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mschlat 's review for:
The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-By-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve
by Heather Hundley, Annie Brock
I'm of two minds on this book. On the one hand, it has a lot of resources on growth mindset thinking. I especially found helpful lists of videos (some for students, some for teachers) that reinforce the idea that you can improve at learning. The focus on process praise rather than performance praise was well done, and I found the emphasis on language (e.g., stems for metacognition) to be an effective and regular presence throughout the book.
On the other hand, the organization (one big idea per month) did nothing for me; I'd rather sprinkle pieces of all of this throughout the year. I didn't find the lesson plans that helpful, although I think they were focused on younger grades than mine in many cases. And while you might consider this a minor point, I was hoping to see some of the very nice graphic design and organization on the cover of the book on the inside as well, but (perhaps due to my electronic version?) I saw nothing but text.
On the while, I think this is a good introduction to teaching the growth mindset in the classroom, but I am interested in finding more in depth coverage.
On the other hand, the organization (one big idea per month) did nothing for me; I'd rather sprinkle pieces of all of this throughout the year. I didn't find the lesson plans that helpful, although I think they were focused on younger grades than mine in many cases. And while you might consider this a minor point, I was hoping to see some of the very nice graphic design and organization on the cover of the book on the inside as well, but (perhaps due to my electronic version?) I saw nothing but text.
On the while, I think this is a good introduction to teaching the growth mindset in the classroom, but I am interested in finding more in depth coverage.