Optimistic Teaming

Coordination Strategies for Tough Student Situations

Ben Springer, Ben Belnap

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781071933763
• eBook ISBN: 9781071933787
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

Uncover innovative and effective ways to confront challenging behavior

Complicated and intense student behavior often requires coordinated and powerful support, but that support need not be overwhelming or difficult to implement. Success with the most challenging students requires a team approach.

Optimistic Teaming is your ultimate guide to building and sustaining healthy interactions as teams working with challenging students. Drs. Ben Springer and Ben Belnap share humorous insights and critical strategies that help build successful school teams and rally those teams around your students. You?ll discover how to:

• Remain optimistic and coordinate the best response to even the most aggressive student behaviors
• Identify the research and evidence base of leveraging optimism individually and in teams
• Use principles of positive psychology to produce successful outcomes for students and educators alike

With this guide, you will discover the framework and strategies to not only remain optimistic, but make lasting, positive changes in the lives of students and their families.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Wicked Problems
• Chapter 2 Optimism Is Evidence-Based Practice
• Chapter 3 The DNA of Optimism
• Chapter 4 Team Dynamics
• Chapter 5 PRISM Power: The Regenerative Fuel for Optimistic Teams
• Chapter 6 Bringing It All Together
• Conclusion
• Appendix A Example Goals for the Behavior Change Stages
• Appendix B Motivational Interviewing Slide Deck
• Appendix C Psychological Flexibility Exercise
• Appendix D Eyes Wide Open Discussions
• Appendix E Safety Protocol Templates and Tools
• Appendix F Prospection Menu for Teams
• Appendix G Parent of Affected Students Form Letter
• Appendix H Team Coordination Table
• Appendix I “Hello There, Elephant.”
• Appendix J Yellow Light/Green Light Emotional Regulation Tool
• Appendix K Best Possible Self Optimism Tool
• Appendix L “Going Full Rubin”
• Appendix M The Fishbowl Exercise
• Appendix N The Relationship House
• Appendix O The Pale Blue Dot Perspective Exercise
• Appendix P Getting Curious Not Furious
• Appendix Q A Core Value Exercise
• Appendix R Self-Compassion Exercise #1: The List
• Appendix S Team Personas Infographic
• Appendix T Optimistic Teaming Exercise #1
• Appendix U Optimistic Teaming Exercise #2: Acceptance Poster
• References
• Index
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