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Creating S.M.A.R.T. Students: High Achievement for All

Presented

by

Angela Maiers, 2007

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In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the

foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important life skill to

acquire now is learning how to learn.

~Bill Gates~

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Definition Characteristics

Examples Non-ExamplesSMART

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All valuable things, material, spiritual, and moral which we receive

from society can be traced back through countless generations

to certain amazing individuals.

~Albert Einstein~

Learning from Those Who Have Achieved

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Success Traits1. Think of someone you admire…

2. What are 2 or 3 things they do that stand out?

3. What character traits, abilities or practices do they employ to elevate themselves?

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Possible Traits1. Attitude Conscious2. Strong Model3. Self Aware4. Powerfully Curious5. Endurance/Persistence6. Risk Taker7. Comfortable with Ambiguity8. Achieve Balance9. Value on Knowledge10. Insatiable Desire to Learn

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Our Dream Team Waipau High School

• Donald Trump• Einstein• Shakespeare• Da Vinci• Michael Jordon• John Glenn• Ghandi• President Bush• Oprah• Teacher: Mr. Reese

Success is… Evidence of Amazing Human Potential

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Reflection Questions

Q1: Are these traits and habits developed in our classrooms?

Q2: Are they evident in our daily assignments, instruction, discussions, demonstrations, and practice opportunities?

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NOW WE KNOW…

WHAT CAN WE DO?

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Creating S.M.A.R.T. Students: High Achievement for All

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S: See Success: YOUR ATTITUDE MATTERS!

M: Monitor and Manage

A: Ask Questions: BE CURIOUS!

R: Risk Take: Redefine F.E.A.R PUSH YOURSELF!

T: Tools for Success ©Angela Maiers,2006

I’m thinking…

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Unleashing Success

Phase One: Awareness

Phase Two: Knowledge

Phase Three: Action

Phase Four: Reflective Practice

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Step One: Defining the S.M.A.R.T. Student”

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S.M.A.R.T. Learners…

See Success

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Controlling Your Frame of MindFollow this exercise …

First:

Slump

Tilt head down, cross arms, pull into yourself

Stick out lips, put, frown, tense muscles

Now…Try to feel happy and optimistic

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Now…

• Sit up straight and tall

• Throw back your head and shoulders

• Smile large and wild

• Open and widen your eyes

• Now-fell sad and depressed

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See Yourself SuccessfulMy most valuable asset for learning success is…

Five messages I can use to motivate myself:1.2.3.4.5.

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Success Self- Assessment

When I begin a project, I start with a visualization of its successful completion.

I keep my priorities in perspective when I am under stress.

I have faith in my own ideas.

I don’t let setbacks throw me off my course.

When I set a goal, I work with patience and dedication until it is done successfully.

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Attitude Hurdles

• Frustration: “I don’t understand…” • Embarrassment: “I don’t know…”

• Motivation: “I don’t care…”

• Perception: “I am not good at…”

• Passivity: “I don’t want to…”

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ATTITUDE CONSCIOUS RESOURCES

• Study Attitudes Of Characters and Successful People

• Image Streaming-Athlete Examples

• Address Attitude Hurdles

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Attitude Prompts…

• When I think of school..,

• The biggest problem for me as a learner…

• When I am asked to read/work in class I…

• Given my future plans, I see reading and writing..

• If teachers would________, it would help me a great deal to feel_________

• Most important thing I want teachers to know about me is that___________

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S.M.A.R.T. Learners…

Monitor

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Know Thyself:

• I am very good at…

• Something positive about me is…

• I really see results when I…

• It doesn’t work when I…

• I have a hard time…

• If I was able to change…

• One area I could improve on is…

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My Learner Profile My Strengths: Examples of How My

Strengths Can Be Observed

1. _____________________

2. ______________________

3. ______________________

My Weaknesses How I can Overcome These Areas

1. ______________________

2. _______________________

3. _______________________

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Things I accomplished this week

I learned I still need help with…

I’d like to spend more time learning about…

End if the Week Check In

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I tried to… But I had difficulties with..

I discovered that…

So then I decided to…

Continuous Learning Assessment

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S.M.A.R.T. Learners Are…

POWERFULLY CURIOUS

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‘Wonderful☼Admiration

☼Astonishment

☼Reverence

☼Surprise

☼Amazement

☼Awe

☼Excitement

☼Joy

☼Marvel

☼Endeavor

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Genius QuestionsWhat if…? Is ______ the reason for…?I wonder why…? Can…?If…? Would you rather…?What is it that…? What would it take to…?When is it…? Why is it that…?Who could…? Would ______ be possible if…?How is ____ like _____? Is it possible to…?When is…? Could…?What could happen if…? How can…?If it were possible…? What is your opinion about…?Are there…? Is it right to…?Why is…? I wonder when…?How…? I’m wondering if…?Where did…? How could it…?Do you…? Why are…?Does it matter if…? If I ______, could_____?When is it …? What can…?

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Rocks!• Why are rocks important? • Do they even matter to nature or are they just there?• What is the oldest rock?• How are rocks formed?• Are there new kinds of rocks being created today?• Is there anything in the world that is harder than a rock?• Who invented that saying, “harder than a rock?”• How many kinds of rock have been identified?• What if we could turn all rock into fuel?• How many uses are there for rock?• What rock has been the most valuable?• How does rock turn into diamonds or other jewels?• Where can I find the largest rock?• When climbers climb rock, how do they hold on?• How many injuries have occurred because of rocks?• Are there still rock slides in America?• Has anyone ever died from a rock slide?• What make the colors in rocks?• When rocks form, how long does that take?• Is gravel cheap rock?• Do other planets have rock like Earth?• Is volcanic rock softer than normal rock?• When does a rock turn into a mountain?

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Much of what we know about intelligence and achievement show that the power of what individuals

know depends in very large part not on the information they control but on the SCOPE and ORIGINALITY of the

questions they ask.

-Pat Wolfe, 2002-

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Wonder Boxes

To awaken, applaud, and operationalize the curiosity and inquiry skills of children from

the earliest grades and onward.

Debbie MillerReading for Meaning

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S.M.A.R.T. Learners Are…

RISK TAKERS

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Why is Taking a Risk Hard?

• Old Paradigms

• Fear of Failure

• Comfort

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Paradigm

A perceived set of rules we use for evaluating information and

incorporating it into our lives

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Redefining Failure

FAILURE= FEEDBACK!

What would you do if you know you would not or could not fail?

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2.

3.

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TASK: Use four straight lines to connect the dots (each dot must be used only once!)

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TASK: Using only four straight lines-connect the dots

(each dot must be used only once!)

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S.M.A.R.T. Learners Have…

Tools

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Success Tools

Like any other set of tools, they do not do

anything by themselves…Students have to know when and how to use them!!

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Success Tools

• Content Learning Tools• Memory Tools• Study Tools• Note-taking Tools• Cooperative Working Tools• Reading Tools• Writing Tools• Time Management Tools• Test Taking Tools• OTHER…

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Getting It Done!!!

Set a Deadline

Break the Task into Parts

Select One Part at a Time

Reward Yourself

Remove Distractions

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Success Is…

The ability to take your skills and

talents and apply them in a pursuit of something worthy.

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Mini Lesson Focus Materials Needed

Week 1 Defining SUCCESS: Research Dream Team

Week 2 Share S.M.A.R.T. traits: Poster?

Excelling in Science, Math, LA means….

Week 3 Trait 1: See yourself successful

Success Story: Lance Armstrong

Week 4 Attitude Inventories/Hurdles

Ex: Coach Carter, Akeelah and the Bee

Week 5 Trait 2: Self Monitoring

Week 6 Learner Profile Assignment

Week 7 Trait 3: Asking Questions

Redefining the Role of Questioning

Week 8 Einstein: Thinking Like a Genius

Week 9 Set up : Question Box

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Mini Lesson Focus Materials Needed

Week 10 Model and demonstrate questioning during content learning (math, science, arts, etc..)

Week 11 Trait 4: Risk Taking : Discuss and Define

Outside the Box Thinking

Week 12 Redefining Failure Readings

Week 13 Redefining Failure Assignment

Week 14 Trait 5: Success Tools

Model and Demonstrate Tools that support your success

Week 15 General Success Tool: Active

Reading/Learning Brain Awake and Asleep

Week 16 Active Learning Coding:

Model and Demonstrate on Content Text

Week 17 Assignment Reflection with Active vs. Passive Learning

Week 18 Review and Reflect on Initial SMART

Definition