Engagement

Learning Objective

Students will understand the meaning of this pillar to then engage their character strengths within it in their lives.

Mục tiêu học tập

Học sinh sẽ hiểu được ý nghĩa của trụ cột này để sau đó gắn kết những điểm mạnh tính cách vào trong cuộc sống của mình.

What Does This Pillar Look Like When Applied?

Engagement (E) involves living a life high in interest, curiosity and absorption and pursuing goals with determination and vitality (Norrish, Robinson & Williams 2013). Engagement is linked to wellbeing, learning and the accomplishment of important goals (Froh et al 2010; Hunter & Csikszentmihalyi 2003).¹

"Connecting mindfully with yourself and the present moment. Developing the capacity to pay attention to what you need to pay attention to." ²

"Activities that meet our need for engagement flood the body with positive neurotransmitters and hormones that elevate one’s sense of wellbeing. This engagement helps us remain present, as well as synthesize the activities where we find calm, focus, and joy." - Positive Psychology

"Engagement can be deep states in which we purposely create an extended period of time that includes a passion such as a hobby, a technique or a skill, and commitment to performance. " - The Positive Psychology People

"Flow is the state of intense absorption and optimal experience that results from taking part in intrinsically motivating challenges." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Trụ này trông như thế nào khi được áp dụng?

Learning Activities (Choose from the Following)

1. Being in Your Stretch Zone: Think of a time or two when you were engaged in a challenging activity that you were motivated to do. It could be playing a sport, gaming, being creative, or even doing interesting schoolwork. You felt challenged, focused, and maybe a little uncomfortable because you were stretching out of your comfort zone. You might even have lost track of time. How did you feel during the activity? After the activity? Were you "exercising" any character strengths? Share with your partner. Goal> To understand that when you fully engage, you often exercise some of your character strengths. When fully engaged, you can feel positive and in control with a sense of energy and accomplishment.
   

2. Flow State: Another name for moving into your stretch zone to fully engage in a "flow state." In other words, we get into the flow of the moment and the activity. Watch this video, or perhaps your teacher can find one in Vietnamese that describes flow. Task> As a class, list the five components of the flow state. Discuss each component to make sure everyone understands them.
   

3. Whole Class Wrap-Up: Here are a few guiding questions for the class to respond to as you reflect on engagement in your lives.

• What can you do more to have more experiences of full engagement? Which activities lead to more engagement?

• What should you do less to have more experiences of full engagement? (Remember that we can subtract things from our lives just as we can add them.)

• Which character strengths, when exercised, can help you more fully experience this PERMAH pillar?

• Take the responses from the previous questions to brainstorm as a class some healthy choices and possible habits that can promote your involvement in the PERMAH pillar of engagement.

Extension: When does engagement become a negative in one's life? It is easy to become involved in activities that feel engaging but unhealthy for us. Are there times when we can engage too much in healthy activities? Think about keeping balance in one's life. Take a moment to reflect on activities and habits that, while engaging, need to be lessened to support your well-being.

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Taking Action: Use the WOOP goal-setting system to plan to engage this PERMAH pillar more often in your life. It can be helpful to work with a partner to complete the WOOP worksheet to coach and support each other to reach your goal. Remember to list in the plan section the character strengths that can help you fully engage within this PERMAH pillar! Goal> To engage this pillar more often with intention in your life! To also exercise multiple character strengths!

Hoạt động học tập (Chọn dưới đây)

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¹ UPP

² The Learning Curve

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