MOTIVATION FOR MOTIVATION FOR LEARNINGLEARNING

MY BRAIN CAN!!MY BRAIN CAN!!

Early Learning PatternsEarly Learning Patterns

Mind over MatterMind over Matter They are in there, they just can’t They are in there, they just can’t

drive the car!drive the car! Response, not overkill.Response, not overkill. Reading your face and voiceReading your face and voice Pay real attentionPay real attention Avoid judgment statementsAvoid judgment statements Loving vs spoilingLoving vs spoiling Short, Frequent, and PatientShort, Frequent, and Patient

Making A BrainMaking A Brain

It’s a family affair.It’s a family affair. Give courage and challenge.Give courage and challenge. Love is above it all.Love is above it all. Keep the goals in mind:Keep the goals in mind:

INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE

HAPPINESSHAPPINESS

VALUESVALUES

FIXED MINDSETFIXED MINDSET

LOOK SMARTLOOK SMART AVOID CHALLENGESAVOID CHALLENGES GET DEFENSIVEGET DEFENSIVE GIVE UPGIVE UP SEE EFFORT AS WEAKNESSSEE EFFORT AS WEAKNESS IGNORE FEEDBACKIGNORE FEEDBACK TAKE IT PERSONALLYTAKE IT PERSONALLY FEEL THREATENEDFEEL THREATENED

GROWTH MINDSETGROWTH MINDSET

CURIOUSCURIOUS LIKE A CHALLENGELIKE A CHALLENGE PERSISTPERSIST VALUE TRYINGVALUE TRYING LEARN FROM CRITICISMLEARN FROM CRITICISM BE INSPIRED BY OTHERSBE INSPIRED BY OTHERS SHARESHARE

WHAT WE TEACHWHAT WE TEACH

SMART IS SMART IS SMARTSMART

SWEAT IS BADSWEAT IS BAD

SMART = EASYSMART = EASY

THE RIGHTTHE RIGHT ANSWER PAYSANSWER PAYS

PEOPLE PEOPLE CHANGECHANGE

TRYING = GOODTRYING = GOOD

WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE PLAN?PLAN?

THE WORK THE WORK PAYSPAYS

TRUTH OR DARETRUTH OR DARE

LYING AND TRUTH-TELLINGLYING AND TRUTH-TELLING FEARFEAR HYPOCRISYHYPOCRISY CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES FORGIVENESSFORGIVENESS STRENGTHEN THE CORESTRENGTHEN THE CORE

HOW WE TEACHHOW WE TEACH

EVERY WORD COUNTSEVERY WORD COUNTS TELL THE TRUTH * YES YOU TELL THE TRUTH * YES YOU

CAN!!CAN!!

PEER – TO – PEER CAN UNDO YOUPEER – TO – PEER CAN UNDO YOU

VERBS REPLACE NOUNS + VERBS REPLACE NOUNS + ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

ACTIVE INSTEAD OF PASSIVEACTIVE INSTEAD OF PASSIVE

PARENTS AS ALLIESPARENTS AS ALLIES

WHAT IS NEXT?WHAT IS NEXT?

TEAM PLANNINGTEAM PLANNING

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

BRAIN TRAINING – BRAINOLOGYBRAIN TRAINING – BRAINOLOGY

THINK, REMEMBER AND PLANTHINK, REMEMBER AND PLAN

SOURCESSOURCES

OUTLIERS, Gladwell, OUTLIERS, Gladwell, Little, Brown Publ.,NY, 2008 Little, Brown Publ.,NY, 2008 ISBN 978-0-316-03669-6ISBN 978-0-316-03669-6

NUTURESHOCK New Thinking NUTURESHOCK New Thinking About Children, About Children, Bronson and Merryman, Bronson and Merryman, Hachette Book Group, NY, 2009 Hachette Book Group, NY, 2009 ISBN 9978-0-446-56332-1 ISBN 9978-0-446-56332-1

SOURCESSOURCES

MINDSETS, Dweck, MINDSETS, Dweck, Ballentine Books, NY, 2008, Ballentine Books, NY, 2008, ISBN 978-0-345-47232-8ISBN 978-0-345-47232-8