Mind-SHIFT:Possibility & Potential on the Path to Self-Actualization

Compass Montessori School - GoldenStaff Development Day

January 4, 2016

What is our role…

...within a pedagogical framework that values observation, spontaneous activity,

and self-actualization?

What is our relationship with children…

...within a pedagogical framework that values observation, spontaneous activity,

and self-actualization?

What is our responsibility...

...within a pedagogical framework that values observation, spontaneous activity,

and self-actualization?

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Mission

Utilizing authentic Montessori methods, the Compass community aims to nurture the whole child

and enrich the life of each student from preschool to twelfth grade.

Mission

Utilizing authentic Montessori methods, the Compass community aims to NURTURE the whole child

and enrich the life of each student from preschool to twelfth grade.

Mission

Utilizing authentic Montessori methods, the Compass community aims to nurture the whole child

and ENRICH the life of each student from preschool to twelfth grade.

Vision

Our goal is to foster competent, responsible, and independent citizens who love learning and respect themselves, other people, and their environment.

Vision

Our goal is to FOSTER competent, responsible, and independent citizens who love learning and respect themselves, other people, and their environment.

Values / Belief Statement

Compass will provide appropriate challenges and support to enable each student to prepare for the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, physical

and societal transitions appropriate to each student’s inner vocation.

Values / Belief Statement

Compass will PROVIDE appropriate challenges and support to enable each student to prepare for the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, physical

and societal transitions appropriate to each student’s inner vocation.

Values / Belief Statement

Compass will provide appropriate challenges and support to ENABLE each student to prepare for the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, physical

and societal transitions appropriate to each student’s inner vocation.

Our work is one of ACTION.

NURTURE

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FOSTER

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PROVIDE

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ENABLE

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ENABLE

We are champions of curiosity, joy, and self-actualization!

When we speak of children self-actualizing, we might misinterpret this to mean that they do this by themselves.

self-actualization = fulfilling one’s innate potential

When we speak of children self-actualizing, we might misinterpret this to mean that they do this by themselves.

self-actualization = fulfilling one’s innate potential

Our work is to shepherd this growth and development:

- creating dynamic learning opportunities for all

- providing direct instruction across the content areas

- holding students accountable to their work, behavior,and their potential...

Our work is to shepherd this growth and development:

- creating dynamic learning opportunities for all

- providing direct instruction across the content areas

- holding students accountable to their work, behavior,and their potential...

Our work is to shepherd this growth and development:

- creating dynamic learning opportunities for all

- providing direct instruction across the content areas

- holding students accountable to their work, behavior,and their potential...

Our work is to shepherd this growth and development:

- creating dynamic learning opportunities for all

- providing direct instruction across the content areas

- holding students accountable to their work, behavior,and their potential...

Our work is to shepherd this growth and development:

- creating dynamic learning opportunities for all

- providing direct instruction across the content areas

- holding students accountable to their work, behavior,and their potential...

If we are not truly guiding children...

… we are merely highly qualified chaperones.

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Pedagogy

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Our WORK

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Self-Actualization

Concept by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” (2009)

Concept by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” (2009)

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Our WORK

In what ways do we:

- Provide Choices for Meaningful Autonomy?

- Design Opportunities for Mastery Learning

- Partner with Students in Work that is Purposeful

In what ways do we:

- Provide Choices for Meaningful Autonomy?

- Design Opportunities for Mastery Learning?

- Partner with Students in Work that is Purposeful

In what ways do we:

- Provide Choices for Meaningful Autonomy?

- Design Opportunities for Mastery Learning?

- Partner with Students in Work that is Purposeful?

In what ways do we:

- Provide Choices for Meaningful Autonomy?

- Design Opportunities for Mastery Learning?

- Partner with Students in Work that is Purposeful?

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

Cosmic Education

Fundamental Needs of Humans

Human Tendencies

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Intrinsic Motivation & Engagement

Self-Actualization

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Problem- Centering

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism Spontaneity

Problem-Centering

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Problem- Centering

Spontaneity

Autonomy & Solitude

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Problem Centering

Spontaneity

Autonomy & Solitude

Continued Freshness

of Appreciation

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Problem- Centering

Spontaneity

PeakExperience

Continued Freshness

of Appreciation

Autonomy & Solitude

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Six Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person

ACCEPTANCE & REALISM: possess realistic perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them.

PROBLEM-CENTERING: concerned with solving problems outside of themselves, including helping others and finding

solutions to problems in the external world. These people are often motivated by a sense of personal responsibility and

ethics.

SPONTANEITY: spontaneous in their internal thoughts and outward behavior. While they can conform to rules and

social expectations, they also tend to be open and unconventional.

AUTONOMY & SOLITUDE: need independence and privacy. While they enjoy the company of others, these individuals

need time to focus on developing their own individual potential.

CONTINUED FRESHNESS OF APPRECIATION: view the world with a continual sense of appreciation, wonder and

awe. Even simple experiences continue to be a source of inspiration and pleasure.

PEAK EXPERIENCES: have moments of intense joy, wonder, awe and ecstasy. After these experiences, people feel

inspired, strengthened, renewed or transformed.

Acceptance & Realism

Problem- Centering

Spontaneity

PeakExperience

Continued Freshness

of Appreciation

Autonomy & Solitude

What is the critical ingredient to self-actualization?

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

What is the catalyst in the reaction?

“How to Help Every Child Fulfill Their Potential” - Dr. Carol Dweck (2015)

How do we foster a sense of the possible?

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

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Role

Relationship Responsibility

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

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Growth Mindset

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

Acceptance &

Realism

Problem- Centering

Spontaneity

PeakExperience

Continued Freshness

of Appreciation

Autonomy & Solitude

+ =

Growth Mindset

Role

Relationship Responsibility

Autonomy

Mastery Purpose

Acceptance &

Realism

Problem- Centering

Spontaneity

PeakExperience

Continued Freshness

of Appreciation

Autonomy & Solitude

+ =

Growth Mindset

The Prepared Adult Self-ActualizationThe Prepared Environment