7 Habits in 7 Minutes Booster Shots for

7 Habits in 7 Minutes: “Booster Shots” for Your Faculty Cleveland Elementary: Linda Johnson and Brandy Salamone

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. ” Helen Keller

Changing your paradigm Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to change. The first year of Leader in Me, a lot of change takes place.

Our Mission Statement Cleveland Elementary: Lighting the way for future Leaders.

In our “ 7 minutes” we try to focus on one of these three areas: � Teachers � Students � Parents Our 7 Minutes topics are driven by our Lighthouse team. They meet weekly and plan according to our long range plans we have displayed for all to see.

Ted Talks to Inspire Teachers www. ted. com/talks/rita_pierson _every_kid_needs_a_champion. html http: // Ted Talks is a great tool to use in the classroom and in faculty meetings. Most of the talks are short.

Mission Statements www. tagxedo. com is a great resource for making mission statements.

Leadership Pep Rallies

Community Service Projects Hat Day for the Coleman family

Elegant Dining Day About once a month, we have a special day at lunch where we use tablecloths, decorations etc. to make lunch just a little bit different. All while practicing our manners and 7 Habits!

Leadership Camp This past summer, about 50 -60 students were invited to come to school for one day and participate in workshops, painting projects and school beautification projects.

CES Leaders Making a Difference in Our Community School wide canned food drive. A friendly competition between Alabama and Auburn fans! Third grade Coats for Kids drive. Students donated over 100 coats for needy families! Student Ambassadors served and spoke at the Blount County Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Wildly Important Goals Our Lighthouse team and other faculty members work closely together do visualize and evaluate the needs of our school. Long and short range goals are displayed in the hall for students, teachers, and parents to see.

Leadership Notebooks 6 th grade GATE Students Conferencing with 4 th grader’s Life Map

Leadership Day March 21, 2014

7 Habits is not “one more thing to do. ” How do we incorporate it into daily lessons?

Teachers are learning 7 Habits can be connected to anything they are teaching. This teacher has always used the book Martin’s Big Words. This year she put a “ 7 Habits spin on it!

More ideas on how to incorporate 7 Habits with what you teach every day. Even Santa’s elves know the 7 Habits 4 th Grade Gifted and Talented Wax Museum 2 nd Grade’s Proactive Pilgrims 5 th grade uses 7 Habits as they study Hatchet The Librarian uses her bulletin board to display books about the 7 Habits

How 7 Habits changed the “look” of our school. Students have taken 0 wnership and now keep them clean. Our bathrooms are now wonderful places to go into!

Amazing artwork allows children to feel a great sense of community.

More Pictures of our school

Inspiring Quotes

The word “leader” is everywhere!

Our Hallways Celebrate Success

The 7 Habits have allowed us all to be on the same mission. Even our kindergarteners know what their mission is.

Student Lighthouse Team

Future Goals and Topics for 7 Habits in 7 Minutes �Data notebooks in every grade level �Leadership Day – March 27, 2015 We plan for this to be an annual event. �Reaching out into the community. �Reaching out to Cleveland High School which is on our campus in effort for the 7 Habits to “spill” over to the high school.

Resources Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? Hobby Lobby has a variety of pre-made quotes. http: //pinterest. com/ Game found at Toys R Us http: //www. theleaderinme. org/ The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

Questions As a third year Leader In Me school, hopefully we can answer questions you may have. This power point can be found on our website: http: //cleveland. bce. schoolinsites. com/ Email for Linda Johnson: ltjohnson@blountboe. net Email for Brandy Salamone: bsalamone@blountboe. net