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Positive Schools Conference 2013. Acknowledgement of Country. Key Messages. Creating a positive organisation The primacy and power of relationships Including the whole community Building and using data The KidsMatter and MindMatters initiatives; some structures to help your journey. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Positive Schools Conference 2013
Acknowledgement of Country
Key Messages
•Creating a positive organisation
•The primacy and power of relationships
•Including the whole community
•Building and using data
•The KidsMatter and MindMatters initiatives; some
structures to help your journey.
Where are you now?
• Chat to the person next to you.
• What are you already doing at your school that is,
or could be positive school practice?
Is anyone planning the process?
It is not enough to be a positive person
How do we create a positive organisation?
When you think of a positive community what
comes to mind?
What are 3 positive things about school that
you remember?
If you didn’t have a positive experience at school, then
what would have made a difference?
A Positive School
Who is in my school community?
Who feels most included?
Who feels least included?
What practices assist all school community
members to feel included?
Walk in my shoes
What messages do you get from:The physical environment:
art work, signage, displays, murals, posters, notice boards ...?
The personal environment:Staff, students, greetings, sounds ...?
Checking out our environment
At the Gate
At the Office
In the Classroom
• Who’s participating?• Who gets a say?• Who comes?• Who doesn’t?• Who are you missing?• Who are you not noticing?• Who feels comfortable?• Who feels threatened?• Who feels overlooked?
Some thoughts
Positive Schools Conference 2013
Positive Organisational Scholarship
“Is the study of especially positive outcomes,
processes and attributes of organisations and
their members”
“...Examines the development of and the effects
associated with virtuousness and eudemonism”
Robert’s, L.M. (2006)
Positive Practice = Positive Organisations
“Positive practices that were institutionalised in organisations, including providing compassionate support for employees, forgiving mistakes, and avoiding blame, fostering the meaningfulness of work, expressing frequent gratitude, showing kindness, and caring for colleagues, led organisations to perform at significantly higher levels on desired outcomes”
Cameron, K. 2012 The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organisational Scholarship p. 6
Plan your positive schoolTo create these positive organisations we need
to be prepared to plan.
What would you need to build on in your school to achieve a positive school?
Reflect on your teaching for 2-4 weeks.
Notice the positive
Ask students to feedback on
your teaching style. Do students
perceive you as positive
Map where SEL fits across your
subject
Talk to other teachers about
where they teach SEL and
positive education
Learn about & integrate
cultural backgrounds of students
Link with other
teachersKnow where
to refer students
Involve community in teaching SELShare student successes with
families
Use connectio
n activities at start of year/term
Use connection activities whenever
a new student arrives or a student
returns after extended absence
Encourage students to
plan & teach a lesson
Allow time for SEL and positive
ed, when planning units of work
Use positive language
Share student successes with other
teachers
Be familiar with school policies. Are
policies framed from
strengthsModel
emotional intelligen
ce
Report on engagement
Find out what
students are good at
outside school
Planning backwards for classroom mental health and wellbeing
Contact UsVivienne ArchdallMindMattersEmail: [email protected]
Paul SheltonKidsMatterPhone: 0419 774 362Email: [email protected]
Lisa DyerKidsMatterPhone: 0400 111 353Email: [email protected]