Fixed v. Fluid Intelligence Mindset

Fixed v. Fluid Intelligence 

This afternoon Archana and I reviewed this video in order to prepare for our syndicate meeting tomorrow. A good refresher of the theory I studied in my BEd around this topic. 

Here is a simple diagram to illustrate the difference - 

(from http://www.onehundredhomes.com/blog/fixing-my-fixed-mindset)

It was interesting that during my observations of Archana today was of the way she spoke to the children (read more here). Funny timing huh?
It is definitely something I need to think about, and how what I do and say does affect my students and their mindsets. Future PD to come...