Positive Mindset Habits By Grace Stevens

1. Positive Mindset Habits By Grace Stevens

2. Mary Oliver quote 2

3. Elephant 3 The Elephant in the classroom Is the Emotional state of the teacher

4. 4 The Elephant in the classroom Brain research: positively focused brains are 31% more productive and increaseour energy, creativity and intelligence.

5. 5 Formula for happiness H=S+C+V Setpoint Conditioning Voluntary activities

6. 6 Choose it, Don’t chase it Choose it, Don’t Chase it Happiness is not a pursuit; it’s a perspective. -Kristine Carlson, Co Author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

7. 7 Study from 1978- The “happiness” levels • 2 groups • Lottery group • Suffered traumatic injuries (paralysis) • 6 months laters default happiness • Results are that we are genetically hard-wired to adapt to a varietyof life situations , good or bad, and we tend to overestimate the effect that external circumstances will have on our dispositions

8. 8 What Makes Up Happiness???? • 10% External Circumstances- finances, health, status & possessions • 50% Genetics-Someone people are genetically predisposed to be happier (cup half full) • 40% Intentional Activities- being aware of positive habits, and start practicing them consistently

9. 9 Why be happier???? • Decreased blood pressure • Decreased of heart disease • Improved immunity response • Increased longevity • Increased energy, productivity, and creativity

10. 10 Make like a child Make Like a Child and be Here Now “One of the most effective gifts we can give our students is our presence” (pg. 42)

11. 11 The Zone = Flow State Examples: -Being lost in a hobby -Losing track of time -Relaxing Flow State Totally immersed, deeply engaged in an activity and not thinking about anything else Sometimes referred to as being in “the zone”

12. 12 Death to Flow = Multi-Tasking and Scrambling Multi-Tasking Trying to do anything other than being 100% engaged with your students when you are teaching. Scrambling Not being properly prepared for all of our instruction for the day distracted teachers + off task students = student behavior issues

13. 13 How do we achieve flow state in teaching? Achieve flow state = Challenge to the zone of proximal development Zone of proximal development Not too easy to be bored, not too hard to be frustrated Teacher autonomy Job satisfaction = freedom, flexibility, creativity Minimize distractions Challenge yourself

14. 14 “Engaged students are the by-product of engaged teachers” (p. 44)

15. 15 Table Talk Think of a time when one of your teachers seemed disengaged or not present. What are some strategies you have tried to bring that teacher into the conversation in a more engaged way?

16. 16 Brain breaks Brain Breaks for All (maybe move it) Way to calm your “mental noise”

17. 17 Power of Meditation NBC News – San Francisco Schools Transformed Power Meditation

18. 18 Different types of brain breaks • Starfish breathing • Focused Listening • Five Things Exercise • Guided brain breaks

19. 19 My Favorite brain break GoNoodle.com Summer Dance Popsicle

20. 20 A Rampage of Gratitude

21. 21 How to Implement Gratitude into daily practice

22. 22 Positive Mindset Workbook or journal

23. 23 Schedule the time to do the work

24. Gratitude 24 Thank people who have helped you along the way and in the moment

25. 25 Gratitude in the classroom Ticket out the door with students Class wide gratitude

26. 26 Reclaim Your Schedule “Some days it’s an accomplishment to have taken a bathroom break and shoved some food in our mouths while making copies (pg. 80)”

27. 27 - Overvaluing our importance to the project “They can’t do it without me” Why we over-commit “We have somehow created a culture that silently values a teacher who does more, talks more, and volunteers more as a “better teacher” (p. 83)”. - Inability to set firm limits on our time Responding to parents late at night, afterschool programs, etc. - Insecurity of being negatively judged by our peers Not wanting to be viewed as a “slacker”

28. 28 “Focusing on essential tasks, in fact, leads to greater productivity” (p. 86)

29. 29 How to take back your time • Limit the number of adjunct duties you commit to • Will it be fun and • rewarding? Or am I accepting out of obligation/guilt? • When does this activity take place? Get comfortable declining requests - Have a standard, well rehearsed answer “Thank you for thinking of me, but I am unable to help you at this time. Good luck with the project!”

30. 30 Embrace the idea that you became a teacher to concern yourself with students, not other adults How to take back your time • Set limits with parents • Set up a protocol at the beginning of the year and communicate it clearly • Reasonable and • presented positively • Consistent

31. As long as you know 31 “As long as you know you did the very best for your assigned students, that they got the very best of your time, effort and energy then you need to make peace with the rest” (p. 94)

32. 32 Break

33. 33 Create Space If we want to be less stressed and more joyfully productive, we need to make not only space on our schedules but space in our classrooms, too.

34. 34 Sit and look around

35. 35 Sit and Look Around

36. 36 Get Connected Get Connected “No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship.” - James Comer

37. 37 Icebreakers and Team Building are not just for the first day of school • M and M’s • This or That • Star Pages • Table Tents • Scavenger Hunts • Blobs or Lines • So much more online

38. 38 Focus on WHat You Want “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; Watch your words; they become your actions; Watch your actions; they become your habits; Watch your habits; they become your character; Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (maybe)

39. 39 50,000 x 0.75 = 37,500 Negative ThoughtsEvery DAY!! Negative thoughts have a greater impact than positive!!

40. 40 Negative Mindset Positive Mindset Sadness for the past Anxiety for the future Guilt Grief Restlessness Resentment Frustration Disappointment Inadequacy Hopelessness Joy Awe Gratitude Appreciation Forgiveness Compassion Optimism Serenity Peace Overall well being

41. 41 Pick one happy experience and focus on it for two minutes. Write down as many specific details about that memory that you can. Remember what you could hear, see, taste, smell, and feel. Become a “Joy Detective”

42. Food 42

43. 43 Let Everyone off the Hook “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.” -Albert Einstein (maybe)

44. 44 • List the person and what specific event or comment you are holding onto that you need to release • Write down when it occurred, or how often (avoid “always” or “never”) • List some situations where this person has behaved kindly to you, or positive attributes this person has • Was there any positive outcomes or learning experiences from this • situation? • How might your words or actions contributed to the situation? • Imagine yourself having a positive • interaction with this person. Let Everyone off the hook

45. 45 Keep all the Plates Spinning • Family • Relationship • Friendship • Self care • Hobbies & Vacations • Work • Advancement • Home • Health

46. 46 Summer is coming! Goodwill run Weekend getaway Catching up with a friend Car maintenance Clean out the garage Summer festival/fair Early morning coffee on the couch Back to school shopping and prep Dentistappointments Washing the windows

47. 47 Life is happening now...be balanced • Do you wake up achy and feeling like you didn’t get enough sleep? • Do you do one enjoyable thing a day that has nothing to do with work? • Do you have two social engagements on the calendar for the next month to look forward to?

48. Balance 2 upcoming social engagements Positive Mindset Journal Wheel of life/school balance exercise 1 non work related activity daily sleep!

49. 49 Conclusion “I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous.” -Haim G. Ginott Teacher’s make the weather. Here’s to sunshine!

50. 50 “Quotations are commonly printed as a means of inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the reader”