Ministry of Education AlJahra Educational Area Sarah Al

Ministry of Education Al-Jahra Educational Area Sarah Al- Tawheed int. school for girls

Know about your character from your favourite type of chocolate.

• • • If Bounty is your favourite type of chocolate , this means that you are: Helpful Remember birthdays Kind and thoughtful Optimistic Like surprises flexible

If Twix is your favourite type of chocolate , this means that you are: • • • Logical See all possibilities Hate surprises Organised Hate dead lines

If Mars is your favourite type of chocolate , this means that you are: • • • Patient Thoughtful Problem solver Loyal Dependable

If Snickers is your favourite type, this means that you are : • • Humorous Fun-loving Every one loves you Outgoing Love parties and games Sassy procrastinator

The presentation will take you through: q q q Workshop Objectives. Opening question. The Fish story. The Fish Philosophy principles. Closing Activity.

Workshop Objectives As a result of participating in this presentation , you will be able to: • Implement a new teaching philosophy. • Explain ideas for applying the Fish Philosophy in your workplace. • Find ways to build a supportive work environment everyday.

QUESTION !! Can someone describe a type of job that you are glad that you don’t have?

• How do Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market fishmongers do it? • WHAT’S THEIR SECRET?

Seattle Pike Place Fish Market is a highly successful market. To what do you attribute their success? What do you see in the fish market that you wish you had at your place of work?

Why fish philosophy inside the classroom? Schools around the world are using the Fish Philosophy to: -Provide amazing ideas that make students in different grades want to learn. -Build a culture where students love to give their best everyday. -Improve team work and build trust. -Create classrooms where students respect and care about one another and feel safe and ready to learn.

Four cornerstones of fish

Choose your attitude means: The positive impact you want to have on students.

You can choose your attitude by • Leaving your problems outdoors. • Being energetic. • Being committed to what you do.

Choose your attitude will help you to • Be positive and that will inspire those around you to have the same spirit and so it will increase productivity. • Respond to problems and mistakes in a way that will strengthen your relationship with your students.

Play It means: The state of mind that brings new energy to the classroom.

You can play by: • Eliminating fear at the classroom. • Sharing jokes or some funny stories with students. • Imposing Funny activities in the classroom.

Play will help you to: • Do boring tasks easily. • Make time pass quickly. • Establish humane relationship with students.

Make their day It means doing something special, unexpected and personalized that will delight your students. It is finding ways to add positive morale and value to their day.

What is the nicest thing you have ever done for your students?

You can make their day by • Meeting special requests. • Having a student-of-the-month incentive. • Using Simple gestures of thoughtfulness and caring.

Making their day will help you to : • Increase trust and teamwork. • Encourage students to do better.

Be there It means giving your complete focus to whatever you are dealing with. This includes setting aside distractions ; to be fully present both your body and your mind.

You can be there by: Acknowledging students by name. Initiating conversation and practising active listening. • Using direct eye contact. • Giving individual attention. • Ask sincere questions and engage them. • •

Be there will help you to: • • Strengthen relationship with your students. Earn respect of students by showing respect. Learn more by listening better. Do different tasks efficiently.

How will you……. ? • Be totally present? • Create a fun playful work/study environment? • Be the teacher who makes your students day? • Choose the attitude you like to have everyday? By answering these questions, you will be able to design this fish with your own ideas.

Our classrooms • As you enter this place of work please choose to make today a great day. • Find ways to play. • Stay focused in order to be present. • Make the day of your students.

It’s time to go fishing Thanks for participating!

This presentation was: (1) Awesome. (2) Fun. (3) smelled like fish!! (4) Exciting (5) Boring

Questions ?

“To err is human , to forgive, divine”