Please take 2 minutes to complete the questionnaire

Please take 2 minutes to complete the questionnaire

Ah, hello I’m Doctor Neuron and welcome to brain science

Question; do you think you can get better at anything?

HOW

Please discuss how you think you can get better at things

Let’s find out what happens in your brain that allows us to get better at things…

What impact will this have on your approach to learning?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/brainsmart/brain/#bb-emp

Did you know that your brain will continue growing throughout Year 7 – if your 11 that’s approximately 10% of your life so far!

Now let’s find out what you know about your brain…

Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

How many nerve cells are in your brain?

A100 Million

B100 Billion

C1000 Trillion

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How old will you be when your brain stops becoming

physically BIGGER?

A25

C18

BNever

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When you learn you make NETWORKS of NEURONS.

What is the name of the chemical that GROWS to INSULATE your networks and make them work even FASTER?

CEinsteinSheaths

AMyelinSheaths

BMoronicSheaths

Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

What is the largest part of the human brain called?

ACerebellum

BCerebrum

CBrain stem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8JycfeoVzg&feature=player_detailpage

How you want to appear to others

Fixed Mindset: LOOK CLEVER AT ALL COSTS

Growth Mindset: LEARN AT ALL COSTS

Mindset 1

How you want to appear to othersMindset 1

FIXED MINDSET:• Respond poorly to

feedback from others

• Jealous of the success of others

• Seek to put people down

GROWTH MINDSET:• Learn from criticism

and suggestions• Seek strategies to

improve• Act on teacher

feedback

FIXED GROWTH

Give examples of how you responded to criticism. Were you Fixed or Growth Mindset?

Responding to setbacksMindset 2

Fixed Mindset HIDE MISTAKES & DEFICIENCIES

Growth Mindset: It’s about learning CONFRONT MISTAKES & DEFICIENCIES

Responding to setbacksMindset 2

FIXED MINDSET:• Avoids trying

something new• Finds it extremely

hard to cope with setbacks

• Seeks to blame others for their setbacks

GROWTH MINDSET:• Setbacks highlight

issues/problems that need to be dealt with and learnt from

• Actively seek out learning opportunities

How is Homer showing that he has a Fixed Mindset?

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not

have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”

• Failure is absolutely necessary for success, in fact in many ways, it defines success.

• If no one ever failed at anything, we would never be able to appreciate our successes.

• Failure is so important -- it doesn't get spoken about enough. We speak about success all the time.

Talent V ’s Effort Mindset 3

Fixed Mindset IT SHOULD COME NATURALLY

Growth Mindset WORK HARD, EFFORT IS KEY

Talent V ’s Effort Mindset 3

FIXED MINDSET:• Intelligent people are

born that way• See further effort as

undermining their genius

• Talent and intelligence is everything

• hard to cope with setbacks

GROWTH MINDSET:• Understands that no

matter what your natural aptitude effort is essential to improve and achieve• Persistently committed

and motivated• I can get better with

effort and hard work

What’s Michael Jordan’s message about effort?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxCUGhIqrMc

• Starting playing tennis aged 2.• Practised 5 days a week; every week.• By aged 5 playing in tournaments for under 10s.• By 8 he was allowed to play against adults in competitions.• Had few friends in secondary school and trained in all of his spare

time.• Aged 15 asks his mum to move to Barcelona so he can be trained

with the world’s best.

A GIFT? OR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE?

① ② ③Who is this?

7:30 – porridge and protein shake9:00-11:30 – running drills12:00 – rest/lunch13:00 - 16:00 – technical hitting drills and endurance training16:30 – 18:30 – in the gym for stretching and weights19:15 – dinner and T.V.21:30 - bed

TYPICAL DAY FOR ANDY MURRAY:

Have you ever said:

“I’m not very good at this..”

What should you have said?

YET

Remember; you can become a better learner if you change your Mindset.

We strive as a school to develop a Growth Mindset in our students, enabling them to be resilient and curious

learners, who work hard to achieve highly.