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Happiness & Gratitude

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.

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Happiness & Gratitude

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  1. Happiness & Gratitude Staff Development, November 19, 2013

  2. The Happy Secret to Better Work • Shawn Achor • http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html

  3. 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)

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. Your Admin Team is grateful for: Movember! Joe Drouin, Andrew Pola, Andrew Taylor, Kristen Grimshaw & Kristy Lee

  7. Your Admin Team is grateful for: The ALC Team Marcel Borja JennWeisbrodt Andrew Pola Sean McCarroll Barry Mulso Jonathan Byrne Liz Michaels

  8. Your Admin Team is grateful for: Jonathan Byrne & Gary Abud

  9. Your Admin Team is grateful for: Distinguished Employees Madeline Salonen Jonathan Byrne Geoffrey Young This year: Sue Speirs & Christine Kuhl

  10. Your Admin Team is grateful for: Teacher Leadership What other examples are we missing?

  11. Your Admin Team is grateful for: All of YOU! • A story about the visit from The Shores • Monday Night’s Board Meeting:7pm Brownell

  12. Our Real School Improvement Plan Everyone Achieves! • Creating a culture of achievement and compelling all students into it • Excellent instruction: every class, every day

  13. The WAR on RED • Red Scorecard and Focus School • What can we do? • Create a culture of achievement and compel all students into it. • Excellent instruction: every class, every day

  14. The WAR on RED Laser-Like Focus on Instruction REAL PLCs T3inGP Instructional Rounds Learning Lab

  15. The WAR on RED Laser-Like Focus on Instruction • Instructional Rounds:

  16. The WAR on RED Laser-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

  17. The WAR on RED ACT Preparation: Department PLCs Data Digging ACT PD Method Test Prep

  18. 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

  19. What does this mean for you? • Take the survey • Member of a Standard Reflection Team

  20. 5 Standards • Purpose & Direction: Clay & Steimer • Governance & Leadership: Spears & Young • Teaching and Assessing for Learning:Pata & Davis • Resources and Support Systems: Skelly & Gough • Using Results for Continuous Improvement: Villegas, Johnson & Starinsky

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. What did we learn about guiding student to student feedback from this video?

  24. Feedback HITS Heartfelt Insightful Truthful Specific

  25. 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)

  26. We are grateful for all of you. Enjoy your vacation. Happy thanksgiving!

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