Description
Your students are all exceptional people, but what if their future success was more connected to their mindsets than to all of their amazing, gifted skills? Research is showing mindset to be the ultimate predictor of success, rather than skill. Trainer Nicole Shannon has found that students with growth-mindsets, and a sense of perseverance and grit, fare better than their equally gifted peers.
This course will help you:
- Understand why gifted students are prone to negative, fixed mindsets
- Learn to “hear” and reframe fixed-mindset thoughts
- Encourage growth-mindsets in your students
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Nicole Shannon, M.Ed. has over 19 years of experience in gifted education. She currently serves as the Advanced Academics Specialist for Hutto ISD. Prior to joining her current district, Nicole served as the Coordinator of Gifted/Advanced Academic Services for Round Rock ISD for five years. She was a gifted specialist in Round Rock ISD for 10 years before taking this position. She has presented at the district, local, and state level to preservice and in-service teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents on a variety of topics in gifted education throughout her years in this field. Prior to moving to Round Rock, Nicole served as a teacher, curriculum coordinator, and school principal at private schools in Honolulu, HI, San Diego, CA, and Virginia Beach, VA. Nicole graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership with a specialization in Gifted/Talented at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX.
Dianna – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This was good at helping find ways to keep students continually thinking they can learn.
Scott – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
This is essential to learning. All you have to do is look around at society and see how we need more of this and understanding it.
Kristin – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was fine, but if you have read Dwek’s book and watched the Grit TedTalk, you’ve pretty much already done this course.
Laurie – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
This was motivating and inspiring. I have studied growth mindset, and this made me want to be more intentional about pushing it in my classroom.
Kevin – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great!
Kelley – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Shannon is composed, calm and confident. There is not a lot of ‘song and dance’, just a good overview of fixed mindset and growth mindset to get an educator curious and pursuing ways to use this practice in the classroom to help children grow to be more successful as learners and as people of our community.
Max – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
Learning about Grit and Perseverance…two important qualities to be familiar with.
STACEY – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I think we all need to hear this because we forget how much grit we really do have inside of us.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was helpful for teachers looking to encourage students and working with developmental learning.
Norman – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
interesting