1. GRIT, GRATITUDE, and GUMPTION
“Sneak Peek Outline” of Full Presentation (and brief look at the jam-packed presentation to come!)
GRIT, GRATITUDE, and GUMPTION
Instilling the character traits that promote learning and life success

2. Character
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ---Helen Keller

3. OBJECTIVES Definitions, research, and impact on well being
Our own self-awareness
Application/techniques in the acquisition of the traits
Review lesson plans attendees can take with them to use to support the development of grit, gratitude and gumption in their students

4. Vocabulary Grit Wisdom, Gratitude Volition, Gumption Courage Character
Hope, vision, passion
Executive Functioning Skills/Non cognitive traits
Resilience
Tenacity/persevere
Mindset

5. Gratitude is
Often learn true gratitude from the ones we pity. A homeless child (grateful for friends, shelter)
Ill person (for health)

6. Research based evidence of the impact of gratitude on learning and life success…

9. Grit Scale

10. The relationship between grit and achievement.

11. Six Steps of Teaching for Grit
Establish the environment
Set the expectations
Teach the vocabulary
Create the frustration
Monitor the experience
Reflect and learn

12. Gumption

13. Relationship between Grit, Gratitude, and Gumption and
Overall student learning, academic success, and overall well-being

14. Mindset(preface to the book)

15. Students don’t know their potential We must believe it is there; we must then see it and reflect it back to them (Mary Brown)

16. “Becoming is better than being”
Fixed mindset – they forget the “yet”

17. Lesson Plans
Grit
Gratitude
Gumption

18. Questions and Comments