ENGAGING STUDENTS using the wheel of positivity 

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​We start with the Wheel of Positivity and use it as a framework to help teachers:

• build positive relationships with students and their families
• design relevant and engaging pedagogy
• structure motivating classroom practices 
• increase equity in the classroom

We also help teachers remove the barriers that prevent all students, including students with special needs and our most at-risk students, to become motivated and engaged in education. 

• Designing and managing an effective classroom for the 21st century learner
• Working with students with ADHD and executive functioning disorder. 
• Understanding ETR and IEP data to improve special education services

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When Lisa taught at Worthington Kilbourne High School she was able to make topics interesting and motivate all students in the class. Lisa understands every student is different and knows how to help them all be successful. Then, she has the ability to take these ideas and share with other educators.   
Jennifer Best, Board Member, Worthington City Schools

Dr. Lisa brings sound professional development knowledge, skills and resources that engage teachers in the learning processes needed to embed common core standards and assessment with effective instructional best practices. 
Dr. Judy VanVoorhis, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

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When Lisa first introduced this new concept of teaching, I was a little unsure that this would work with our type of students.  Once Lisa explained what she had envisioned and gave different scenarios of how the school day would look, I began to understand the picture a little better.  The biggest adjustment that I am going through for this new style of teaching is getting away from lecturing every day and being more of a teacher who provides intervention to students when they are struggling with a lesson.  I am now able to work more with students in small groups and one on one to give them the more attention I could not give them before. This change is also forcing me to better organize and plan out my curriculum for the year and better group the chapters together by standards.  I am also being able to focus more on the major points that the students need to learn and make what I am teaching them geared more towards what they need.  

At this point, I have a good grasp on what I have to do in the planning stage to get ready for the school year.  I am working to create my lessons and the assignments to show mastery. I am using what I have already as a base and working on condensing things to make it more focused on what they need to know.  I have to remember that less is more and that students don’t need tons of assignments everyday to earn mastery. 

I feel like this is making us do more planning ahead of time and we are going to have to adjust to communicating with each other and working together. I believe this will only work if all of us are willing to change and be on the same page with this new style of teaching. 

Katelin, high school math teacher​

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