PD Provider: Strength & Grace Life Coaching LLC

Contact Information
Strength & Grace Life Coaching LLC 105 Redemption Rock Trl Sterling, MA 01564 Elizabeth Simmons Founder, Mental Fitness Coach lizsimmons@strength-grace.com Phone:978-257-5438 https://www.strength-grace.com/mindset-school

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Professional Association
PD Format(s):	Course
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders, School counselors, District Admin: supts/asst supts, special ed directors etc., School Admin: principals, asst principals, curriculum directors etc.
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Online
# of PD in an average year:	10 events or fewer
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	0-5 years

Brief Description of Services
Studies have shown schools that value the subjective psychological well-being of teachers, by providing adequate training to fulfil their ‘gatekeeper’ role, create the preconditions to improve the mental health of its pupils. The Mental Fitness for Educators six-week Positive Intelligence Program uses scientifically proven methods to rewire the brain from a negative mindset (limbic system, brain stem and parts of the left brain) to a positive mindset (prefrontal cortex, empathy circuitry and parts of the right brain). Through consistent daily practice, weekly videos and weekly POD meetings with fellow educators, they will strengthen their own mental fitness, while learning how to help their students do the same. Educators will be able to recognize when students are working from a negative mindset (motivated by guilt, shame, anxiety and fear) and will have the tools to help shift to a positive mindset (motivated by love, empathy, innovation and creativity) enabling them to ease the stress and/or anxiety students may feel, increase students self-awareness and self-confidence while working from a growth mindset.

Brief Description of Services

Studies have shown schools that value the subjective psychological well-being of teachers, by providing adequate training to fulfil their ‘gatekeeper’ role, create the preconditions to improve the mental health of its pupils. The Mental Fitness for Educators six-week Positive Intelligence Program uses scientifically proven methods to rewire the brain from a negative mindset (limbic system, brain stem and parts of the left brain) to a positive mindset (prefrontal cortex, empathy circuitry and parts of the right brain). Through consistent daily practice, weekly videos and weekly POD meetings with fellow educators, they will strengthen their own mental fitness, while learning how to help their students do the same. Educators will be able to recognize when students are working from a negative mindset (motivated by guilt, shame, anxiety and fear) and will have the tools to help shift to a positive mindset (motivated by love, empathy, innovation and creativity) enabling them to ease the stress and/or anxiety students may feel, increase students self-awareness and self-confidence while working from a growth mindset.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
Safe & Supportive Learning Environments	School Counseling School Climate and Culture Behavioral Health General Student Support Services	Lower Elementary (Pre-K, K, 1, 2) Upper Elementary (3, 4, 5) Middle School (6, 7, 8) High School (9, 10, 11, 12)	T-II: Teaching All Students T-IV: Professional Culture A-II: Management and Operations A-IV: Professional Culture

References

Type	Name
An Individual	Lydia Murphy, M.Ed.
An Individual	Marjorie Kirstein Ed.D

Regions Served
No Regions Specified by Provider

Last Updated: March 1, 2015