Speaker Profile

Mary Cay Ricci, MS

Consultant; Author; Former Faculty Associate, Graduate School of Education and Central Office Administrator, Johns Hopkins University; Author, Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community (2024, 3rd Edition), Mindsets for Parents:Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids (2023, 2nd Edition), Ready-to-Use Resources for Mindsets in the Classroom (2020, 2nd Edition), Nothing You Can't Do!: The Secret Power of Growth Mindsets (2018), Create a Growth Mindset School: An Administrator's Guide to Leading a Growth Mindset Community (2018), and Mindsets in the Classroom (2017)

Mary CayRicci, MS

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Motivated Minds
Applying Brain Science to Boost Mastery, Motivation, Mindsets, Metacognition, and Learning
Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
November 12-14, 2026

Past Talks

Teaching Engaged Brains
Improving Student Attention, Motivation, and Mindsets in a Disengaged, Distracted Age
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom
February 22-24, 2024