Happiness & Gratitude

Staff Development, November 19, 2013

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

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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.