Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

Use the neuroscience of emotional learning to transform your teaching.

How can the latest breakthroughs in the neuroscience of emotional learning transform the classroom? How can teachers use the principles and practices of positive psychology to ensure optimal 21st-century learning experiences for all children? Patty O’Grady answers those questions. Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom presents the basics of positive psychology to educators and provides interactive resources to enrich teachers’ proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom. O’Grady underlines the importance of teaching the whole child: encouraging social awareness and positive relationships, fostering self-motivation, and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Through the use of positive psychology in the classroom, children can learn to be more emotionally aware of their own and others’ feelings, use their strengths to engage academically and socially, pursue meaningful lives, and accomplish their personal goals.

The book begins with Martin Seligman’s positive psychology principles, and continues into an overview of affective learning, including its philosophical and psychological roots, from finding the “golden mean” of emotional regulation to finding a child’s potencies and “golden self.” O’Grady connects the core concepts of educational neuroscience to the principles of positive psychology, explaining how feelings permeate the brain, affecting children’s thoughts and actions; how insular neurons make us feel empathy and help us learn by observation; and how the frontal cortex is the hall monitor of the brain. The book is full of practical examples and interactive resources that invite every educator to create a positive psychology classroom, where children can flourish and reach their full potential.
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Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

Use the neuroscience of emotional learning to transform your teaching.

How can the latest breakthroughs in the neuroscience of emotional learning transform the classroom? How can teachers use the principles and practices of positive psychology to ensure optimal 21st-century learning experiences for all children? Patty O’Grady answers those questions. Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom presents the basics of positive psychology to educators and provides interactive resources to enrich teachers’ proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom. O’Grady underlines the importance of teaching the whole child: encouraging social awareness and positive relationships, fostering self-motivation, and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Through the use of positive psychology in the classroom, children can learn to be more emotionally aware of their own and others’ feelings, use their strengths to engage academically and socially, pursue meaningful lives, and accomplish their personal goals.

The book begins with Martin Seligman’s positive psychology principles, and continues into an overview of affective learning, including its philosophical and psychological roots, from finding the “golden mean” of emotional regulation to finding a child’s potencies and “golden self.” O’Grady connects the core concepts of educational neuroscience to the principles of positive psychology, explaining how feelings permeate the brain, affecting children’s thoughts and actions; how insular neurons make us feel empathy and help us learn by observation; and how the frontal cortex is the hall monitor of the brain. The book is full of practical examples and interactive resources that invite every educator to create a positive psychology classroom, where children can flourish and reach their full potential.
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Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

by Patty O'Grady
Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

by Patty O'Grady

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Use the neuroscience of emotional learning to transform your teaching.

How can the latest breakthroughs in the neuroscience of emotional learning transform the classroom? How can teachers use the principles and practices of positive psychology to ensure optimal 21st-century learning experiences for all children? Patty O’Grady answers those questions. Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom presents the basics of positive psychology to educators and provides interactive resources to enrich teachers’ proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom. O’Grady underlines the importance of teaching the whole child: encouraging social awareness and positive relationships, fostering self-motivation, and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Through the use of positive psychology in the classroom, children can learn to be more emotionally aware of their own and others’ feelings, use their strengths to engage academically and socially, pursue meaningful lives, and accomplish their personal goals.

The book begins with Martin Seligman’s positive psychology principles, and continues into an overview of affective learning, including its philosophical and psychological roots, from finding the “golden mean” of emotional regulation to finding a child’s potencies and “golden self.” O’Grady connects the core concepts of educational neuroscience to the principles of positive psychology, explaining how feelings permeate the brain, affecting children’s thoughts and actions; how insular neurons make us feel empathy and help us learn by observation; and how the frontal cortex is the hall monitor of the brain. The book is full of practical examples and interactive resources that invite every educator to create a positive psychology classroom, where children can flourish and reach their full potential.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393708066
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 03/11/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Patty O’Grady’s work in the field of education and psychology spans 30 years and has included classroom teaching in both K–12 general and special education, as well as higher education, where she is currently on the faculty at the University of Tampa. She writes a blog about positive psychology in education for Psychology Today; she is also the author of numerous articles and a popular trainer and presenter. She earned her PhD in education and psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 The Promise of Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom 1

Teaching Positive Psychology in the Classroom 2

Philosophical, Psychological, and Educational Roots of Positive Psychology 6

Principles and Practices of Positive Psychology in the Classroom 21

Benefits of Teaching Positive Psychology in the Classroom 27

Summary and Conclusion 30

Guiding Question Exercise 31

Guiding Question Discussion 32

Web Resources for Children 32

Web Resources for Teachers 32

Chapter 2 The Neuroscience of Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom 33

Academic and Emotional Learning in the Classroom 35

Brain Basics: Understanding How the Brain Changes and Learns in the Classroom 38

Applying Neuroscience Principles and Practices in the Classroom 43

Teaching to the Brain: A Strengths-Based Approach 47

Summary and Conclusion 56

Guiding Question Exercise 57

Guiding Question Discussion 58

Web Resources for Children 58

Web Resources for Teachers 59

Chapter 3 The Taxonomy of Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom 61

The Benchmarks of the Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy 64

A Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy Matrix: Benchmarks and Indicators 66

A Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy: Methods and Techniques 69

Summary and Conclusion 89

Guiding Question Exercise 92

Guiding Question Discussion 93

Web Resources for Children 93

Web Resources for Teachers 93

Chapter 4 Teaching Positive Emotions and the Pleasant Life: Feelings 95

The Importance of Emotional Learning in Positive Psychology 96

The Positive Psychology Teacher's Toolbox: Emotional Learning 101

Summary and Conclusion 129

Case Study K-2: Teaching Positive Emotion 131

Case Study 3-5: Teaching Positive Emotion 131

Guiding Question Exercise 132

Guiding Question Discussion 132

Web Resources for Children 133

Web Resources for Teachers 133

Chapter 5 Teaching Engagement and the Good Life: Strengths 135

The Importance of Engagement Through Strength Learning in Positive Psychology 139

The Positive Psychology Teachers Toolbox: Engagement Through Strength 145

Summary and Conclusion 183

Case Study K-2: Teaching Strengths Learning 184

Case Study 3-5: Teaching Strengths Learning 185

Guiding Question Exercise 186

Guiding Question Discussion 186

Web Resources for Children 186

Web Resources for Teachers 187

Chapter 6 Teaching Relationships and the Connected Life: Friendship 189

The Importance of Friendship Learning in Positive Psychology 192

The Positive Psychology Teacher's Toolbox: Connected Learning 198

Summary and Conclusion 222

Case Study K-2: Teaching Friendship 223

Case Study 3-5: Teaching Friendship 224

Guiding Question Exercise 225

Guiding Question Discussion 225

Web Resources for Children 226

Web Resources for Teachers 226

Chapter 7 Teaching Meaning and the Purposeful Life: Contributions 227

The Importance of Meaningful Learning in Positive Psychology 230

The Positive Psychology Teachers Toolbox: Meaningful Learning 235

Summary and Conclusion 269

Case Study K-2: Teaching Meaning 270

Case Study 3-5: Teaching Meaning 271

Guiding Question Exercise 272

Guiding Question Discussion 272

Web Resources for Children 273

Web Resources for Teachers 273

Chapter 8 Teaching Achievement and Success: The Accomplished Life 275

The Importance of Successful Learning in Positive Psychology 276

The Positive Psychology Teacher's Toolbox: Successful Learning 280

Summary and Conclusion 292

The Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy: Guiding Propositions 294

Case Study K-2: Teaching Accomplishment 295

Case Study 3-5: Teaching Accomplishment 296

Guiding Question Exercise 297

Guiding Question Discussion 297

Web Resources for Children 297

Web Resources for Teachers 298

Appendix I Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy: Benchmarks and Indicators 299

Appendix II Positive Psychology Planning Template: Taxonomy of Techniques 301

Appendix III Positive Psychology Planning Template: Class Meetings 303

Appendix IV Positive Psychology Planning Template: Emotions Literature Circle 305

Appendix V Positive Psychology Teaching Taxonomy: Graphic Organizers 307

Appendix VI Positive Psychology According to Winnie the Pooh 309

Appendix VII Positive Psychology Lesson Plan Template 313

Notes 315

Index 353

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