1. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM BY: PATTY OGRADY Book Review by Brittany Rechtin

2. Images from: www.amazon.com www.ut.eduOGrady, P. (2013). Positive psychology in the elementary school classroom. New York: W.W. Norton. 3. My advisor (Prof. Searle-White) and I (2009) Image from: www.allegheny.edu 4. WHAT IS POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY? 5. Image from: www.healthworks.my 6. Image from: http://www.wikinoticia.com/ 7. THE NEUROSCIENCE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Image from: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ 8. Image from: http://www.educationnews.org/ 9. Image from: www.tns-gallup.no 10. Image from: http://www-tc.pbs.org/ 11. Stay optimistic Delay gratification Strengthen willpower Increase resiliency Build meaningful social relationships Find greater meaning and satisfaction 12. Image from: http://bluehatmovement.files.wordpress.com/ 13. Images from: http://studeelounge.files.wordpress.com/ http://www.newham.com/ 14. Image from: www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu 15. Image from: OGrady, 2013, Chapter 3 Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy 16. Benchmark (i.e. Positive Emotion) Importance of the Benchmark Pillars of the Benchmark Teachers Toolbox Case Studies K-2 Example 3-5 Example Resources OUTLINE OF EACH CHAPTER/BENCHMARK 17. BENCHMARK TWO: TEACHING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STRENGTH 18. Images from: http://www.kidsenabled.org/ http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/ 19. PILLARS OF STRENGTH LEARNING : 1. Identify and recognize strengths in self and others 2. Build a signature strength, core strength, and challenge strength. 3. Practice and use strengths to accomplish goals 1. Encourage others to use strengths to accomplish their goals. 20. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY TEACHERS STRENGTHS TOOLBOX (1) Conduct strengths assessment (2) Take strengths pledge (3) Study literature (4) Observe others strengths (5) Envision positive strengths (6) Use self-talk (7) Meditate and move (8) Participate in strengths training 21. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY TEACHERS STRENGTHS TOOLBOX (1) Conduct strengths assessment (2) Take strengths pledge (3) Study literature (4) Observe others strengths (5) Envision positive strengths (6) Use self-talk (7) Meditate and move (8) Participate in strengths training 22. RATING: 4/5 WOULD RECOMMEND PROS Strong overview of positive psychology and importance Very current (2013) Many practical strategies to directly use in the classroom (Teachers Toolbox) Extensive list of resources CONS Case studies ambiguous Sometimes repetitive and unclear 23. Image from: http://web.education.unimelb.e du.au/ I want you to imagine that schools could, without compromising either, teach both the skills of well-being and the skills of achievement. I want you to imagine positive education. Seligman, 2011, p. 294 If interested, you can view his TEDTalk on Positive Psychology at a later time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9FBxfd7DL3E