Creating & Changing Mindsets: Movies of the Mind Developing Responsible, Long-term Behaviors Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf [email protected]

Creating & Changing Mindsets: Movies of the Mind Developing Responsible, Long-term Behaviors

Dr. Robert K. [email protected]

ISACS Learning Bridge Audio SeminarOctober 7, 2009

3:00pm Central / 4:00pm Eastern


Goal:To build a perspective of "ways to be“that supports continual relationship changes resulting in more constructive, productive choices.

Objectives:* To explore how the conscious mind generates expression* To understand the source of behavior/attitude/choices* To focus on processes impacting mindsets* To investigate several strategies for accomplishing long range changes in student behavior/attitude via choices made.



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Of Learning & Behavior…

LOGIC is required.However,

it does not change behavior or attitude.


Goals

Creating & Changing

Mindsets:

Movies of the Mind

Actions, Behaviors, Attitudes

“Movies”

Past ExperiencesDr. Robert K. Greenleaf

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Training Mindsets

* Retention a la Costa (penny….pledge…phone)

* Colors…a la Rico (stroop)

* Personal Meaning… Balance, Inc.* Push/Pull… a la QuBein* Analogics… a la Phillips



Analogics

"The ARTFORM of Relating"[nonverbal = 7%, 38%, 55%]

3 year old

If you don’t control what you EMOTEthen… you don’t control the impact of the message.

“Emotion”… is the vehicle that transports the message

The IMPACT of the Message(is equivalent to)

Personal Meaning…a la the LEARNER



MINDSETS…Movies of the Mind

* PAST* IMAGINED ~ parent – neighbor ~

Every INTERNAL EXTERNAL Movie Expression

If you DON’T impact a MovieYou DON’T impact Behavior


Has Direct Impact

100x…


MUST CONTROL What you emote… 1. MOVIES

2. o EXTERNAL EXPRESSIONS 3. LONG-TERM SUSTAINED CHANGE is not likely.


or you don’t impact:

if you don’t impact movies…:

if you don’t impact movies, then

BOTTOM LINE



Info *****Knowledge*****Use Smoke~~Car~~Shark * Advertising (Goodyear/Ford)

* Campaigns (1988, 2008)

* Athletics (Bear Bryant)

* Rituals (21 days)

So What???



that drive esteem, achievement & motivation

Four Foundation Mindsets



FOUNDATION MINDSET #1

Feel---Act “I AM CAPABLE”

"Can Do“

#1 BeliefIn Self




Summer….Basketball….98 degreesWhat Motivates = NOT ~Past ~ hope….

Eisnik Study: 45%, 51 %, 63%, …Earn/save up for a bicycle

Student question: “How does this task/assignment connect with anything in my tomorrows that matter?”

#2 The Present

Connects with the Future




“I can make a difference”What I do affects what happens to me/others

My Effort Counts (grade survey)

#3 Internal Locus

of Control




“Someone Cares” “I won’t give up; You can do it.“

#4 A Mentor

Believes in You



FOUR FOUNDATION MINDSETS

for Youth, Adults, Everyone… 1. I AM CAPABLE

"Can Do“

2. TODAY CONNECTS WITH TOMORROW"Has Meaning“

3. I CAN AFFECT OUTCOMES IN MY LIFE"I'm in Control“

4. SOMEONE BELIEVES IN ME"You Matter" Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf

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Seven Categories of Strategies

to Impact Mindsets #7: Rituals#1: Cognitive Dissonance#2: Create-A-Vision#3: Challenge Activities#4: “As-If” Actions#5: Paradoxical Intentions#6: The Virtue of Vulnerability



RITUALS Defined:1. Regular, consistent, repeated activities that denote

something of importance

2. Guaranteed to cause a “shift,” after 21 occurrence(s)

3. Contagious…. Develop a “life of their own.”

Analogics cause movies (thus behaviors) to change...Rituals sustain the change.



Rituals* David—reading* Truant* Family Meeting ~ (eat 5x/week)

* 4 x 38%* Adopt-A-Kid* Home-school Connections* Refrigerator* List of 30 things* Remediation* 21 Day Challenge* 2:1 Positive, Constructive Comments



Significant Increase in Performance with Four Rituals

Source: Dr. Gary Phillips, National School Improvement Project

1. Daily positive conversation @ school2. Weekly, the child teaches a parent/adult

something they have learned3. Daily “as-if” action implemented4. Weekly, the parent/adult teaches the child

something they have learned.







Adopt – A –KidINSTRUCTIONS

Principle: to notice; to cause one to feel important; to instill a sense of Worth, value and/or belonging.

Goal: to "pull" a person IN, rather than to "push" aperson toward an outcome.

Practice: (8 total elements) Each adult volunteering to participate selects a [one] student s/he wishes to work with for the next 21 school days. Try to select a student that is not totally frustrating you (at least on your first time through this activity), but rather, one who you feel drawn to for some reason….







Home-School ConnectionsINSTRUCTIONS (8 total elements ~ only 3 below)

1. Design questions to give to students at each grade level. One question per week. Each question/instruction must “cause”

the learner to interact with an adult (often parents are the bestchoice) regarding something s/he… at their current age and circumstance… are very interested in.

2. Each question/instruction must be about something children of that age are very interested in or feel is important to them (i.e. grade 1= favorite colors, grades 2-3 = bedtime, grades 4-5 =friends/curfews,

middle school = dating, etc.) - “life issues at that age” (NOT about school!).

3. Your grade level team may choose a theme (a series of related questionsover several weeks) or simply ask random questions. Neither approach is better than the other, however, random might bea simpler place to begin…. Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf

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Home-School ConnectionsGrade 5 Questions formulated by students:

•What kind of bathing suit did YOU wear in 5th grade?• What was your first car?• What brand(s) of potato chips did they have back then?• What elementary school did you attend?• Did you walk to school?• What was your favorite book?• What did my grandmother look like when she was in 5th grade?







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Creating & Changing Mindsets: Movies of the Mind Developing Responsible, Long-term Behaviors Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf [email protected]