Positive Living Positive Living Positive TeachingPositive Teaching

Presented by Kim SherwoodPresented by Kim Sherwood

Be aware of your Be aware of your thoughtsthoughts, , for your thoughts become for your thoughts become

your your wordswords..Be aware of your Be aware of your wordswords, , for your words become for your words become

your your actionsactions..Be aware of your Be aware of your actionsactions, , for your actions become for your actions become

your your habitshabits..Be aware of our Be aware of our habitshabits, , for your habits become for your habits become

your your charactercharacter..Be aware of your Be aware of your charactecharacter, r, for your character becomes for your character becomes

your your destinydestiny..Author UnknownAuthor Unknown

What’s Your Self Talk ? ? What’s Your Self Talk ? ?

Self talk is happening all of the timeSelf talk is happening all of the time

– It is either positive or negativeIt is either positive or negative

– Must identify your talk and control it or Must identify your talk and control it or it will control youit will control you

– Worrying is negative self talk and leads Worrying is negative self talk and leads to negative goal settingto negative goal setting

AttitudeAttitude Attitude can be defined as your reaction to your Attitude can be defined as your reaction to your

environmentenvironment

Your attitude is created by your self talkYour attitude is created by your self talk

Your attitude is contagious to all around you----Your attitude is contagious to all around you----Positive or NegativePositive or Negative

Your attitude is directly related to your self-Your attitude is directly related to your self-esteem (your estimate of your worth)esteem (your estimate of your worth)– There is a direct relationship between self-esteem There is a direct relationship between self-esteem

and performanceand performance

It’s Not The Journey It’s The It’s Not The Journey It’s The Destination Destination

•It’s all right to start intimidated, but don’t stay there

•You must have a vision of where you want to be and what you expect to be like when you are there

Have The VisionHave The Vision

You must have the vision of what you You must have the vision of what you want-----This is your tool for changewant-----This is your tool for change– What’s your ideal workplace?What’s your ideal workplace?

– You have to PICTURE it, You have to PICTURE it,

FEEL it FEEL it

READ it READ it – Once you have the vision, get the goal Once you have the vision, get the goal

Setting The GoalSetting The Goal

Goal Setting Goal Setting – Causes a problem for your mindCauses a problem for your mind– A good problem, that your subconscious A good problem, that your subconscious

will try to solvewill try to solve– Goals must be reset-Goals must be reset----(if Fri 3pm ---(if Fri 3pm

is your goal....)is your goal....)

– It’s only when you continually reset your It’s only when you continually reset your goals that you will cause change and goals that you will cause change and growgrow

Prepare your Mind For: Prepare your Mind For: The InterviewThe Interview

You have to believe itYou have to believe it

You have to visualize it You have to visualize it

You have to see it as Your RealityYou have to see it as Your Reality

Children may forget Children may forget what you say, but what you say, but

they will never forget they will never forget how you make them how you make them

feel.feel.

Be Sure That Be Sure That

Your School Is A Positive TalkYour School Is A Positive Talk

Zone Zone

Feel IT-Hear It- Be Part Of It Feel IT-Hear It- Be Part Of It

What will my classroom be?What will my classroom be?

Let your classroom be the one that Let your classroom be the one that makes that kid get out of bed in the makes that kid get out of bed in the morning to see what’s happening morning to see what’s happening nextnext

Envision how you want your Envision how you want your classroom to be and then set your classroom to be and then set your plan in place to make it happen.plan in place to make it happen.

Success in teaching depends partly on Success in teaching depends partly on what you know and partly on what what you know and partly on what methods you use, but most of all it methods you use, but most of all it depends on who you are.depends on who you are.

A teacher’s belief about students as A teacher’s belief about students as persons of worth who can learn and persons of worth who can learn and profit from an education are more profit from an education are more important than any combination of important than any combination of content and education courses. content and education courses.

– Lounsbury’s Points to PonderLounsbury’s Points to Ponder