The document discusses creating smart students through high achievement for all. It presents the SMART framework which stands for: S- See Success: monitor your attitude M- Monitor and manage A- Ask questions, be curious R- Risk take, redefine fear, push yourself T- Tools for success It discusses unleashing success through awareness, knowledge, action, and reflective practice. It also discusses controlling your frame of mind and seeing yourself as successful. Attitude hurdles like frustration and passivity are addressed. The document promotes developing a positive attitude to achieve success.

1. Creating S.M.A.R.T. Students: High Achievement for All Presented by Angela Maiers, 2007

2. SMART Non-Examples Examples Characteristics Definition

3. All valuable things, material, spiritual, and moral which we receive from society can be traced back through countless generations to certain amazing individuals . ~Albert Einstein~ Learning from Those Who Have Achieved

4. S: See Success: YOUR ATTITUDE MATTERS! M: Monitor and Manage A: Ask Questions: BE CURIOUS! R: Risk Take: Redefine F.E.A.R PUSH YOURSELF! T: Tools for Success ©Angela Maiers,2006 I’m thinking …

5. Unleashing Success Phase One: Awareness Phase Two: Knowledge Phase Three: Action Phase Four: Reflective Practice

6. S.M.A.R.T. Learners… See Success

7. Controlling Your Frame of Mind Follow this exercise … First: Slump Tilt head down, cross arms, pull into yourself Stick out lips, put, frown, tense muscles Now…Try to feel happy and optimistic

8. Now… Sit up straight and tall Throw back your head and shoulders Smile large and wild Open and widen your eyes Now-fell sad and depressed

9. See Yourself Successful My most valuable asset for learning success is… Five messages I can use to motivate myself: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

10. Success Self- Assessment When I begin a project, I start with a visualization of its successful completion. I keep my priorities in perspective when I am under stress. I have faith in my own ideas. I don’t let setbacks throw me off my course. When I set a goal, I work with patience and dedication until it is done successfully.

11. Attitude Hurdles Frustration: “I don’t understand…” Embarrassment: “I don’t know…” Motivation: “I don’t care…” Perception: “I am not good at…” Passivity: “I don’t want to…”

12. ATTITUDE CONSCIOUS RESOURCES Study Attitudes Of Characters and Successful People Image Streaming-Athlete Examples Address Attitude Hurdles

13. Attitude Prompts… When I think of school.., The biggest problem for me as a learner… When I am asked to read/work in class I… Given my future plans, I see reading and writing.. If teachers would________, it would help me a great deal to feel_________ Most important thing I want teachers to know about me is that___________

14. Success Is… The ability to take your skills and talents and apply them in a pursuit of something worthy.