1. Be The One: Mentor Training
Wednesday, Jan 13th
Reframing Thought Patterns

2. Initial Connection Activity (8:30-8:50)
Nancy: Welcome and Opening Question
“If you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.”
--Henry Ford

3. Lesson Focus (8:50-9:10)
Curtis Atneosen/Trainer Brief Review (prior training—3 min) Continuum: Failure Identity vs. Success Identity Basic Needs: Love, Power, Fun, Freedom

4. Lesson Focus (8:50-9:10)
Choice Map: What we tell ourselves determines our direction—Learner or Judger

5. Lesson Focus (8:50-9:10)
Cognitive Distortions (or Stinkin’ Thinkin’) Handout
All or Nothing
Overgeneralization
Mental Filter
Disqualify the Positive
Jumping to Conclusions
Magnification
Emotional Reasoning
Should Statements
Labeling/mislabeling
Personalization

6. Application Activities (9:10-9:45)
Reframing Game: “This is a ”
“Believe you can and you are halfway there.”
--Theodore Roosevelt

7. Application Activities (9:10-9:45)
Our words are powerful. Change your words, change your mind!
Break-out groups: Replacing and Reframing
Try these words:
crisis
problem
disruptive
impatient
What personal cognitive distortions do you use (or hear your mentee use)? How could you reframe these?

8. Break Time! (9:45-9:55)
Enjoy a snack and conversation with someone new!
“No matter how much you learn or how many tools you have, your success lies in the conversations you have with yourself.”

9. Positive Feedback (9:55-10:05)
Mentor/Mentee stories (Lisa)

10. Question/Answer Time (10:05-10:20)
What questions do you have for us?
What issues are coming up for you in your relationships with your students?
Other things you are wondering about?

11. Conclusion (10:20-10:30) Announcements: Nancy Appreciation/wrap up
February Training:
“Cross Cultural Understanding”
See you then!