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Source: http://www.doksinet Growth Mindset Teaching Quiz 1. There are just some things I’ll never be good at . 2. When I make a mistake, I try to learn from it . 3. When other do better than me, I feel threatened . 4. I enjoy getting out of my comfort zone . 5. When I show others I’m Smart or talented, I feel successful 6. I feel inspired by the success of others . 7. I feel good when I can do something others cannot . 8. It’s possible to change how intelligent you are . 9. You shouldn’t have to try to be smart-you just are or you aren’t 10. I enjoy taking on a new challenge or task with which I am unfamiliar 11. 1 Source: http://www.doksinet 2 Source: http://www.doksinet Some exercises for your classroom (or your life!) THE SONG Invite your students to discover their “anchor” while they listen to a song. Guide them to connect to their breathing. There is no right or wrong way Just feel the breathing moving different parts of the body: nostrils,

chest, abdomen, etc. They can also count 3- 2- 4 while breathing Now ask them to connect to the sounds around. Sounds can be nice or not, we are just accepting and letting them be. Each sound will have their full attention. Ask them to reflect on what is their “anchor” THE PEACE- PIECE Create a peace corner in your classroom. Use the piece to invite students to speak their minds and hearts. ‒ The piece can be a pebble, a stick, a squishy ball, etc. When someone holds the piece, everybody listens actively to what that person has to say. ‒ The rule of the game is that the holder of the piece can say anything she –he thinks or feels, without being judged. ‒ The piece is a fundamental tool of the peace corner. THE JAR ‒ We can use the Mind Jar to help our students calm down, breathe, and understand how their mind works. 3 Source: http://www.doksinet ‒ The jar is like our mind, when things get complicated everything looks confusing and we cannot think clearly.

‒ So what is the one thing we can do to get the glitter to settle and see clearly again? ‒ Be still! And what happens when we are still? We can see clearly again. There is also no way to rush being still. We can’t push all the glitter down to the bottom. We just have to watch and wait No amount of effort will make it settle sooner. ‒ You can even ask each student to do their own mind jar, and have one handy at your peace corner. THE RAISIN/ CHOCOLATE This exercise aims at reconnecting with our senses as a highway to become aware of the beauty within and around us. ‒ Offer each of your students 2 raisins. ‒ First, they have to “see” the raisin, observe its details, colours, etc ‒ Then, we ask them to close their eyes and “smell” with their full bodies. What sensations came to mind? ‒ At last, we ask them to eat them, as if in slow motion. Remember to close the exercise with a reflection circle, explaining that the raisin is a metaphor for all the

good things in life! Mindfulness at School project: https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=6mlk6xD xAQ Mindfulness in Education: https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=LiyaSr5aeho Learning from the Inside-Out https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=2i2B44sLVCM 4 Source: http://www.doksinet Session 2- Technology in the classroom: significance and meaningfulness PIXTON Sign In as Educator Choose “I want to use it enhance my classes” Objective of your task: • How can you use comics in your classes? • Create an example and share it with the group • How could your students use Pixton to produce their own comics? Skype in the classroom Go to: https://education.microsoftcom/skype-in-the-classroom/overview Register with your Skype user Browse the 5 exciting ways to bring the world into your classroom Select one of the options. Create a lesson plan where you can integrate the Skype for the classroom option you selected. Think carefully of the Learner outcomes you want to achieve. Present your

project to your colleagues. MindMeister Go to: https://www.mindmeistercom/es?r=324656 Sign in as Teacher Click on “mis mapas” to start using pre-design spreadsheets. 5 Source: http://www.doksinet No idea how to use it in your English classes? Watch this video: https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=P1GAGSdAvxM Think about one of the topics you will have to teach this year. Design your teacher strategy, and include the use of a Mind Map activity in it. Show the Mind Map to the rest of the group and explain how you designed your teaching strategy. Happify Go to: http://www.happifycom/ Sign Up for free From the main Menu, go to “free play” Look for the game #uplift” and play it in groups. How could you use this activity with your students? Design a mini lesson plan. Go to the Menu at the bottom that reads: “Thank, Aspire, Give, Empathize”. Try to find activities that could be used in the classroom. Go back to the main menu and browse the different areas quite fast, so as to be

able to present some other features and activities that could be useful to teachers. Learn English Kids / Teach Pitch Choose the site you would like to explore: Learn English Kids or Teach Pitch Learn English kids, go to: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncilorg/en Think about the first Unit, Unit of Enquiry or topic you will have to develop with your students. Browse the site and explore 3 different resources: games, activities, spreadsheets, etc that may help you connect with your students through technology of this site. Present to your fellow teachers your findings and how to approach the site. 6 Source: http://www.doksinet Teach Pitch Go to: https://teachpitch.com/ Sign up for free Think about the first Unit, Unit of Enquiry or topic you will have to develop with your students. Browse the site and find different resources for the topic “TENSES” Build up a brief lesson plan including those resources. Present to your fellow teachers your findings and how to approach the

site. Source: “The growth Mindset Coach” Annie Brock and Heather Hundley Growth Mindset Teaching- Pillars My Growth Mindset Smart Goal 7 Source: http://www.doksinet S pecific : write a specific description of your growth mindset goal M easurable: write how you plan to track progress roward the goal A ctionable: write specific steps you can take toward attaining your goal R ealistic: write what resources and supports you need to achieve the goal T imely: write the deadline for achieving the goal. Here is an example of what a SMART goal related to growth mindset might look like: “By the second week of school, I will be able to call my students by name and know one of their personal interests outside chool. To achive my goal, I will make a point to use student’s names as often as possible and have students fill out an interest inventory. I will keep track of my memory and test myself on a weekly basis” Components of your SMART goal: S

M A R T 8 Source: http://www.doksinet Using the components above, write your growth- mindset goal below. Mindfulness Links to Videos: https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=akc1a-dEUkA&t=23s https://www.youtubecom/watch?v=awo8jUxIm0c Contact Information Mónica Rodriguez Salvo monica@marenglishservices.com Twitter: @monilateacher 9