1. Neuroplasticity
and Behaviors of
the Mindsets
● How is neuroplasticity
related to malleable
intelligence and growth
mindset?
● How the mindsets
manifested into behaviors
in the classroom?
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2. MALLEABLE INTELLIGENCE
WHY SHOULD I TEACH THIS CONCEPT TO MY STUDENTS?
A recent study by faculty at
Columbia University indicates that
actually teaching your
students about malleable
intelligence theory – sharing this
information with them on how the
brain works –
can increase their levels of
academic achievement.
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3. When does the average human brain stop learning and growing?
0-10 11-20
21-30
31-40 41-60
60+
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4. When does the average human brain stop learning and growing?
60+
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5. Lev Vygotsky (1930s)
Zone of Proximal Development
What the learner
can do with encouragement,
support, and guidance
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As teachers, we need to let our
students know that they can take
learning risks in our classroom.
They need to feel physically and
emotionally safe AND know that
we learn by making mistakes. We
can be the scaffold, or bridge, that
offers them support and guidance
to stretch beyond their comfort zone
and become an independent learner.
7. Carol Dweck (2000s)
Growth Mindset
“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their
children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.
That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to
build and repair their own confidence.” (Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, 2006)
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