If It’s Worth

It’s Worth

Tenets Truths that permeate leading, teaching, and learning.

Everything

Everything

is on

BeforeLabel

Every

Effort

Learning

Celebrating

1-3

SpeaksPurpose

Experience

Acknowledge

Everything from our environmentto our body language sendsa message.

Celebration provides feedbackregarding progress and increases

positive associations with learning.

Learning requires work.

Acknowledgment for our

effort is essential.

Everything that happens

under our orchestration has

an intended purpose.

Learning happens best when we experience the

information before acquiring labels for

what we’ve learned.

3 Essential Platforms

4

All students canlearn the curriculum.

All students canbuild strong character.

All students canbehave appropriately.

8 Keys of Excellence

The life skills of Quantum Learning.

8keys.orgIntegrity Match behavior with values

Failure Leads to Success Learn from mistakes

Speak with Good Purpose Speak honestly and kindly

This Is It! Make the most of every moment

Commitment Make your dreams happen

Ownership Take responsibility for actions

Flexibility Be willing to do things differently

Balance Live your best life

4-9

Brain Preferences (L/R)

10-20

RELATIONALANALYTICAL

STRUCTURED

EXPLORATORY

ConceptualLogicalReasoningAcademicExaminingRationalStudious

CaringCooperativeCreativeSocialFlexibleSharingIntuitive

OrganizedPracticalSystematicPreciseCautiousRealisticEfficient

DivergentIndependentRisk-takingProblem-solvingInventiveInvestigatingAdventurous

LEFT RIGHT

Administration/Leadership

Sageon theStage

Modelin the

Middle

Guideon theSide

1. Know your vision2. Know your strengths3. Physical environment4. Team players (EIPs)5. Books (Input)6. Recreation7. Physical disciplines

Motivation (MODEL)

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Big Brain Ideas “Why” things work in education.

Neurons that __________ together ____________ together.

There is no _____________________ without ______________.

Students make __________________ by connecting to existing ___________.

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comprehension

picturing

meaning

schema

fire

wire

TH

INK

ING

LEA

RN

ING

REM

EM

BER

ING

Visual

Cortex

MotorCortex

ThreeEducational Channels

Hig

hR

oad

Low

Road

Relay Station

Visual

Auditory

Kinesthetic

Thalamus

AuditoryCortex

AmygdalaEmotional Control Center

Working MemoryPre-frontal Cortex

Executive Control Room

SENSORY CORTICES

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LONG-TERM MEMORY

HippocampusShort-Term Memory

C E R E B R A L C O R T E X

1

2

3

• Auntie Em & Uncle Henry = First and Last

• Dorothy = Sensory/VAK• The Wizard = INTENSE• Glinda the Good Witch =

Outstanding/Contrast• Tin Man = Emotional• Wicked Witch = Survival• Toto = Personal Importance• Munchkins = Repetition Repetition

• (Auntie Em & Uncle Henry = First and Last)

Feed the Hippo! Why do we remember what we remember?

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BELONGING

SAFETY

SU

PPO

RT

25-27

HCA

Home Court Advantage

How do I create the optimal collaborative culture?

traditions

The Prime Directive

The start of all good things in education.

31-33

RelationshipLeading & Teaching

Influence

Deny

OWNERSHIP

RESPOND-ABILITY

VICTIM

Quit

Justify

Lay Blame

to

CHOOSE

(I am a liar.)

(It’s never my fault.)

(I always have an excuse.)

(I don’t care…

(I have no control.)

(I have control.)

Where are you living?

60-65

I am not enough.)

PowerFreedom

Makes doodles

Brain Preferences (VAK)

Making learning a multisensory experience!

73-77

ISUAL

UDITORY

Neat and orderly

INESTHETIC

Listens well

Talks and moves slower

Talks and moves faster

Talkative (self and others)Keen sense of hearing

Uses a lot of gesturesInvolves body in learning

Notice pictures and color

Notice sounds and voice

Notice movement and touch

Direct the Focus

Be Specific

Be Inclusive

Elicit the Image

Blue

Orange

Green

Purple

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39-40

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Principles of

Powerful Communication Maximizing our effectiveness as a communicator.

O

T

F

D

bservation

houghts

eelings

esire

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OTFD

AAMR

I noticed…

I’m thinking…

I felt…

What I’dlike is…

It seems to me…

I am…

Communication Tools

Making communication visible.

Open

The

Front

Door

A

A

M

R

4-Part Apology

cknowledge

pologize

ake it right

e-commit

43-44

OTFD

AAMR

I know I…

I’m sorry because…

How can I fix this?

Next time I will…

All

About

My

Relationships

Valuing Relationships

Cognitive anchor for the relationships in our lives.

BIG ME, little you

BIG ME, BIG YOU

little me, BIG YOU

little me, little you28-30

AgreementsInteractions

WinYesBuildProtectStrongLift

losenodiminishdestroyweaktear

Essential 4

Theory

Rehearsal

45 & 47-49

Why?The research and reasons.

How?Show (and tell).

Amplified practice.Do as musicians do.

Facilitate a conversation.Gems and opportunities.

1. TIME2. ATTENTION3. Praise (Feedback)

– TIP: Praise effort and strategy, not intelligence.

– TIP: Make praise specific.– TIP: Praise in private.– TIP: Offer praise when there’s a good reason

for it (be careful of overpraise).

4. Experience game, party, dance, music,

etc.

5. Tangible Item food, toy, etc.

6. Symbol medal, ribbon, certificate, etc.

7. Recognition plaque, newspaper,

assembly, etc.

Rewards (Celebration Languages)

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A

C

T

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ACT-knowledgment

Action

Target

Refra

me

New

Actio

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Wh

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Ch

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Keys o

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GEMS OPPS

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• QuantumLearning.com• Teachers.QuantumLearning.co

m (resource website)

• 8keys.org• Facebook – Quantum Learning• www.SuperCamp.com• www.qln.com• www.QuantumLearningNetwork.com

(purchase products)

• quantumlearningblog.wordpress.com (blog)

• christianqlt@gmail.com (my email address)

Check It Out!

Reward Pathway

Visual

Cortex

MotorCortex

Hig

hR

oad

Low

Road

Relay StationThalamus

AuditoryCortex

AmygdalaEmotional Control Center

Working MemoryPre-frontal Cortex

Executive Control Room

SENSORY CORTICES

Ventraltegmental area

Nucleusaccumbens

Dopamin

e

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EnvironmentContent Posters

Affirmation Posters

CZ

ICANDOTHIS! I make a

difference.

If it’s to be, it’s up to me!

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• Save for critical content.• Less is more (less words/more

pictures).

• Go BIG (bigger pictures and words).

• Use 1-3 contrasting colors (be careful of the fire colors).

• Display high on the wall.

• Recap/refer to them often (remember 10 24 7).

• When recapping, stand by the poster.

Content Posters

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Building a . . .

ONTENT (Level 3 of QLT)

NCHOR

OOTHE

NERGIZE

RCHESTRATE

OCUS. . . Music

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action

state/mood

activity

60-80 BPMNon-lyricalBarely audible

Music

When you change

you change them .

State Facilitation

Making participation easy.

nfluencing

STATE

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ction

ALL

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ONE

Men

tal

Emotional

Physical

Pair sharesTable shares

Standing reviewsCallbacks

MotionsMusic

MarkersDrum rolls

AcknowledgementsRead aloud

Attention getters

THEMAZ

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The Scoring System