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August

Shine Your Light | Tell Your Story

“Don't hide in the dark, you were born to shine.”

-Thomas Rhett

Shine Your Light | Tell Your Story

How might you be a light for your colleagues and students?

Welcome to Team Stafford! You are exactly the person we were hoping would join our Stafford Family. Each one of you brings such an amazing and rich tapestry of experience to our school team. Stories tell us who we are and what's possible for us. The words we use to create and craft these stories are powerful. All throughout the month of August, we encourage you to share your story with your mentor, colleagues, administrators and students. Along with telling your own story, we encourage you to listen to the stories of others.

In addition, we encourage you to view, use, save and/or share the resources below to intentionally work to strengthen this habit of amplifying your story.

Strategies for Telling Your Story

Strengthening Resilience Through The Power Of StoryTelling stories about our pain, problems, and hard-won perspective can be a cathartic release, a testament to overcoming adversity, and a…

The danger of a single storyOur lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

This American LifeA weekly public radio program and podcast. Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme.

10 Storytelling Podcasts You Need To Listen To If You Love Short StoriesAs much as bibliophiles wish it were so, it simply isn't possible to be constantly reading. Responsibilities like jobs, housework, families, and friends often take away from the time readers would rather spend curled up with a great book, but that…

A teacher with a lesson in positivity for all of usThe fourth-graders walk up to a full-length mirror -- one after the other -- at a school in southwest Atlanta. "I'm smart!" a girl says. "I'm a good person!" a boy adds.

Strategies to Cultivate Optimism

The story we tell about poverty isn't trueAs a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.

Optimism Is a Learnable SkillUnderstanding the differences between pessimism and optimism can help students improve the way they respond to challenges.

Optimism Is a Skill That Can Be LearnedPessimists see bad events in their life as part of a permanent negative state of the world. The optimist is ready to get over the disappointing outcome, often using mantras like "this too shall pass."

How to Prime Your Mind for OptimismWe can shift our mindset toward more optimism and happiness.

The Truth About the Effect of Teacher Optimism on Student PerformanceWhen teachers believe they can make a positive difference, student performance improves. Here's how academic optimism can help your students.

5 Reasons Why Optimists Make Better LeadersGreat leaders are optimistic by nature. Some notable leaders are profiled along with the 5 traits of an optimistic leader.

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