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View our panel event as we discuss the importance of developing a growth mindset in gifted students. Our experts differentiate fixed & growth mindset habits of thinking as well as the impact these have on student performance. We also explore methods of developing a growth mindset, including practical approaches to instill a growth mindset at home and in the classroom.
Growth Mindset Resources
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Resources for Parents and Mentors
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, Carol Dweck and her website: Mindset Works
Grit, Angela Duckworth
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child, Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
The Resilient Learner's Backpack: Mind-Body Activities for Focus, Regulation, and Engagement (School Moves Minute Moves for the Classroom: Seven Weeks to Integrative Teaching; Book 1 in the Series) by Debra Wilson, and the accompanying workbook The Resilient Learners Backpack Workbook: 50 Mind-Body Activities to Enhance Focus, Regulation, and Engagement (School Moves Minute Moves for the ... Integrative Teaching; Book 1 in the Series)
Khan Academy Learnstorm Growth Mindset Activities
Picture Books For Young Children
The Most Magnificent Thing, Ashley Spires
A Beautiful Oops, Barney Salzberg
Ava Twist, Scientist, Andrea Beaty
The Magical Yet, Angela DiTerlizzi
Dry erase workbooks for kids:
My Growth Mindset Workbook: Scholastic Early Learners (My Growth Mindset) for kids 6+
My Mindfulness Workbook: Scholastic Early Learners (My Growth Mindset) for kids 4+.
Our Panelists
Lina Fancy, MSc., AMFT
Founder, LF Autism
Lina has worked in Neurodiversity for over 25 years. She founded LF Autism CA, focusing on holistic family support. She also works with psychologists and pediatricians to help families navigate the difficult path after receiving a diagnosis for their child. She knows is critical that parents are supported in the understanding and accepting of a diagnosis, given tools to connect to their children, have the skills to access intervention, and aid in their child’s developmental advancement.
Tonya Zimring, MS, OTR/L
Founder, Attune OT
Tonya has over 20 years of experience working with children in a variety of settings from children’s hospitals, outpatient sensory clinics, schools, and early intervention. She equips children for the world by working from their strengths and unlocking barriers that may keep them from being who they want to be. To do this, she draws from a wide range of therapeutic approaches, working directly with children and as a consultant and teacher with caregivers and professionals.
Lisa White, PhD
Licensed Psychologist, Summit Center
Dr. White has worked with gifted and twice-exceptional children for almost 20 years. She provides strengths-based psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations for children. In addition, she provides coaching and consultation, both to guide parents in raising their 2e children and to help families find the best educational environment for their kids, such as deciding whether a public, private, or alternative school option might be the best fit.
Celeste Ezell, MDiv
Head of School and Founder, Chronos Academy
With 20 years of experience teaching math & language skills, Celeste co-founded Chronos Academy with her husband Daniel. Inspired by California's underserved gifted student population, she created a school that inspires curiosity and challenges students to work at their intellectual potential. Still teaching, she uses original music to help students master knowledge and skills and trains teachers to use their unique Chronos Curriculum.
