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Weeks 17–20: After the Holidays, You Will Arm Teachers With the Right Attitudes and Techniques
WEEK 17: Twenty-Five Ways To Say “Job Well Done”
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WEEK 18: Six Strategies For Engaging Aggressive Parents
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WEEK 19: Productive Teacher Responses To Student Failure
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The Engagement Builder™
Praise should be personal.
The Discussion Generator™
• How is saying “I am proud for you” different and better than saying, “I am proud of you”?
• Why does saying “I admire you” have special significance to students?
• Describe a situation when it would be most appropriate to tell a student, “Thanks for being you.”
WEEK 20: A Whole Team Effort To Counter Pessimism
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The Engagement Builder™
What begins as a confrontation can become a productive collaboration.
The Discussion Generator™
• How will you communicate to aggressive parents that you are on the same side?
• How will you keep your ego out of the conversation?
• Think of an aggressive parent with whom you are currently dealing. How can you be firm about what you believe needs to be done while still honoring the parent’s perspective?
The Engagement Builder™
Productive failure can actually increase student engagement and interest.
The Discussion Generator™
• How can the strategy of productive failure lead students to get deeply engaged in the “why”?
• Describe a plan you have put into place with a student who was experiencing chronic failure. How did it work?
• When it comes to a student’s ability to overcome failure, how important is the act of showing the student you care?
The Engagement Builder™
Hope—which is the best of all things—often begins with one person who opens the door for a better way.
The Discussion Generator™
• Do you believe pessimism may be the reason some teams find it easier to live with the status quo than to try to change things for the better?
• What strategies can you use to confront a pessimistic colleague and cause them to want to change?
• How can you help your team do a regular inventory of what has gone right without looking like a “Pollyanna”?
