Lesson: Importance of Mindset Growth mindset develops self-confidence and resilience in the face of challenges. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Instruction: Nurture Growth Mindset Students need ongoing adult reinforcement to sustain a growth mindset. Much of this reinforcement happens in the way you talk to and support your students. Instructional techniques excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL.

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Lesson: Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsic motivators develop from our own unique passions, interests, and reasons for wanting to learn and work hard. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Lesson: Self-Awareness Developing self-awareness skills is an essential step in developing purposeful, motivated learners. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Lesson: Metacognition, Self-Awareness for Learning Successful learners have a realistic understanding of their strengths and needs across three broad interdependent sets of skills: academic skills, personal skills, and cognitive skills. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Lesson: Learning How to Learn Students need to understand why academic skill mastery is essential for cumulative knowledge building. In other words, why school instead of google. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Lesson: Managing Anger, Anxiety, and Collaboration Skills Managing anger, anxiety, and collaborative learning are three primary drivers of academic success. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL.

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Lesson: Knowing Your Learning Traits Knowing their cognitive traits enable students to become strong, consistent learner by using effective strategy. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL.

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Lesson: Goal Setting Teach students how to plan and set academic goals. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL.

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Lesson: Effective Strategy Selection Teach students how to select the best learning strategies based on their goals as well as the context and their strengths and needs. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf

Lesson: Reflection Reflection is critical to student growth. Teach how to make time for this important step in the learning process. Lesson plan excerpted from our book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL. download pdf