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Happiness & Gratitude
Staff Development, November 19, 2013
The Happy Secret to Better Work• Shawn Achor• http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/
shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html
THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE
Our brains are 30% more productive when we feel positive than when our brains are at negative, neutral or stressed. Which can produce the following:• better secure jobs• better at keeping jobs• superior productivity• more resilient• less burnout• less turnover• greater sales
(Lyubormirsky, 2005)
We can train our brains to be HAPPIER!
Create lasting positive change:• 3 gratitudes every day to shape lens• journaling to relive positive experiences• exercise to know that behavior matters• meditation to help our brains recover from cultural
ADD• random acts of kindness to make a difference for
others
Gratitude
Take five minutes and use one of the cards to write a note of gratitude. Seal it, write the address on the outside and we’ll mail them. If it’s a Norseman, just write the name and we’ll place them in the correct mailboxes. Place the cards in a stack at the center of the table.
Your Admin Team is grateful for:Movember!
Joe Drouin, Andrew Pola, Andrew Taylor, Kristen Grimshaw & Kristy Lee
Your Admin Team is grateful for:
The ALC TeamMarcel Borja
Jenn Weisbrodt
Andrew Pola
Sean McCarroll
Barry Mulso
Jonathan Byrne
Liz Michaels
Your Admin Team is grateful for:
Jonathan Byrne & Gary Abud
Your Admin Team is grateful for:
Distinguished Employees
Madeline Salonen
Jonathan Byrne
Geoffrey Young
This year:
Sue Speirs & Christine Kuhl
Your Admin Team is grateful for:
Teacher Leadership
What other examples are we missing?
Your Admin Team is grateful for:
All of YOU!
• A story about the visit from The Shores• Monday Night’s Board Meeting:7pm Brownell
Academic PressSchool CultureCreating a culture of
achievement and compelling all students
into it
Excellent instruction: every class, every day
Everyone Achieves!
Our Real School Improvement Plan
The WAR on RED• Red Scorecard and Focus School • What can we do?
1. Create a culture of achievement and compel all students into it.
2. Excellent instruction: every class, every day
The WAR on REDLaser-Like Focus on Instruction
REAL PLCs
T3inGP
Instructional Rounds
Learning Lab
The WAR on REDLaser-Like Focus on Instruction
•• Instructional Rounds:
The WAR on REDLaser-Like Focus on Instruction
•• Learning Lab:
• Connect outside dept• Give, gain and create
new nuggets• Relaxed and informal• Meet new people• Well worth the time
The WAR on RED
ACT Preparation:Department PLCs
Data Digging
ACT PD
Method Test Prep
AdvancED External Review
• An opportunity to reflect on where we have been, where we are and where we are headed
• A measure that captures what we do here
What does this mean for you?
• Take the survey• Member of a Standard Reflection Team
5 Standards
1. Purpose & Direction: Clay & Steimer
2. Governance & Leadership: Spears & Young
3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning: Pata & Davis
4. Resources and Support Systems: Skelly & Gough
5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement: Villegas, Johnson & Starinsky
Creating and compelling all students into a culture of achievement
How do students support one another in the creation of high quality work?
Wagner’s 7 Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Collaboration & Leadership by Influence
Agility & Adaptability
Initiative & Entrepreneurialism
Effective Oral & Written Communication
Accessing & Analyzing Information
Curiosity & Imagination
Creating and compelling all students into a culture of achievement
How can students support one another in the creation of high
quality work?
Austin's Butterfly
What did we learn about guiding student to student feedback from this video?
Feedback HITSHeartfelt
Insightful
Truthful
Specific
Upcoming Dates• Friday (22nd): North Distinguished Alumni
speaking to classes (2-6) during the day & 7pm PAC, North Distinguished Alumni Ceremony
• Monday (25th): 7:50 REAL PLC• Tuesday (26th): 8:30-10:30 8th Grade Day &
Juniors Practice ACT-return to class by 5th hour• Wednesday (27th): collapse :)• December 4th: All Day PD (CCSS, ACT and NCA)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!We are grateful for all of you. Enjoy your vacation.