Research has found that the way people think about the nature of intelligence, ability, and effort can affect how they behave and how successful they are. Psychologist Carol Dweck (2006) identified two types of mindsets: the fixed mindset, characterized by the belief that skills and abilities are innate and unchangeable, and the growth mindset, characterized by the belief that we never stop learning, growing, and improving. Decades of studies show that espousing a growth mindset is associated with learning information faster, making more connections among thoughts and ideas, persisting in the face of challenges, and succeeding at difficult tasks. While we often think about fixed versus growth mindsets in students, the concept also applies to educators and other adults. An educator with a growth mindset