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Academic Achievement through Growth Mindset Interventions Collection

Sherry Franklin | Published: December 18th, 2025 by K20 Center

Summary

This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Academic Achievement through Growth Mindset Interventions Action Plan.

Resources

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What's Mindset Got to Do With It?

This interactive inquiry-based lesson focuses on how our mindset impacts how we engage and approach different situations throughout life. Students will reflect on their own mindset and current beliefs that affect growth and fixed mindset. Students will develop a plan to foster a growth mindset. Read more »

Created by: Nicole Harris

Date Updated: October 9th, 2025

Educator Resource
What's Mindset Got to Do With It?

Tag Target Audience

  • Students

Tag Calendar Placement

  • 1st Nine Weeks, Any time of year

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans
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Time Frame 105 Minutes, 2-3 class periods
Educator Resource
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Walking Along the Math Spectrum

This activity focuses on eliminating the emotional fear of mathematics by allowing students to evaluate where they are on the math spectrum and identify their goals moving forward. This is a great activity to do not only in the first days of school but also to revisit multiple times a year. The Extend... Read more »

Created by: Brittany VanCleave

Date Updated: July 30th, 2025

Educator Resource
Walking Along the Math Spectrum

Tag Target Audience

  • Students

Tag Calendar Placement

  • 1st Nine Weeks, 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks

User Group Group Size

  • Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans, Activate Prior Knowledge

Tag Family Engagement

  • Supporting Student Success
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Time Frame 65–90 minutes
Lesson 5E Lesson
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What Lies Beyond Talent?

Mindset and Neuroplasticity

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - Undergraduate

In this lesson, students will learn about the concepts of growth mindset and neuroplasticity, how to identify their own mindsets, and methods to change them. Students will play through Advance U: The TALENT Machine, a digital game-based learning (DGBL) module, to explore these concepts in an interactive... Read more »

Created by: William Thompson

Date Updated: July 16th, 2025

Lesson 5E Lesson
What Lies Beyond Talent?

Mindset and Neuroplasticity

Tag Related

  • Games, Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - Undergraduate

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

Course Course

  • Psychology

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 9.3.W.3, 9.3.W.5, 10.3.W.3, 11.3.W.3, 12.3.W.3, PS.3, PS.3.3, HS-ETS1-4, M.5
More 2-4 class periods
Time Frame 180 minutes
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Advance U: The TALENT Machine

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

McLaren Academy is testing a new machine that is able to determine a person’s “natural talent," assigning people careers in which they never have to struggle or fail. Students must learn about neuroplasticity and growth mindset to teach those in charge that people can grow beyond the limits of their... Read more »

Created by: Jacqueline Schlasner

September 20th, 2021

Game
Advance U: The TALENT Machine

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

Standards

Next Generation Science Standards (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
HS-ETS1-4: Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
Oklahoma Academic Standards (Social Studies: Psychology (9th through 12th grade))
PS.3: The student will investigate the structure, biochemistry and circuitry of the brain and the nervous system to understand their roles in affecting behavior.
PS.3.3: Identify the parts of a neuron and explain neurotransmission including the role and impact of various neurotransmitters.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts (Grade 10)
10.3.W.3: Students will elaborate on ideas by using logical reasoning and illustrative examples to connect evidences to claim(s).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts (Grade 11)
11.3.W.3: Students will elaborate on ideas by using logical reasoning and illustrative examples to connect evidences to claim(s).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts (Grade 12)
12.3.W.3: Students will elaborate on ideas by using logical reasoning and illustrative examples to connect evidences to claim(s).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts (Grade 9)
9.3.W.3: Students will elaborate on ideas by using logical reasoning and illustrative examples to connect evidences to claim(s).
9.3.W.5: Students will show relationships among the claim, reasons, and evidence and include a conclusion that follows logically from the information presented and supports the argument.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics (Process Standards)
M.5: Develop a Productive Mathematical Disposition: Hold the belief that mathematics is sensible, useful and worthwhile. Students will develop the habit of looking for and making use of patterns and mathematical structures. They will persevere and become resilient, effective problem solvers.

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