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<p>Throughout the unit, you will be provided with resources to promote students’ character development. These resources come from <a href="https://characterlab.org/" target="_blank">Character Lab</a> and their <a href="https://characterlab.org/playbooks/" target="_blank">Playbooks</a>. </p>
<p>The focus for this unit is on a growth <strong>mindset</strong> — believing you can improve your abilities. </p>
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In the Unit 2 Overview and Readiness lesson, students will see an example of how this trait is modeled through a real-world scenario.
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In each lesson’s Teacher Guide, you will be provided with links to tips that may help you foster this trait in students.<span> <br><br></span>
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<h4>Why Does Growth Mindset Matter?</h4>
<p>Having a growth mindset helps you focus on developing your abilities rather than proving how smart or talented you are. Compared to a fixed mindset, a growth mindset encourages you to embrace challenges, sustain effort, and try new strategies—and that’s true for both children and adults. Of course, no one embodies only a growth or fixed mindset; we are all a mixture of the two, and we can learn to recognize what triggers a fixed versus growth mindset. Shown evidence that the brain is like a muscle—something you can strengthen—students adopt more of a growth mindset about intelligence and earn higher grades. Finally, the concept of growth mindset doesn’t only apply to intelligence: If there are qualities you don’t like about yourself or others, keep in mind that people can change.</p>
<h4>How Do I Encourage a Growth Mindset in My Students?</h4>
<p>Consider some of these suggestions for promoting a growth mindset in your classroom:</p>
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<strong>Model it.</strong> Share stories of when you fell short of your expectations but nevertheless learned an important lesson: “I made the wrong decision that day. At first, I avoided thinking about it, but eventually I realized I needed to learn from the mistake. What I realized was…”
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<strong>Celebrate it.</strong> Avoid praising young people for being “gifted,” “talented,” or “a natural.” Instead, praise the process of learning: “I’m so proud of you—when you got stuck on the problem, you tried a different way to solve it and didn’t give up!” Emphasizing strategic choices rather than effort alone is key to developing a growth mindset.
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<strong>Enable it.</strong> Create authentic opportunities for learning. Give students meaningful challenges, consistent support, and timely, constructive feedback. To calibrate your efforts, ask them directly: “Let’s set a stretch goal together—what’s something you want to accomplish but can’t do yet? What can I do to help?”
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