Welcome to our online discussion blog for Mindset.  Here I will post our weekly assignments discussion questions and you will have the opportunity to post your responses to the group.  I look forward to our discussions both live and online.  I will also include additional resources and encourage all of you to add to the blog posts as well.

I am piloting three different session options.  They include; live sessions, online live sessions, and finally,  blog and Google Form discussions.  You can try one or all of the formats depending on your preferences.

I will be using a tool called Adobe Connect for our online sessions.  To access those meetings you will go to this link: http://ace.caboces.org/mentormindset and enter as a guest.  These will be recorded for you to access as well.

Our first "meeting" will be Tuesday, October 14 from 3:30-4:30 in room 463.  I will also host the online session during that time.  So, if you cannot physically be there, you can always attend from any computer or device, anywhere.  Please test out the link above on the computer or device you plan on using.  If you are using a device like an iPad, iPhone or Droid you will need to download the Adobe Connect App.  Please let me know if I can assist you with any of that.  Finally, if neither of those work, you can post your discussion questions and comments here on the blog or completing a our Google Form Here.   I will share access to this blog and the Google Form with all of you so you can post and see what others have posted each week.

Here is our Week 1 Assignment-

1. Think of a teacher or colleague with a fixed mindset – someone who won’t take risks, who can’t admit mistakes, and gets defensive after setbacks. What information from this chapter helps you understand that person better?
   
   Can you think of a time you faced an important challenge with a fixed mindset? What were your thoughts and worries—about your abilities? about other people’s judgments? about the possibility of failure? Describe them vividly.
   
   Is there someone in your life (a boss, mate, friend, child) with a fixed mindset—someone who won’t take risks, who can’t admit mistakes, who falls apart or gets defensive after setbacks? Do you understand that person better now?
   
   Activity – Search google images for a graphic representation comparing fixed and growth mindsets and be ready to share it with our group