1. Does attitude affect school success?

2. Attitude  Positive vs. negative  What are the effects?  Can you do anything about your attitude?  Does having a positive attitude = success? PPA Step 1: Define the problemDefine the problem

3. Attitude  manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind:disposition

4. PPA Step 2. Gather the EvidenceGather the Evidence How do you think these students got here?

5. Benefits of a Positive Attitude PPA Step 5: Develop SolutionsDevelop Solutions

6. Solutions – What can you do?  List blockers to being positive PPA Step 3: Identify the causesIdentify the causes  Find solutions to help be more positive PPA Step 5: Develop SolutionsDevelop Solutions

7. What are you? Positive  I can do it thinking  I have a plan  If I work on it for 15 min a day I can finish it..  I like this… Negative  I’m not going to do this.. It’s a waste of my time  It’s too hard so why try  This stinks… PPA Step 4: Evaluate an existing policy (attitude)Evaluate an existing policy

8. Create affirmations to recite and believe in.. PPA Step 5: Develop SolutionsDevelop Solutions

11. Created by Angela Martinez martinea@binghamtonschools.org West Middle School Binghamton NY Source for handout: http://www.successconsciousness.com/positive_attitude.htmhandout http://www.successconsciousness.com/positive_attitude.htm