Personal Language Arts Managing Your Emotions & Self-esteem

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1 Personal Language Arts Managing Your Emotions & Self-esteem Dawn Gibson, MS Ed., educator of delinquent teens Stacy Goodspeed, Juvenile Detention Officer

2 Think about: How would your life be different if You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

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4 Lorain County Detention Home

5 Different angles of holding cell

6 Admission (left) & Visitation Area (right)

7 Girls Dayroom & Cafeteria

8 Different angles of female cell

9 Classroom (left) & Computer lab (right)

10 Common Core Power Standards Writing Standards Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

11 Common Core Power Standards Reading Standard for Literature & Informational Text Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper, how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

12 Books The Anger Workbook for Teens by Rachelle Cassada Lohman, MS 2009 Instant Help Books The Anxiety Workbook for Teens by Lisa M. Schab, LCSW 2008 by Instant Help Books Don t Give It Away! A Workbook of Self-Awareness and Self- Affirmation for Young Women by Iyana Vanzant 1999 A Fireside Book

13 Books The Don t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW 2011 Instant Help Books The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens by Lisa M Schab, LCSW 2013 Instant Help Books

14 Books Stopping the Pain by Lawrence E. Shapiro, PH.D 2008 Instant Help Book What Do You Stand For? For Teens A Guide to Building Character by Barbara A. Lewis 2005 Free Spirit Publishing

15 Students Demographics July 1, June 30, 2014 (School year ) 382 students o Average stay: 35 days o Long Term (90+ days): 48 o Accommodated IEPs: 78 Gender Male: 278 Female: 104 Ethnicity Asian: 1 African American: 119 Caucasian: 157 Hispanic: 61 Multi-racial: 44

16 Students Demographics con t Age Population When given the STAR Reading & STAR Math tests, most students are 2 or more years behind.

17 Why do young people come to the detention home? Crimes Committed o o o o o o Burglary Truancy Disorderly Conduct Violation of Probation Obstructing Official Business Receiving Stolen Property o o o o o o o o Unruly Assault Domestic Violence Petty Theft Drug Trafficking/Possession Grand Theft/Auto GSI (Gross Sexual Imposition) Murder

18 School Districts We See Amherst Avon Avon Lake Clearview Columbia Elyria Firelands Keystone Lorain Midview North Ridgeville Oberlin Sheffield/Sheffield Lake Vermilion Wellington

19 Community & Special Schools Education Alternatives Lorain County Academy Spectrum All PEP schools Lifeskills EHOVE LCJVS Leap Programs

20 Online Schools ECOT OHDELA K12 Ohio Connections TRECA Virtual Community School

21 Out-of-County Schools Ashland Bedford Berea Black River Brunswick Cleveland Columbus Cuyahoga Falls Franklin Heights Lakewood New London Madison Medina North Olmsted Sandusky Westlake

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23 Invisible by Hunter Hayes

24 Self-esteem Chapter 4 Brain Chemical Messages from The Self-esteem Workbook for Teens

25 The physiology (normal function) of the newborn brain is an inheritance from our parents.

26 Your Brain amazing complex computer center of body regulates & maintains all of the body s activities influences self-esteem

27 Deep Limbic System sets emotional tone of the mind generates reactions like fear & excitement influences ability to see things positively or negatively works too hard?...negative focus o lowers self-esteem

28 Basal Ganglia System affects level of anxiety & nervousness excessive activity?...unfounded feelings of being judged or scrutinized

29 Prefrontal Cortex regulates thoughts & actions with internal goals controls attention manages organizational skills plans decision making moderates social behavior

30 Cingulate System involved in emotion formation processes learning & memory affects cooperation affects flexibility

31 Temporal Lobes affect: o memory o emotional stability o aggression involved in processing sensory input visual memories language comprehension

32 Chemicals & Neurotransmitters affect our: o moods o perceptions o behaviors

33 Chemicals & Neurotransmitters Serotonin--contributes to feelings of well-being & happiness Dopamine--associated with brain s reward system Norepinephrine--affects attention & focus

34 Think of your character traits: Are you...? anxious happy-go-lucky eccentric addicted depressed creative pessimistic optimistic artistic brave rebellious loner laid-back moody high strung shy overbearing quirky social introverted passive industrious rigid loud high achieving quiet extroverted funny aggressive perfectionist intellectual lazy spiritual fearful adventurous

35 Brain Chemical Messages Chapter 4 Looking over the tree you just completed, think about: Which relatives do you think your personality is most similar to? Which relatives do you think your personality is least similar to? Which relatives do people say your personality reminds them of? Why? Describe any personality patterns you see in your family tree. How do you think your current self-esteem may or may not be affected by your brain chemistry?

36 Don t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can t love and respect yourself no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are completely; the good and the bad and make changes as YOU see fit not because you think someone else wants you to be different. Stacey Charter

37 No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt

38 Who do I want to be in the universe?