{"id":741,"date":"2018-02-19T19:38:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T00:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=741"},"modified":"2018-02-20T07:44:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T12:44:26","slug":"exploring-and-embracing-student-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/02\/exploring-and-embracing-student-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring and Embracing Student Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Exploring and Embracing Student Strengths<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><em>By: Hayley Johnson<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/02\/cliftn-217x300.jpg?resize=110%2C152\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/02\/cliftn.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/02\/cliftn.jpg?w=362&amp;ssl=1 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">^Donald Clifton developed this intensive online assessment that depicts your talents and successful qualities. He provides a hearty description of 34 unique strengths that the assessment may report for you (ex: achiever, adaptability, harmony, empathy). This assessment will cost each person who takes it about $20 and approx. 30-40 minutes of their time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How<\/em> can we determine and engage our students&#8217; strengths when we might not have time\/money to have each of them take the Clifton strength-finders assessment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-743 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/02\/strength-300x127.jpg?resize=300%2C127\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Identifying students&#8217; strengths:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>A class survey<\/em>&#8211; use a paper survey or other online survey generators to ask personal and extensive questions related to strength and interest.<\/li>\n<li><em>Story prompts<\/em>&#8211; Give students prompts for personal narratives that can underlay certain strengths (ex: Describe a situation in which you felt like a leader and managed a project\/situation, The day I was most proud of myself was&#8230;, If I had one day to help someone, I would&#8230;, etc.).<\/li>\n<li><em>Identity project<\/em>&#8211; Students have a day (or more) to prepare a presentation on themselves, their family, interests, strengths, personal goals, anything!<\/li>\n<li><em>Observation<\/em>&#8211; Teachers should have plenty of time in which they can observe students in individual and group activities and identify students&#8217; strengths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9sdi1AYlxL\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/chriswejr.com\/2015\/04\/19\/10-ways-to-determine-the-strengths-of-our-students\/\">10 Ways to Determine the Strengths of Our Students<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;10 Ways to Determine the Strengths of Our Students&#8221; &#8212; The Wejr Board\" src=\"http:\/\/chriswejr.com\/2015\/04\/19\/10-ways-to-determine-the-strengths-of-our-students\/embed\/#?secret=Q0OteJK9a6#?secret=9sdi1AYlxL\" data-secret=\"9sdi1AYlxL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY we should focus on strengths:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Want to Bring Out The Best in People? Start With Strengths | Chris Wejr | TEDxLangleyED\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MtduVS9BSxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A gentle shift in mindset and lens through which we look at kids&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;How many kids go through our school system without being valued for their strengths, and without be acknowledged for who they are&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If they know that they are valued everyday for what they come to school with, for who they are, you have that connection and relationship&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Need to be focusing on human well-being and human flourishing&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;When people spend a small amount in an area of strength, they are more engaged, less anxious, less stressed, and happier&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Increase in over 36% in performance when you focus on strengths, versus a decrease in almost 27% in performance when you focus of weaknesses&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>EXPLORE strengths in a science classroom:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Every strength can have a place in a science classroom. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Couragous<\/span>&#8212;The person who presents ideas and findings to the class after a group analyzes and interprets a text\/experiment\/data<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Creative<\/span>&#8212;Can be responsible for designing the poster\/website\/model<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Innovative<\/span>&#8212;Fuels the ideas for experimental design, helps creative student design models<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Supportive<\/span>&#8212;Encourages other classmates and group members during a tough problem, helps individual students who are struggling to understand a concept and explains concepts\/ideas to them<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kind-hearted<\/span>&#8212;May have a self-designed project to support and advocate for animal rights or sustainability<\/p>\n<p>***ANY strength you may discover in your students can have its own powerful influence on the classroom dynamic and on the students&#8217; learning***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Important terms:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Encourage, acknowledge, support, discover, power, influence, strength, value, engage<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROvaSepqSnGoPg-I8u5hWuzzbkplK4WQcGGVAquHbuMqom6wSB\" alt=\"Image result for what is cliftonstrengths\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0Exploring and Embracing Student Strengths By: Hayley Johnson ^Donald Clifton developed this intensive online assessment that depicts your talents and successful qualities. 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