Using Brainlogy to develop growth a mindset

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Using Brainlogy to develop growth a mindset

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We have a fantastic new online program called brainology that teaches adolescents all about the growth mindset. It teaches them about their brain and how they can make their brain work better. They learn that every time they stretch themselves, push out of their comfort zone to learn something new. Their brains form new connections. Over time, they get smarter. They learn how to apply this to their schoolwork. We've tested brainology in dozens of schools now. It shows that it really unlocks students motivation to learn and raises their grades. This is one way parents or teachers can introduce them to the growth mindset.

Learn about: Using Brainlogy to develop growth a mindset from Carol Dweck, PhD,...

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Carol Dweck, PhD

Psychologist & Author

Carol S. Dweck, PhD, is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford. Her research focuses on why students succeed and how to foster their success. More specifically, her work has demonstrated the role of mindsets in success and has shown how praise for intelligence can undermine students’ motivation and learning.

She has also held professorships at and Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured to education, business, and sports groups all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the National Academy of Sciences. She recently won the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, the highest award in Psychology. 

Her work has been prominently featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, and The London Times, with recent feature stories on her work in the San Francisco Chronicle and the Washington Post, and she has appeared on such shows as Today, Good Morning America, NPR’s Morning Edition, and 20/20. Her bestselling book Mindset (published by Random House) has been widely acclaimed and has been translated into 20 languages.

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