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Victorian Music Teachers’ Association Webinar Series | 2020 Positive Education Principles & Practice for Implementing a Positive Education Approach Presented by Lyn Spiteri

Housekeeping ● record & replay link ● presentation slides ● survey & PD certificate ● Q&A with Genevieve Newton 2

Positive Education: A Brief History & Overview 3

Where did Pos Psych begin? ● traditional academics + wellbeing ● inspired by ancient traditions ● martin seligman & penn program ● grew out of psych. as a preventative 4

Where did Pos Ed begin? ● embedded K-12 pos ed at GGS ● international roll-out & refinement ● improved wellbeing, reduced ill-being 5

Where is Pod Ed now? ● still a relatively new field ● efforts to improve measurement ● strengths-based whole school approach ● promote positive not remove negative 6

Positive Psychology, Flow & Mindfulness 7

PERMA Framework 8

CHARACTER STRENGTHS 9

Flow Overview ● founded by mihaly csikszentmihalyi ● foster intrinsic love of learning ● factors include skill level and feedback, immersion, clear goals and awareness 10

FLOW ● factors include skill level and immediate feedback ● immersion ● clear goals and awareness 11

learning a immediate aural new piece feedback EXPERIENCING FLOW in a emotionally using prior MUSIC moved & sight-reading SETTING aware of the skills to moment progress (lesson or rehearsal) no distractions & high level mental & connected with physical coordination intrinsic purpose 12

Mindfulness Overview ● attention, self-regulation & introspection ● pay attention to thoughts & reactions ● form of CBT for emotional stability ● respond not react, without judgment 13

Mindset ● carol dweck identified fixed & growth ● fixed focuses on ability & talent ● growth focuses on process & progress ● benefit focuses on how to contribute ● we are a mix of all and we can shift them 14

Resilience ● the ability to “bounce back” ● karen reivich & penn team ● trauma can greatly impact resilience 15

emotional impulse awareness & control control RESILIENCE “INGREDIENT” realistic flexible LIST optimism thinking self-efficacy empathy 16

Grit ● passion & sustained persistence ● angela duckworth ● countering negative self-talk ● small sizeable chunks 17

Other Practices ● gratitude exercise: ‘what went well’ ● reframing: counter the negative chatter ● maintain perspective & mindset 18

Music Applications 19

PIMS MODEL ● lea waters ● tim patston 20

Pos Ed + Music Ed ● both offer holistic development ● both enhance executive function ● music offers social connection ● music fosters a growth mindset 21

Reminders ● record & replay link ● presentation slides ● survey & PD certificate ● useful links & further reading 22

Upcoming Webinars & More Info ● Performance Confidence ● Tuesday July 28 @ 7:30pm ● PESA, Centre for Positive Psychology ● MMW Faculty, Institute of Pos Ed (GGS) 23

Not a VMTA Member? Join us! ● VMTA membership information ● apply to become a VMTA member ● info on VMTA school memberships 24

Victorian Music Teachers’ Association Webinar Series | 2020 Contact: www.vmta.org.au vmta@vmta.org.au lspiteri@vmta.org.au