How can a practice of gratitude build resilience in students and rewire their brains to focus on the positive, putting them into a growth mindset perspective, to help them engage more deeply in the challenges of the learning process?

Seminar Title

How can a practice of gratitude build resilience in students and rewire their brains to focus on the positive, putting them into a growth mindset perspective, to help them engage more deeply in the challenges of the learning process?

Gratitude, Growth Mindset and Resilience in Students

12th Grade

High School

Other

All Disciplines

Have you noticed that some of your best and brightest students are solely focused on grades and not engaging in the learning process? There are a myriad of social constructs at work to explain this focus and often times a students fixed mindset contributes to this problem. Do your students operate from a fixed mindset and fear of failure? Do they give up easily or avoided challenges? Do they avoid risking a perfect score to take on something difficult? I have read dozens of articles and books on ways to cultivate a growth mindset and resilience in students, most of which have focused on changing their fixed mindset thinking. I began to wonder if there was something that could be done before they fell into this mindset. What I found was that at the root of this is the human brain's negativity bias which puts the focus on negative stimuli in the educational environment. I wanted to know if there was a way to rewire the brain to look for the positive when entering a new situation or challenge. I think I found the answer. Join me to learn how to set your students up for success through focusing on the bright spots and building a reservoir of resilience through a practice of gratitude.