1. Blake Taylor and David Moore QPE Teachers

2.  As a teacher, we serve as a role model to our students.  Failing to act professionally sets a bad example and may also cause us to lose the respect from students, parents and colleagues.  To retain the respect of our students and colleagues and provide our students with the best education possible, we must demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of your career.

3.  Are you reliable? ◦ Can people count on you? ◦ Do you show up prepared and on-time? ◦ Can people rely on your ability to finish a task? ◦ Are you MORALLY and ETHICALLY competent?

4.  Do you bring the ability to grow yourself and others? ◦ Do you value others growth? ◦ Are you focused on helping others succeed? ◦ Are you willing to try new things while maintaining a positive attitude?

5.  Are you able to dress like a professional? ◦ Do you look like a highly qualified teacher? ◦ Its ok to dress to connect with students, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE THE NORM. ◦ Is your appearance equal to or better ◦ then your colleagues as a norm?

6.  Can you interact with students, parents and colleagues? ◦ Are all students treated with the utmost respect and dignity. ◦ Do your colleagues value your opinion and advice? ◦ Do you take the time to interact with parents every time that you are face to face with them?

7.  Can you act with the students best interest in mind first? ◦ Can you find the good in each student? ◦ Do you understand the value of connecting with every student?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sy3oLFZ1QA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sy3oLFZ1QA

8.  Locate, listen to, and articulate your inner voice;  Practice reflection in action, on action, and about action;  Develop a risk-taking mentality;  Build trust processes as well as people;  Appreciate the total person in working with others;  Commit to working with colleagues;

9.  Redefine your role to extend beyond the classroom;  Balance work and life;  Push and support principals and other administrators to develop interactive professionalism;  Commit to continuous improvement and perpetual learning;  Monitor and strengthen the connection between your development and students' development (Fullan and Hargreaves 1991).

10.  The process is simple, but not easy ◦ #1- Strategy execution is the number reason for success ◦ The Process for “Making Change”  Identifying the issue  Pinpointing the actual problem  Determining what can be done  Establishing the team  Creating the action plan  Monitoring accountability  Making an impact

11.  Identifying one’s ultimate mission  Confront one’s truth and the old story (that is not working)  Develop a new story that is aligned with one’s mission  Develop an action plan to actualize the new story and make it part of our habit structure  Can you maintain the energy needed and not worry about the time involved?

13.  1. Spirituality needs Alignment  2. Your mentality needs to have focused attention  3. Your emotional need to be Connected  4. Physically you need to be energized

14.  Engaged so we can weather the metaphorical “Storms” of life?  Having meaningful purpose  Mission specific (Do your best)  Connected and constantly revisiting our purpose and core values  WHEN WE ARE ON A MISSION THAT TRULY MATTERS TO US. WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE!

16.  Positive emotional energy is fueled by opportunistic emotions ◦ Realistic optimism ◦ Self-confidence ◦ Self-control ◦ Patience ◦ Remaining positive and believing in your ability to change your story…

17.  Eat a well balanced diet  Hydrate  Exercise-move at regular intervals throughout the day  Adequate Sleep

19.  1-Not connecting to a meaningful purpose  2-Multitasking/partial engagement  3-Faulty storytelling  4-Impatience or negative thinking  5-Fatigue

20.  Share your knowledge  Be a Motivator  Understand your purpose and mission  Teach people to manage their energy, not time, in order to complete the mission!

21.  Weklar, D. (2004). Becoming a change agent. Retrieved September 11, 2015, from http://www.dfw- asee.org/archive/0409meet.ppt  Fullan, M. (1993, March 1). Why Teachers Need to Become Change Agents. Retrieved September 11, 2015, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational- leadership/mar93/vol50/num06/Why-Teachers-Must- Become-Change-Agents.aspx  JOPERD, Aug 2011, “The journal of Physical Education”, 2011(Thinks Beyond the Playing Field: Leading Change in Your Community), Jack L. Groppel,