Breakthrough Magnet School - Magnet Schools of America

Breakthrough Magnet School
Character Education:
Create or Enhance Your Theme
Julie Goldstein, Principal
Breakthrough Magnet School
November 7, 2015
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Goals
Increase our level of engagement of thought to their school’s them and the extent to which it is
reflected in their systems, structures and day to day experiences.
Learn a set of evidence-based principles that create independent and responsible students who are
self-confident, creative and collaborative.
See how two virtually cost-free structures increase the quality of school culture regardless of your
theme.
Learn about an assessment process that promotes students’ character growth.
Today we will focus on Magnet School Standards of Excellence:
Pillar 2: Innovative Curriculum and Professional Development
Standard 3: Environment c: the physical environment reflects the theme
Standard 5: Curriculum Fidelity: a. full integration of the theme
Pillar 3: Academic Excellence
Introduction to Breakthrough Magnet School- Brief History of the development of the
curriculum and the school. ~Founding Principal, Norma Neumann-Johnson
Values Visible: In what ways are the B.R.I.C.K. theme visible, environmentally, student
learning, and systems?
Habits Measurable:
How are goals set for students to ensure that students make progress?
What are the methods by which character education is assessed?
How might you as a teacher or adminstrator either implement B.R.I.C.K. or create systems and
assessments to measure theme based development?
Deeper Dive: Mindfulness
Simon Sinek’s
Golden Circle
VALUES
BELIEFS
PURPOSE
How great ideas start.
Norma Neumann-Johnson
Founding Principal
and
Author of the
BMS Character Ed Curriculum, B.R.I.C.K
~by Norma Neumann-Johnson.
Magnet School
VALUES
BELIEFS
PURPOSE
Theme
Mission, Vision
Systems
Curriculum, Structures
Instructional strategies
Moments
Situations
Data
Population
Welcome to Breakthrough Magnet School, South Campus!
Teach for America Schools To Learn From: Exemplar for School Culture, 2015
Teach for America’s 2015 Schools to Learn From two day conference brought teachers to
Breakthrough from all over the USA-- including Hawaii! School visits and immersion
experiences help us to steep in the culture and glean the features that we can bring back to our
schools and make our own.
Breakthrough
Core Leaders
A Global School for Students of Character
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Students live in Hartford, CT and over 25 surrounding towns
About thirty countries represented
Enroll through the State Department of Education Regional School Choice
Lottery
57% Free and Reduced Lunch
74% Minority and 26% Reduced Isolation
10% ELL, 14% SPED
Magnet School
VALUES
BELIEFS
PURPOSE
Theme
Mission, Vision
Systems
Curriculum, Structures
Instructional strategies
Moments
Situations
Data
Population
Be a B.R.I.C.K.
(not a marshmallow) in life.
1997 Copyright Norma-Neumann Johnson
~ by Norma Neumann-Johnson. Founding Principal, Breakthrough Magnet School
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Breakthrough
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Responsibility
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Integrity
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Contribution
K
Knowledge
Character Education Resources
B: Hour of Power- Tony Robbins, others: Brene Brown
R: Golden Circle- Simon Sineck; Calm.com; Mindfulness; Mindful Schools
I: Three Laws of Performance-- David Logan and Steve Zaffron
C: Boomerang of Kindness--LifeVest Productions
K: Whatever you want to gain more knowledge about. E.g. Extended learning
(Example: Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Martin
Seligman’s Positive Psychology, and works by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield as
well as Landmark Education.)
Breakthrough Compact
“It’s the water we swim in,
the air that we breathe.”
Norma Neumann-Johnson
founding principal
B.R.I.C.K.
S.T.E.P.
I-message
Why Kindness?
Breakthroughs
Children want to:
______ and _______
reflective listen
Why Gratitude?
Responsibility
Creates children who are
_______ and
__________
7 Habits of Highly
Effective B.R.I.C.K.s
Why optimism?
Integrity
Three kinds of parenting
Grade level curriculum
Mindfulness?
Contribution
4 Goals of Misbehavior
How do we decide?
H.A.R.M.
Punishment vs
Discipline
Knowledge
How do we address
Situations Occur-Interpretations
Praise vs
Encouragement
How do we learn?
In what ways might we...
Mistakes and Bad
Choices
Class meetings?
When and why?
Firm and _____
positive and _______
generous apology
Intrinsic
motivation
Interpretations
Mistakes & Bad Choices
Mindfulness the Breakthrough Way
Breakthrough’s
Mindfulness
Room
Mindfulness
Mrs. Soto-Gomez leading Mindfulness
We are as strong as our weakest link.
FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM
Community Meeting
Community Meeting and Red Shirts (Student Stars of the Week)
Middle School Talent: Modern Improv Performance
Active participation
at a weekly
Community Meeting
Parent partnership
at our weekly
Community Meetings
Parents also participate in a seven-week
Highly Effective Parenting course which
I teach, once a year.
Community Meeting led by 5th grade students
Magnet School
VALUES
BELIEFS
PURPOSE
Theme
Mission, Vision
Systems
Curriculum, Structures
Instructional strategies
Moments
Situations
Data
Population
Staff Team-Building Professional Development: Dragon Boats
Greeting our important guests
Parent
partnerships are
evident
at our annual
Back-to-School
Picnic
Welcoming the Wototo Choir to Breakthrough
Rolling out the red carpet for our
V.I.P.s (Very Important Parents)
at our recent Curriculum Night
Using our social skills
to greet our important guests
on the first day of school
Greeting our special guest,
Lieutenant Governor
Nancy Wyman
PTO’s Student-run Store (renamed by students as Magnificent Mini Mall)
Breakthrough
Tree of
Kindness
(painted by
middle school
students)
Breakthrough
Global
Responsibility
Day:
performing with
Tony Vacca
Mindful Music Fusion Group
Led by Mrs. Bogacz & Mrs. Soto-Gomez
SERIEous Readers Kick-Off at Community Meeting
“Let’s Go”
by Calvin Harris
Breakthrough’s
school dance
Reading to a
book buddy
Gr. 1/2
Book Buddies
Mrs. Goldstein
sharing our
Ronald P. Simpson
award with our Pre-K
students
Students eat family-style in the classrooms and help set the table
Hands-on, experiential
student-led
learning
BMS Alum,
Brandonlee Cruz
Kenyon College,
Class of 2019,
speaking to our
8th grade
graduates
Trashion Fashion
runway show in
New York City
Mrs. Morales (Art teacher)
Community Service Projects:
Early Childhood’s annual
Mother’s Day plant sale,
with proceeds going to
My Sister’s Place
women’s shelter
Gr. 3/4 Community Service Project: Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Middle school
dance, one of the
monthly middle school
planned activities
Peace Jam
middle school
students
building a portable
greenhouse
on our
rooftop
garden
Breakthrough
annual
school-wide
science fair
Middle School
student winners
at the Hartford
district STEM EXPO
science fair
Students
at the state capitol,
advocating for
magnet schools
Fearless Ms. Golden Leads our Annual Breakthrough Field Day
Participating
in
Hartford Marathon
Foundation
Fit Kids
event
#principalcameinsecond….
Running the last mile of the Hartford half-marathon with Mrs. Goldstein.
#principal2014-we’llseeabout2015
Breakthrough Character Rubric
Breakthrough Report Card
Character Education reflected in a student report card
Building Leaders one B.R.IC.K. at a time!
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Student Learning Objectives
SRBI
Monitoring and Adjusting
Student Assistance Team
Check in and Out, Behavior Plans, Specialized Counseling
Foundations Program
Contact Information
Mrs. Norma Neumann-Johnson, Director of Breakthrough Training Institute
www.breakthroughtraininginstitute.com
bmsneujohn@gmail.com
Breakthrough Magnet School, South Campus
Julie Goldstein, Principal: GoldJ002@Hartfordschools.org jgoldsteinlcsw@gmail.
com
Holly Gustafson, Assistant Principal: GustH002@Hartfordschools.org
Martiza Soto-Gomez: Theme Facilitator: SotoM003@Hartfordschools.org