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Week 5 Leadership Flipped prep

Flipped Preparation (required): Take the Mindset Quiz (tinyurl.com/tmlmindset)

Flipped Preparation (required): Use one of the referencing/citation tools listed on the portal in week 4 to store and generate a citation/reference from a useful resource about Growth Mindset

Dweck, C. (2015). Carol Dweck revisits the growth mindset. Education Week, 35(5), 20-24.

(from Google Scholar)


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