Positive Education Guiding Adolescents to Wellbeing Presented by
Positive Education Guiding Adolescents to Wellbeing Presented by Tania Bertolone Hershey Montessori tbertolone@hershey-montessori. org
Positive Psychology "Positive Psychology is the scientific study of optimal human functioning. It aims to discover and promote the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive. " Dr. Martin Seligman
Positive Education "Positive Education brings together the science of Positive Psychology with best practice teaching to encourage and support individuals, schools and communities of 'feeling good and doing good'. Positive Education focuses on specific skills that assist students to strengthen their relationships, build positive emotions, enhance personal resilience, promote mindfulness and encourage a healthy lifestyle. " Geelong Grammar School
Positive Emotions Engagement Relationships Meaning Achievement
Positive Emotions Gratitude Resilience Awe Optimism Savoring
Positive Emotions Notice Name Navigate
Positive Emotions Gratitude
Gratitude Journal
Engagement “Engagement is about flow: being one with the music, time stopping, and the loss of selfconsciousness during an absorbing activity, experiences which contribute to the “engaged life. ” Dr. Martin Seligman
Engagement “An interesting piece of work, freely chosen, which has the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads him to self-mastery. ” Maria Montessori
Engagement/Flow Complete Involvement Clear Feedback Confident Skills can Meet Challenges Action and Awareness Merge in the Moment Ego Disappears Little Awareness of Time Passing Intrinsically Motivated Csikszentmihalyi
Relationships “Other people matter. ” Dr. Christopher Peterson
Relationships Response Style Patterns 1. Conversation Hijacker 2. Conversation Killer 3. Joy Thief 4. Joy Multiplier
Meaning The subjective experience of feeling that life fits into a larger context and has significance
Meaning “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ” Pablo Picasso
Meaning Belonging Purpose Storytelling Transcendence
Achievement “What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character. ” Dr. Martin Seligman
Achievement Goal Setting Character Strengths
Achievement Goal Setting The WOOP Method
Achievement Character Strengths VIA Character Survey
Reflection A-Ha! Who. Hoo! Huh?
Resources Academic Tenacity Broadcasting Happiness - Michelle Gielan Flourish - Martin E. P. Seligman The Flourishing Center Go. Zen! Greater Good Magazine The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler Mindset - Carol Dweck Positive Education Certification Restorative Practice Training Sociocracy For All The State of Positive Education Report Via Character Strengths
- Slides: 22