With the Summer Olympics happening now, we hope you have taken some time to relax and enjoy these exciting, inspiring, and uplifting events!
For many educators, the start of the new school year is here as well! This month, we share some best practices for back to school, provide a quick update on new and enhanced product offerings across our solutions, and more.
Happy reading!
The 7 Mindsets Team
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Best Practices: Start the School Year Strong!
A new school year offers the opportunity for a fresh start and renewed enthusiasm. With this in mind, our team shares some ideas below to start the school year strong. Taking the time to “Get to Know” your students in the beginning of the school year has significant positive impacts for both the student and you! Some of those positive impacts include Improved academic performance, enhanced classroom behavior, students feel more valued, better tailored instruction, stronger classroom community, and improved teacher effectiveness.
Use Base to start building these relationships!
Walk through the Welcome Module together. May sure to share your “WHY” for having students complete Base modules. Build off the examples given in the Welcome module. The Getting to Know You module allows educators to learn more about their students. Use the Educator guide to facilitate class discussions and allow time for students to work introspectively.
- MS Students – Click here to access the Educator Guide.
- HS Students – Click here to access the Educator Guide.
Hot Tip: To quickly preview the module, click on “Print Module,” save as a PDF, and view.
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The Resource Hub in the 7 Mindsets Platform offers a variety of helpful documents and support materials to ensure a strong start to the school. These include:
- Implementation Toolkit, which offers a comprehensive approach to implement 7 Mindsets at the highest level of engagement based on data, goals, and feedback. Broken down into three phases, each section provides strategies and space to document notes and anticipated timeline.
- 7 Mindsets Booklet offers an overview of the 7 mindsets and 28 learning objectives.
- Parent Newsletters to inform and engage caregivers in their students’ learning.
- A variety of downloadable resources including the poster on the right, How to Have a Growth Mindsets.
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Product Updates: New for the 2024-25 School Year
For the 2024-25 school year, the 7 Mindsets team is excited to share new and updated program offerings and platform integration across our 7 Mindsets, Base, and Insights solutions! Click here to learn more for these new and updated features and attend an upcoming information session.
Attend Our Upcoming Information Session!
What’s New and Improved for the 2024-2025 School Year?
Wednesday, August 21 | 3:00PM ET
Learn more about our new curriculum offerings, including the 7 Mindsets redesigned high school curriculum and Base Loss & Grief module, as well as our platform integration and enhancements.
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Platform Information for the 2024-25 School Year
In advance of the 2023-24 school year, please see the information below for program platform information.
- The 7 Mindsets Platform will automatically reset on Friday, August 9, 2024, and all data from the previous year will be archived. This will not impact any campuses that have archived their 2023-2024 data before this date.
- The Base Platform automatically reset on August 1, 2024, and data from the previous year was archived. Please reach out with any questions.
- Insights was down for annual maintenance July 29- August 2 and is now live for the 2024-25 school year.
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7 Mindsets Educators Group on Facebook
The 7 Mindsets Educators Group is a forum for teachers and administrators to share how their schools have incorporated 7 Mindsets into their school culture and community. While originally created for educators implementing the 7 Mindsets curriculum, the group welcomes educators implementing any of 7 Mindsets’ solutions, including Base and Insights.
Moderated by 7 Mindsets’ Education Services team members, the group serves two purposes: providing ideas, provides inspiration, and shares implementation success stories and offering educators self-care suggestions, wellness reminders, and uplifting stories. Members are encouraged to post stories, photos, ideas, and questions to help each other maximize the impact of 7 Mindsets’ programs. #WeAreConnected
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School Engagement Spotlight
Kelly Mill Elementary School – Forsyth County, Georgia, Principal Tracey Smith
Kelly Mill Elementary School in Cummings, Georgia, has been implementing the 7 Mindsets program for several years. In a recent post in the 7 Mindsets Educators Group, Principal Tracey Smith shared an easy, fun, and engaging activity that the staff organized for the school’s recent Open House.
“Today was our Open House! We threw up some butcher paper and made a cute sign … Instant, easy way to connect with our families, students and staff! Everyone shared their ‘Hope’ for the year!!! It literally cost us about $15 in supplies! #WeAreConnected!”
Below is a photo of some staff messages written and shared on the paper. More pictures can be found in our Educator Group on Facebook.
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WEBINARS & RESOURCES
Live Upcoming Webinars
Thursday, August 29 | 3:00PM ET
Join us for a special webinar as we empower students to share how their lives—and their school communities—have been transformed by the power of the 7 Mindsets. In this insightful webinar, you will hear directly from students who will discuss the impact of 7 Mindsets on their school community and how the framework contributed to creating a more supportive and thriving environment. The group will discuss the challenges and success of integrating 7 Mindsets into school culture and effective ways to help students achieve a growth-oriented mindset.
ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
- Is AI a Novelty or Necessity? Understanding Artificial Intelligence & Its Application in Education (Dr. Byron McClure)
- From Passion First to Everything is Possible (JoJuan Armour)
- Educating for Resilience: A Holistic Approach for Student Success (Pedro Noguera)
LIVE GROUP DEMOS & INFO SESSIONS
7 Mindsets regularly hosts short demos highlighting any of our 7 Mindsets solutions. If you are interested in learning more, register for a demo here.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
- How to Start Meetings Right in School | Edutopia
- What Teachers Really Need to Thrive | Greater Good Magazine
- The Pandemic’s Babies and Toddlers Are Struggling in School | New York Times
