Critical Periods: Exam Prep
Domains: Mindsets
Tags: Growth Mindset
To develop students’ growth mindset using activities crafted to target observed lapses in performance.
Boost student beliefs about their capacity for success in AP coursework during challenging times of the year or in challenging content.
Use this activity to address dips in measures of success after breaks, towards the end of the semester, or when material is very challenging.
Follow detailed instructions linked on the document below.
Growth Mindset Booster Activity
Battling Mid-Course Break
Starting a Challenging Module
Starting a Difficult Module
Student Agency Improvement Community. (2016) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
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Mental Contrasting
Daily Mindfulness Routine
Change-Maker Sessions
Students Persevere through a Challenging Problem
Stress Reappraisal
Student Sit-in
Peer-to-peer AP Exposure
Student Ambassadors
Relationship Mapping
