Provides educators with ideas for ways to build a growth mindset school culture, wherein students are challenged to change their thinking about their abilities and potential. Includes a planning template, step-by-step description of a growth mindset culture, and "look-fors" for adopting a differentiated, responsive instruction model teachers can use immediately in their classrooms. Highlights the importance of critical thinking and teaching students to learn from failure. Also includes a sample professional development plan and ideas for communicating the mindset concepts to parents.