Mindset Matters - PBIS and GRIT
PBIS
On Friday of last week, we started discussing student behavior. The flow chart and the table of leveled behaviors shared with you hopefully brought some clarity. As we look through LiveSchool we are happy to see that so many of you are using this program to praise students for their demonstration of appropriate behaviors. As we have walked through classrooms we have students wearing hats, working with their shoes off, and even sitting in the teacher chair while completing an assignment. The follow through with quick class rewards tied to LiveSchool points allows the students to see how great it feels to do the right thing. Our goal as a staff is to improve behavior. We hope to see students working hard because they truly want to. We want to see students respecting staff members, because they see them as positive people in their lives that they want to please. Many of our Cubs do this! Our mindset toward student behavior plays an important role in how our students respond. A challenge that we have for you this week is to focus on the positive choices that our struggling students are making each and every day both behaviorally and academically. As you enter the school in the morning and see these students, as yourself, "What does this student do correctly that I can praise?" and "How can I build a stronger relationship with this student."
GRIT
GRIT is an important character trait. It defines the willingness that we each have to tackle and persevere through challenging situations and even feelings. How are we instilling this mindset in ourselves and in our students? When we encounter something difficult, do we shy away from it? Do we become overwhelmed? Do we look at the negative side of it first? Or, do we jump into the challenge? Do we look for possible solutions? Do we keep working at it when we want to give up? For our students, this may look like students filling a paper with their work to solve a rigorous math question or students marking up a text with codes and quick thoughts to find possible evidence to answer a question. For a fourth grade student that is below level it may be trying hard every day to improve the number of math facts that they have mastered. Below are some resources that may help you learn more about mindset to help your students or even yourself. As we head into such a busy week... let's approach it with a growth mindset.
Ted Talk: Angela Duckworth
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance?language=en
Ways to Nurture a Growth Mindset in Students
https://www.mother.ly/child/how-to-build-a-growth-mindset-in-kids?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7
-Keli and James
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