In this 5-week online course, participants will read A Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent Growth by Kristine and Mraz Christine Hertz to learn about teaching the “habits of mind needed for academic success, a love of learning, and agency in the world.” This book lends itself to immediate classroom application.Classroom strategies, including instructional language, visuals, and classroom vignettes will help teachers support students’ growth in optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience, and empathy.