Unfortunately,
new requirements for beginning-of-the-year testing in my state have gotten the
school year off to a grumpy start. Both
teachers and students are ready to put the testing aside and slip into routines
that will become – routine! If attitudes
at your school need a tune-up, or if you just plain like to focus on the
positive, find a way to slip the ideas below into your school community. Two minutes at a staff meeting, a note in
mailboxes, or even informal hall conversations can get the corners of teachers’
mouths pointing in the right direction. J
Attitudes
improve and confidence increases when you:
*Box
up your worries and take the lid off your dreams!
*Know
where you’re going. Have a goal and take
the path that leads to it.
*Frame
your day with gratitude.
*Step
out of your comfort zone. You’ll find
that it expands!
*Spend
time with positive people.
*Sleep.
*Exercise.
*Breathe
- deep, oxygen-gathering breaths!
*Ask
for help. It’s good for you, and people
are usually flattered when asked for advice and support.
Attitudes are contagious! Coaches can take the lead and make sure the epidemic that’s spreading in their school is a positive one.
This week, you might want to
take a look at:
Ways
to cultivate a classroom culture for learning:
Lots
of ideas for “greetings” during morning meetings:
Pinterest
Board to share with parents (ideas for learning):
A podcast about creating anchor charts:
A
new estimation problem every day of the week:
Short
videos about the alphabet:
That's it for this week. Happy Coaching!
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