Monthly Archives: July 2016

What’s the best mindful app?

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With over 700 Apps in the sore it can be difficult to decide which one to choose. You could end up buying a fine timer, but it will not teach mindfulness. About a year ago, researchers published a study evaluating apps using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) targeting
  • functionality,
  • look,
  • information quality,
  • engagement, and
  • subjective quality.
The top free ones?
Below is the list of the ones that fair best in the vaulation. 

Ideas and inspiration for curriculum utalizing positive psychology:

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Ideas and inspiration for curriculum utalizing positive psychology:

  • Wellington School’s Scope and Sequence of their curriculum–unfortunately, they have removed the curriculum, but you can figure out what they were doing.
  • Positive Education resources from Chinese International School.
  • St. Peter’s College in Australia offers up their curriculum
  • Geelong Grammar School has a comprehensive positive education site that only lacks in specifics of their curriculum.
  • Greater Good Society’s website is a go to for news, videos and more. Often overlooked is the more practical Greater Good in Action which curates specific activities.
  • The Penn Resilience Program for Middle school–sort of the grandmother of positive education movement–is online, including a brief description of each lesson.
  • Corstone may inspire with some of their shared research in their toolkit. For example, check out their Girl’s First Program.
  • Check out and join the Character Day movement–they also offer specific curriculum.
  • Happy, the Movie and Disucssion Guide for MIddle/High Schoolers and for College Students.
  • Character.org offers a database of lesson plans.

Comparing Strengths assessment

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Different strength tools
Who is it for and what does it cost

 

 

 

 

 

Youth

Adult

Adult

Youth

Adult

Adult

Adult

15-20

15

15

25

20

25

24 in order

 

Top 3 of 10

Top 5 of 34

21 of 60

2 of 9 

Free +

Free +

Free in Naviance

$10

$25

$15

Character

 

Talents

Talents

C, T and unrealised

Strengths roles

 

What it measures

 

 

 

6 Virtues

 

4 dimensions

10 talents

 

4 Domains

 

5 families

9 Strength groups

 

 

Wisdom and Knowledge 

 

Courage 

 

Humanity –

 

Justice – 

 

Temperance –

 

Transcendence 

 

 

Decisive 

Interactive

Stabilising

Cautiousness

——-

Two reports:

Natural

Adaptive

 

——-

15 patterns

Achieving 

Caring 

Competing 

Confidence 

Dependability 

Discoverer 

Future Thinker 

Organizer 

Presence 

Relating 

 

INFLUENCING STRENGTHS

 

EXECUTING STRENGTHS

 

 

RELATING STRENGTHS

STRATEGIC THINKING

 

 

Being, Communicating, Motivating

Relating Thinking

——-

Realised

Unrealised

Weeknesses

Advisor

Connector

Creator

Equalizer

Influencer

Pioneer

Provider

Stimulator

Teacher

 

 

 

List of Strengths defined

 

 

 

Creativity

Curiosity

Judgment/Open-Mind,

Love of Learning

Perspective, wisdom

Bravery

Perseverance, industriousness

Honesty/integrity

Zest

Capacity to Love Kindness/generosity

Social Intelligence

Teamwork

Fairness

Leadership

Forgiveness&Mercy

Modesty&Humility

Prudence

self-control

App. of Beauty/Excel.

Gratitude

Hope, optimism,

Humor

Religious/Spirituality

Achiever

Agent

Appraiser

Counselor

Creative

Developer

Inspirational

Investigator

Objective Thinker

Perfectionist

Persuader

Practitioner

Promoter

Result oriented

Specialist

 

Achieving 

Caring 

Competing 

Confidence 

Dependability 

Discoverer 

Future Thinker 

Organizer 

Presence 

Relating 

Activator,Command, 

Communication, Competition, Arranger Maximizer, Achiever

Self-Assurance, 

Significance, Woo

Consistency, Belief Deliberative,

Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative, Developer

Adaptability, Input

Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, 

Positivity, Relator

Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation,, Intellection, Learner, Strategic

Action

Adventure

Bounceback

Drive 

Enabaler

Emotional Awareness

Esteem build

Courage 

Humor

Improver 

Curiosity

Pride

Listern

Planful

 

Advisor

Connector

Creator

Equalizer

Influencer

Pioneer

Provider

Stimulator

Teacher

 

 

Meet the strengths exchange

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Looking for a story to help understand Strengths in Action? Check out the Strengths Exchange Website put together by Professor Leah Walters of University of Melbourne and Lara Mossman. Their aims to bring free rousrces for parenting:

The Strengths Exchange brings together stories of character strengths to encourage families to start conversations about the strengths within them. Discover what character strengths are and how they are being applied to everyday life by parents and children of all ages. Watch our videos of children, adolescents and parents talking about strengths. Discover our strength-based parenting resources, too. 

The website brings together interviews, videos and podcasts focusing on strengths in action. Well worth checking out.