Growing a Growth Mindset

Kevin Sheehan; Jessica Ryan

doi:10.5771/9781475824742

Summary

Growing a Growth Mindset: Unlocking Character Strengths through Children’s Literature provides teachers with an innovative approach to teaching children the positive psychology constructs that underlie self-belief, goal motivation, and happiness. Through selected children’s books, the book brings to life the latest research and strategies for developing growth mindset, hope, grit, character strengths, and happiness. Each of these positive psychology constructs is explored through a set of three picture book classics that makes the research understandable to even the youngest learner. The National Council for Social Studies inquiry approach drives each book-driven analysis of the selected stories. This inquiry-based approach is organized around a compelling question and provides a complete outline, including formative and summative questions and assessments, as well as extensions that share this vital learning with parents. Lessons in this book have been created by outstanding teachers and have been field tested in classrooms across the region with extraordinary results.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-2472-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-2474-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 212
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Tables No access
3. List of Figures No access
4. Foreword: Spreading Shane’s Ripples of Hope No access
5. Preface No access
6. Acknowledgments No access
1. 1 The Why: Teaching Children to Fail Well in a Trophy Culture No access
2. 2 The How: Lessons of Positive Psychology That You Can Teach Tomorrow No access
3. 3 The Where: Curriculum Connections That Bring Common Core and NCSS C3 Standards to Life No access
1. 1. 4 Building a Growth Mindset: The Secret of Failing Well No access
  2. 5 Foundation for a Fixed Mindset: The Dangers of Naturals No access
  3. 6 Threats to a Growth Mindset: The Peril of Performance Goals No access
2. 1. 7 Hope Creators: The Power of Others No access
  2. 8 Hope Crushers: Rediscovering Lost Hope No access
  3. 9 Maintaining Hope: Finding Your Best Self No access
3. 1. 10 The Roots of Grit: Deliberate Practice over Natural Ability No access
  2. 11 Sticking with It: Grit Perseverance for Long-Term Goals No access
  3. 12 Sustaining Grit: The Power of Passion for a Goal No access
4. 1. 13 Spotting Strengths: Strength Finding No access
  2. 14 Unleashing Strengths: Using Strengths to Discover the Best You No access
  3. 15 Synergy: The Power of Combining Your Strengths with Others No access
5. 1. 16 Discovering the Secret of Happiness: Doing for Others No access
  2. 17 Finding Happiness in Your Life: The Power of Savoring No access
  3. 18 Choosing Happiness: The Power of Optimism No access
1. 19 Building Culture: This Book Is the Beginning, Not the End No access
2. 20 Deeper Knowledge: Resources for Teachers and Parents for Learning More about Mindset, Hope, Grit, Strengths, and Happiness No access
Postscript: Lessons from the Field: An Insider’s View No access Pages 197 - 204
References No access Pages 205 - 208
About the Authors No access Pages 209 - 212