformED. In her article she cites the wisdom of Carol Dweck, the First Lady of...
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by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
A growth mindset is a way of thinking we strive to gift all of our learners with in education. When we live with a growth mindset, we see possibilities instead of limitations. Our failures become valuable experiences for learning. Success enjoyed by others inspires...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
Living and learning with the genius mindset may sound like a lofty ambition for most. This is partly because we once believed that our intelligence was fixed and that being super-smart was an experience reserved for only a privileged few. Although the specter of this...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
When we talk about the lifelong learning mindset, we think about the cultivating of habits as opposed to just the achieving of goals. The lifelong learning mindset is more than just about the need to learn; it’s about a desire to learn that lasts—you guessed...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
School leaders are more than just authority figures. They are also moral figures. Great men and women of authority have always taught valuable moral lessons through belief and action. These are people of few words, and the words they speak lend strength to those...
