Creating SMART Students

1. Creating S.M.A.R.T. Students: High Achievement for All Presented by Angela Maiers, 2007 ©Maiers, 2007

2. In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important life skill to acquire now is learning how to learn. ~Bill Gates~ ©Maiers, 2007

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4. Learning from Those Who Have Achieved All valuable things, material, spiritual, and moral which we receive from society can be traced back through countless generations to certain amazing individuals. ~Albert Einstein~ ©Maiers, 2007

5. Success Traits • Think of someone you admire… 2. What are 2 or 3 things they do that stand out? 3. What character traits, abilities or practices do they employ to elevate themselves? ©Maiers, 2007

6. Possible Traits • Attitude Conscious • Strong Model • Self Aware • Powerfully Curious • Endurance/Persistence • Risk Taker • Comfortable with Ambiguity • Achieve Balance • Value on Knowledge • Insatiable Desire to Learn ©Maiers, 2007

7. Our Dream TeamWaipau High School • Donald Trump • Einstein • Shakespeare • Da Vinci • Michael Jordon • John Glenn • Ghandi • President Bush • Oprah • Teacher: Mr. Reese Success is… Evidence of Amazing Human Potential ©Maiers, 2007

8. Reflection Questions Q1: Are these traits and habits developed in our classrooms? Q2: Are they evident in our daily assignments, instruction, discussions, demonstrations, and practice opportunities? ©Maiers, 2007

9. NOW WE KNOW… WHAT CAN WE DO? ©Maiers, 2007

10. Creating S.M.A.R.T.Students: High Achievement for All ©Maiers, 2007

11. I’m thinking… S:See Success: YOUR ATTITUDE MATTERS! M:Monitor and Manage A:Ask Questions: BE CURIOUS! R:Risk Take: Redefine F.E.A.R PUSH YOURSELF! T: Tools for Success ©Maiers, 2007 ©Angela Maiers,2006

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13. Unleashing Success Phase One: Awareness Phase Two: Knowledge Phase Three: Action Phase Four: Reflective Practice ©Maiers, 2007

14. Step One: Defining the S.M.A.R.T. Student” ©Maiers, 2007

15. S.M.A.R.T.Learners… See Success ©Maiers, 2007

16. Controlling Your Frame of Mind Follow this exercise … First: Slump Tilt head down, cross arms, pull into yourself Stick out lips, put, frown, tense muscles Now…Try to feel happy and optimistic ©Maiers, 2007

17. Now… • Sit up straight and tall • Throw back your head and shoulders • Smile large and wild • Open and widen your eyes • Now-fell sad and depressed ©Maiers, 2007

18. See Yourself Successful My most valuable asset for learning success is… Five messages I can use to motivate myself: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ©Maiers, 2007

19. Success Self- Assessment • When I begin a project, I start with a visualization of its successful completion. • I keep my priorities in perspective when I am under stress. • I have faith in my own ideas. • I don’t let setbacks throw me off my course. • When I set a goal, I work with patience and dedication until it is done successfully. ©Maiers, 2007

20. Attitude Hurdles • Frustration: “I don’t understand…” • Embarrassment: “I don’t know…” • Motivation: “I don’t care…” • Perception: “I am not good at…” • Passivity: “I don’t want to…” ©Maiers, 2007

21. ATTITUDE CONSCIOUS RESOURCES • Study Attitudes Of Characters and Successful People • Image Streaming-Athlete Examples • Address Attitude Hurdles ©Maiers, 2007

22. Attitude Prompts… • When I think of school.., • The biggest problem for me as a learner… • When I am asked to read/work in class I… • Given my future plans, I see reading and writing.. • If teachers would________, it would help me a great deal to feel_________ • Most important thing I want teachers to know about me is that___________ ©Maiers, 2007

23. S.M.A.R.T.Learners… Monitor ©Maiers, 2007

24. Know Thyself: • I am very good at… • Something positive about me is… • I really see results when I… • It doesn’t work when I… • I have a hard time… • If I was able to change… • One area I could improve on is… ©Maiers, 2007

25. My Learner Profile My Strengths: Examples of How My Strengths Can Be Observed 1. _____________________ • ______________________ • ______________________ My Weaknesses How I can Overcome These Areas 1. ______________________ • _______________________ • _______________________ ©Maiers, 2007

26. End if the Week Check In ©Maiers, 2007

27. Continuous Learning Assessment ©Maiers, 2007

28. S.M.A.R.T.Learners Are… POWERFULLY CURIOUS ©Maiers, 2007

29. ‘Wonderful • Admiration • Astonishment • Reverence • Surprise • Amazement • Awe • Excitement • Joy • Marvel • Endeavor ©Maiers, 2007

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31. Genius Questions What if…? Is ______ the reason for…? I wonder why…? Can…? If…? Would you rather…? What is it that…? What would it take to…? When is it…? Why is it that…? Who could…? Would ______ be possible if…? How is ____ like _____? Is it possible to…? When is…? Could…? What could happen if…? How can…? If it were possible…? What is your opinion about…? Are there…? Is it right to…? Why is…? I wonder when…? How…? I’m wondering if…? Where did…? How could it…? Do you…? Why are…? Does it matter if…? If I ______, could_____? When is it …? What can…? ©Maiers, 2007

32. Rocks! • Why are rocks important? • Do they even matter to nature or are they just there? • What is the oldest rock? • How are rocks formed? • Are there new kinds of rocks being created today? • Is there anything in the world that is harder than a rock? • Who invented that saying, “harder than a rock?” • How many kinds of rock have been identified? • What if we could turn all rock into fuel? • How many uses are there for rock? • What rock has been the most valuable? • How does rock turn into diamonds or other jewels? • Where can I find the largest rock? • When climbers climb rock, how do they hold on? • How many injuries have occurred because of rocks? • Are there still rock slides in America? • Has anyone ever died from a rock slide? • What make the colors in rocks? • When rocks form, how long does that take? • Is gravel cheap rock? • Do other planets have rock like Earth? • Is volcanic rock softer than normal rock? • When does a rock turn into a mountain? ©Maiers, 2007

33. Much of what we know about intelligence and achievement show that the power of what individuals know depends in very large part not on the information they control but on the SCOPEand ORIGINALITYof the questions they ask. -Pat Wolfe, 2002- ©Maiers, 2007

34. Wonder Boxes To awaken, applaud, and operationalize the curiosity and inquiry skills of children from the earliest grades and onward. Debbie Miller Reading for Meaning ©Maiers, 2007

35. S.M.A.R.T.Learners Are… RISK TAKERS ©Maiers, 2007

36. Why is Taking a Risk Hard? • Old Paradigms • Fear of Failure • Comfort ©Maiers, 2007

37. Paradigm A perceived set of rules we use for evaluating information and incorporating it into our lives ©Maiers, 2007

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39. Redefining Failure FAILURE= FEEDBACK! What would you do if you know you would not or could not fail? 1. 2. 3. ©Maiers, 2007

40. TASK: Use four straight lines to connect the dots (each dot must be used only once!) ©Maiers, 2007

41. TASK:Using only four straight lines-connect the dots (each dot must be used only once!) ©Maiers, 2007

42. S.M.A.R.T.Learners Have… Tools ©Maiers, 2007

43. Success Tools Like any other set of tools, they do not do anything by themselves…Students have to know when and how to use them!! ©Maiers, 2007

44. Success Tools • Content Learning Tools • Memory Tools • Study Tools • Note-taking Tools • Cooperative Working Tools • Reading Tools • Writing Tools • Time Management Tools • Test Taking Tools • OTHER… ©Maiers, 2007

45. Getting It Done!!! Set a Deadline Break the Task into Parts Select One Part at a Time Reward Yourself Remove Distractions ©Maiers, 2007

46. Success Is… The ability to take your skills and talents and apply them in a pursuit of something worthy. ©Maiers, 2007

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