About this blog

This blog is the platform that the Doug Reeves Team at JB Young Intermediate conducts book studies in order to both consume and produce information that can improve teaching practices. Last summer, 2011, we read Focus by Mike Schmoker and Enhancing RTI by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. During our winter break, 2011/12, we read Productive Group Work by Sandi Everlove, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey. This summer, 2012, we are reading and blogging in regards to Mindset - The New Psychology of Success - How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential By: Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

A student in your class has a fixed mindset.

  • How does that impact their motivation?
  • Their effort?
  • Their work completion?
  • What other consequences could it have?
What are the consequences of a teacher having a fixed mindset about their students?

What are the consequences of a teacher having a fixed mindset about themselves?

If you could share one paragraph of this book with another person, which would you choose?

What was your favorite part of this book?

What was your least favorite part of this book?