Growth Mindset and PBIS:
A School-wide Strategy
Patrenia McDowell, Tiffany Cheshire,
Julie Dermody & Nic Scroggs
MSAN Institute Madison, Wisconsin
Who We Are
Patrenia McDowell, Principal
Tiffany Cheshire, Assistant Principal
Julie Dermody, ESL Teacher, K-5
Nic Scroggs, 4th grade Teacher
Purpose of this Session
Our purpose is to:
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Explore research behind the Growth Mindset
Theory
Share practices that develop a Growth Mindset
and motivate students
Provide Integration strategies of PBIS with
Growth Mindset
Share ideas for you to take back to your district
Use our Padlet throughout the
session!
Our School Data
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McDougle Elementary is a K-5 school located in
the Chapel Hill–Carrboro School District in
North Carolina
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500 students
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30% free and reduced lunch
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14% EC
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8% ESL students
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4 system level classes
Our School Data
Demographics
★ 60% White
★ 17% Hispanic
★ 14% African-American
★ 5% Asian
★ 4% Multi-racial
Discipline Referral Data 2008-2013
(ratios by race)
School Year
Ratio of
White to AA
Ratio of
White to Hispanic
2008-2009
1 to 3
1 to 2
2009 - 2010
1 to 3
1 to 3
2010 - 2011
1 to 2
3 to 1
2011 - 2012
1 to 1
3 to 1
2012 -2013
1 to 1
1 to 1
Session Pre-Test
Agree, Agree sometimes, Disagree
1. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it a good deal.
2. You can learn new things, but you cannot really change your basic level of
intelligence.
3. I like my work best when it makes me think hard.
4. I like work that I can excel at without too much trouble.
5. I like work I learn from even if I make a lot of mistakes.
6. I like work best when I can do it perfectly, without any mistakes.
7. When something is hard, it makes me want to work more and longer at it.
8. When I have to work hard at something, it makes me feel as though I'm not very
smart.
Do you know this student?
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Avoids challenges?
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Gives up easily?
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Sees effort as fruitless?
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Ignores critical feedback?
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Feels threatened by the success of others?
Fixed and Growth Mindset
Action Research
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset
Reflection
What do you have a fixed mindset about?
What do you have a growth mindset about?
Principal’s Practices
• Morning Message
• Principal’s Quote of the Month
• Kathy Nunley PD- The Student’s Brain
• Quarterly Assemblies
• Communication to Parents
PBIS at McDougle
• School Expectations: S.W.I.M
• STAR
• Dolphin dollars
• SWIM store
• SWIM games
• SWIM game punch pass
Is your brain glass or grass?
Give Helpful Feedback
Ineffective
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Effective
Global, “good job”
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Minimal attention,
“it's fine”
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Compare with others
“make it more like
your partners”
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Detailed “90%
accuracy
Focused attention
“extraordinary - great
word choice”
Compare with self
“look at your
progress
Deliberate Practice: Use Self-regulated
Learning
Use Positive Self-Talk Language that
Fosters a Growth Mindset
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Effort = Success
Greater Effort = Greater Success
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Practice
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Not yet!
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What do you know already?
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Wonderful mistake, what did you learn from
it?
Reward Effort Over IQ or Talent
Accountable Talk Stems
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Based on ________, I think…
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I agree that ___________ because…
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I disagree that _____________ because…
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In my opinion…
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This reminds me of…
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Can you explain your thinking further?
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Have you ever considered…?
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Why do you think that _____...?
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I want to add to what ______ said, ________...
Elizabeth’s Dilemma
Accountable Talk Stems
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Based on ________, I think…
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I agree that ___________ because…
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I disagree that _____________ because…
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In my opinion…
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This reminds me of…
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Can you explain your thinking further?
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Have you ever considered…?
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Why do you think that _____...?
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I want to add to what ______ said, ________...
What Dweck Says…
1. Tell Elizabeth you thought she was the best.
2. Tell her she was robbed of a ribbon that was rightfully hers.
3. Reassure her that gymnastics is not that important.
4. Tell her she has the ability and will surely win next time.
5. Tell her she didn’t deserve to win.
Remember your student?
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Reflect on practices presented
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Teach students and families about the brain
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Establish classroom environment and partnership
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Know your students (SIOP), increase wait time
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Model a growth mindset (mistakes, risk-taking)
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Positive self-talk, Accountable Talk, Teacher language
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Self-regulated learning (goals, reflection)
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Celebrate success, effort over IQ or talent
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To change your student's fixed mindset into a
growth mindset, which practices will you try?
Session Pre-Test Review
Padlet Questions?
3-2-1 Exit “Ticket”
3 things you learned?
2 things you are pondering?
1 thing you can try immediately