Creating Positive Scripts Session 7: Back To School Night

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Creating Positive ScriptsSession 7 Back To
School Night

• Philippe Ernewein
• Dean of Faculty Training Development

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DO NOW looking ahead

• September 19 half-day in-service
• Code the text chapters 1 2 of RRC
• VOICES OF RESILIENCE www.mizel.org
• September 22, 2008 January 8, 2009
• Writing Contest
• www.clas.us deadline December 30, 2008

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Agenda

• Calendar
• Objectives
• Review
• Its BTSN
• Groups
• The Basics

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Objectives Mindset

• What
• Definition of negative scripts
• Examine common obstacles to positive scripts
• Evaluate guideposts to positive scripts
• Review essentials of BTSN

• Why
• You will be ready for BTSN
• For our students to be resilient, we must exhibit
  and model resiliency

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Review big goals
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Examples

• 1. All class operations will be conducted
• 100 in Spanish by the end of the year.
• 2. All students will learn to truly enjoy
• reading a book.
• 3. Students will take steps towards
• achieving their goals every week.

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Definition negative scripts

• contain words and actions of parenting (or
  teaching) that, rather than help foster
  resilience, are more prone to increase conflict
  (61).

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Obstacles

• One size fits all
• Changing my words will spoil the child
• It was good enough for me, or I turned out OK
• Our children should be more appreciative of our
  hard work
• A goal is realistic if I say so

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Guideposts

• Accept your responsibility to change.
• Know the problem know the goal.
• Know what you have done so far and why it hasnt
  worked.
• Seek and ye shall find every problem has a
  positive solution.
• If at first you dont succeed, try again.

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So, it's back to school night

• In your individual school teams, answer at least
  3 question in the envelope.
• Role play Parent asks, teachers answers.
• Debrief What worked? What required further
  discussion, thinking?

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BTSN the basics
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Exit Slips something different
What am I thinking about?
What am I feeling?
What am I walking away with?