Hi! While this link may geared to P-12, there may be ideas that could be adapted for higher ed. https://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/reference-for-coaches/how-to/a/growth-mindset-lesson-plan <https://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/reference-for-coaches/how-to/a/growth-mindset-lesson-plan> Amy Svirsky 500 Haskell Place Delmar, NY 12054 518.860.5914 [log in to unmask] > On Aug 14, 2015, at 2:36 PM, James Latham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I teach introductory economics and am looking for similar materials. Eddy Chi recently introduced me to Carol Dwecks work on Growth Mindset. > > I would greatly appreciate activities to incorporate into my classes. I believe this topic aligns very well with TBL, as much of the opposition to TBL is due to fear of looking bad in front of peers. > > James "Michael" Latham, Ph.D. > Professor of Economics > Business & Computer Systems > Collin College > SCC J228 > > > > From: Team-Based Learning <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Heather Lerner <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 1:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: growth mindset activities, particularly addressing math and science fears > > Hello TBL list members, > > I have an intro bio course this fall that often has students enrolled who have negative attitudes toward math and varying experience levels. It is not uncommon to hear "I'm not good at math" from these students. Similarly, we have students that label themselves as not good at science. Math/science negativity seems like something we should address, just as we address the opposition to team work and flipped classrooms in our course with the excellent first-day TBL activities. > > I am searching for an activity to introduce students to the idea of growth and fixed mindsets w.r.t. math and/or science. Do any of you have any materials that might be relevant? > > Thank you, > Heather > > ******************************************* > Heather R. L. Lerner, Ph.D., M.S. > Joseph Moore Museum <http://earlham.edu/jmm> Director > Assistant Professor of Biology > Earlham College > 801 National Road West > Richmond IN 47374 > > ******************************************* > Google Voice: 949-GENOMES > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > http://heatherlerner.com/ <http://heatherlerner.com/> > ******************************************* > > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website. > > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click the following link: https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1 Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.