Austin's Butterfly Assembly Presentation

A school assembly on Austin’s Butterfly. A story about Growth Mindset.

This PowerPoint tells the story of Austin’s Butterfly as a powerful example of growth mindset, showing pupils how effort, feedback and perseverance lead to excellence. It follows Austin, a young pupil whose simple first drawing of a tiger swallowtail butterfly became remarkably accurate after he embraced kind, specific peer critique and produced multiple drafts. The presentation highlights how constructive feedback—focused on clear improvements rather than vague praise—helps learners refine their work, and it illustrates the dramatic progress Austin made through six iterations of his drawing. It reinforces Ron Berger’s principles of using high-quality models, giving precise feedback, and valuing revision, while encouraging pupils to share their work bravely, support one another thoughtfully, and see mistakes as steps toward mastery.

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