Introduction to Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck TED TALK Vocabulary and Journal Activities
Preview Video Description: Free Growth Mindset Resource
Ever wished your students had meaningful activities to go along with powerful TED Talks? This FREE preview video introduces Introduction to Developing a Growth Mindset, a ready-to-use resource designed to bring deeper learning to the TED Talk, “Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck.”
This resource goes beyond just watching a video—it actively engages students with vocabulary-driven, higher-order thinking strategies that make learning stick. Perfect for high school classrooms, especially those with diverse learning needs, these tools help students process, reflect, and apply growth mindset concepts in real time.
✨ What’s included in the full resource:
- Word Map to build deep vocabulary connections
- Anticipation Guide to spark critical thinking before viewing
- 20-word targeted Vocabulary List
- Fold-and-Cut Matching Activity (perfect for group work & Kagan strategies)
💡 Why teachers love it:
This resource was created with real classrooms in mind. It supports:
- Struggling students by giving them language and structure to persist
- High-achieving students by pushing them to embrace challenges
- A classroom culture where effort, resilience, and growth are the norm
At the heart of it all is one powerful word: “YET.”
Students begin to shift from “I can’t do this” to “I can’t do this… yet.”
🎥 Watch this preview to see how you can transform a simple video into a meaningful, mindset-shifting lesson—without extra prep.
Grab the free resource and start building resilient, confident learners today!
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Hi, I’m Regina! I’m a recently retired teacher with 28 years of experience in Special Education and secondary English. Early in my career, I saw the frustration many high school students felt when they were expected to master grade-level objectives using materials written above their reading level. That challenge inspired me to begin creating my own learning resources to make rigorous content more accessible and engaging.
Throughout my career, I also taught General Education English I–V, AP English Composition and Literature, and Academically Gifted (AG) classes. These experiences allowed me to refine and retrofit materials that could support both advanced learners and students in inclusion classrooms.
During COVID, I even brought my teaching home—teaching kindergarten virtually to my granddaughter and creating a preschool curriculum for my youngest grandchildren. I also served for several years as my school’s on-site Beginning Teacher support person, mentoring new educators with classroom management strategies, encouragement, and practical systems to help them transition smoothly into the profession.
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