Teachers Retreat Program

Goal I will improve the academic achievement of one chosen class and four specific
economically disadvantaged students by attending two Teacher Retreats per
month and implementing social and emotional learning strategies with these
students.

Teachers will Strengthen and improve spiritual and personal health

Feel strengthened and inspired by participating in an open and supportive
community
Provide intellectual and emotional tools to one class and four students
Gain insight into economically disadvantaged students
Practice relationship building strategies
Attend a Parents Retreat to practice relationship building with students and
their families

Teacher to Student Goals Provide intellectual and emotional tools

Instill self-discipline and hope

Measure Pre/Post Survey (teacher, student, class)

STAAR Test Results (passing rate of class and score of 4 students)

Teachers Retreats FEB. MAR. APR. MAY

W. 15th Th. 23rd Th. 20th Th. 4th
Th. 23rd Th. 30th Th. 27th Th. 11th

Parents Retreat Sat. 8th

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https://www.weareteachers.com/mind-body-skills/
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Self-awareness accurately assessing ones feelings, interests, values, and strengths;
maintaining a well- grounded sense of self-confidence

Agenda

Confidence Builders (Mental Vacation)

http://youth.anxietybc.com/confidence-builders

Sparks Interview for Adults (here)

Ted Talk about Sparks

Thinking Traps
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Self-awareness accurately assessing ones feelings, interests, values, and strengths;
maintaining a well-grounded sense of self-confidence

Self-awareness Activities
For the Teacher
For the One Focus Class For the 4 Bubble Kids
(continued growth)
Guided Meditation Guided Meditation Discuss Thinking Traps

Growth Mindset Lesson

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DATA
For the Teacher
For the One Focus Class For the 4 Bubble Kids
(continued growth)
Online Pre-Survey Class Paper Survey Individual Paper Survey
Online Post-Survey Cumulative BMK 1: __________
Cumulative BMK 2: __________ Grade Tracking
Cumulative Grade Tracking Bubble Kid 1: ________________
Bubble Kid 2: ________________
Bubble Kid 3: ________________
Bubble Kid 4: ________________
Period ________ FEB MAR APR MAY
FEB MAR APR MAY 1
2
3
4
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Feb-May 2017

Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision-

accurately assessing regulating ones being able to take the establishing and making
ones feelings, interests, emotions to handle perspective of and maintaining healthy and making decisions based
values, and strengths; stress, control impulses, empathize w ith others; rewarding relationships on consideration of
maintaining a w ell- and persevere in recognizing and based on cooperation; ethical standards, safety
grounded sense of self- overcoming obstacles; appreciating individual resisting inappropriate concerns, appropriate
confidence setting and m onitoring and group similarities social pressure; social norms, respect for
progress toward personal and differences; preventing, m anaging, others, and likely
and academic goals; recognizing and using and resolving consequences of various
expressing emotions family, school, and interpersonal conflict; actions; applying
appropriately community resources seeking help w hen decision-making skills to
needed academic and social
situations; contributing
to the w ell-being of ones
school and community
FEB MAR APR APR MAY

Retreat 1: W. 15th Retreat 3: Th. 23rd Retreat 5: Th. 20th Sat. 8th Retreat 7: Th. 4th
Retreat 2: Th. 23rd Retreat 4: Th. 30th Retreat 6: Th. 27th (Parents Retreat) Retreat 8: Th. 11th

http://www.parenttoolkit
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