Weeks 1 - 2: Introduction to Habits & Mindsets

Successful students need solid academic skills and knowledge—and something more; they need intelligent habits, mindsets, and character traits that support the learning process and provide guidance for making choices and for staying on track when learning is a field of unknowns. For the next 2 weeks, you will become familiar with these success-building dispositions—16 Habits of Mind and 24 character strengths—and the necessity of a growth mindset in your students and yourself. You will consider your classroom today as you begin a journey of changing mindsets and behaviors that impede students’ success, and developing specific Habits of Mind and character strengths that students need and will benefit from most.