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“Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

I Have a Dream!. “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.” “Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.”

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“Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

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  1. I Have a Dream! “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.” “Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.” “With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.” “And if America is to be a great nation this must come true.”

  2. DREAMING Begins with an exercise in imagination. It is the creation of things hoped for, things worked for, and things imagined, giving color, context, shape, and vision to our lives. Great Expectations

  3. Achieve Dream M Believe A Make It Happen! E Acquire The Dream R Encourage Effort D Realize Strength/Potential Develop Positive Relationships

  4. evelop Positive Relationships D • Meet students where they are with a nonjudgmental approach. • Make strong connections with empathy and concern. “I believe it is really the touch – our unselfish acts – that define good community in every age and will build the school culture of your dreams.” …..Clifton L.Taulbert

  5. Positive • Modeling Desired Behaviors • Journaling • Four Basic Self-esteem Needs • 8 Ways to Build Trust • 17 Classroom Practices • Eight Expectations • Life Principles • Social Competencies Training • Develop Support System Relationships

  6. I am part of all that I have met. PositiveRelationships Alfred Lord Tennyson

  7. ournaling J How will positive relationships help my students develop their strengths and potential to dream?

  8. ealize Strengths and Potential R • Students are working out of their strengths and developing a student-directed accountability system based on High Expectations and Rigor. • “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” …Les Brown

  9. Strengths and • Multiple Intelligences • Learning Styles • Emotional Intelligences • Positive Dialogue • Open-ended Questions • Critical Thinking/Problem-solving Potential

  10. STRENGTHS on a STAR! Focus Question: How will students realizing their strengths developtheir potential to dream?

  11. pen-ended Questions O T he Knowledge is IN the classroom!

  12. Questioning and Thought Dimensional

  13. ncourage Effort E • Increase student achievement through rigorous meaningful instruction that includes review, relatedness, integration, and strong connections to the real world. “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” … Walt Disney

  14. Encouragement • Magic Triad • Celebrations and Affirmations • Displaying Student Work • Developing Responsibility • Showcasing • Leadership Training and Consequent Opportunities • Service to Others

  15. Encourager Mind Map What did the encouragement from that person look like, sound like, feel like and what was the result?

  16. F ocus Question How does encouraging my students help develop their strengths and potential to dream?

  17. cquire the Dream! A • Define the Dream Through Exploration! “Dream big and dare to fail.” ..Norman D. Vaughn

  18. DREAM • Shadowing • Personal Situations, Encounters, and Experiences • Guest Speakers • Biographies • Videos • Virtual Reality Tours • Quotes/Readings

  19. What strengths allowed them to achieve their dreams? Clifton Taulbert W.Clement Stone Les Brown Norman Vaughn Walt Disney

  20. Dreaming Requires Doing! Once a strength has been identified, there has to be other action steps; very specific information has to be shared in some personal way: • Resources to aid in the realization of the dream • Dialogue of encouragement • Personal follow-up

  21. F ocus Question What are two actions steps that you would use to help students develop their strengths and potential to dream?

  22. ake It Happen! M • Goal Setting • Strategic Planning • Overcome the “What if….?” with the “I’m going to…..!” • Develop a Life Plan “When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.” ….W. Clement Stone

  23. Create a “ ” Board! DREAM

  24. G oal R eality YOUR DREAM! O ptions W rap-up

  25. Dreams Require Doing!

  26. DREAM “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.” “Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.” “With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.” “And if America is to be a great nation this must come true.”

  27. Resources • Great Expectations Methodology Manual, Great Expectations Foundation, Inc., 2008 • What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School, Mark H. McCormack, Bantam Books, 1984 • Payne, Ruby K. Ph.D., A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Revised Edition, RFT Publishing Co., 1998

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