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Greatness Requires Internal Toughness with Bridget Belcastro Transformative Principal 260
Category: Education
Duration: 00:27:56
Publish Date: 2019-01-06 04:30:00
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Bridget Belcastro is the principal of Johnnsburg Elementary School.

  • Principal of every grade level in K-12
  • Why Bridget joined the mastermind.
  • I’m always just starting out, even in my 12th year.
  • Makes me reflect on things that I have experienced.
  • I can give recommendations or experiences that helped me.
  • I do have some very specific goals for my career, and I get those through the mastermind.
  • Intimacy of it, we all have time each week to share what we are doing.
  • GRIT Program - Greatness Requires Internal Toughness.
  • A team of 10 teachers developed the lessons.
  • There is a new series of lessons for each grade level.
  • We talk about Goal Setting, Perseverance, Overcoming Obstacles, Reflection, Growth Mindset, Etc.
  • Talk about brain research and famous failures.
  • Teachers buy into it more when we create it.
  • Year 1 was very easy, all the lessons look the same.
  • Year 2 was a little more challenging with fresh approach and different topics.
  • Year 3 is really challenging.
  • Teachers have t-shirts Got GRIT?
  • If I fail, I’ll be OK. I’ll just try it a different way!
  • Restorative practices - Problem-solving skills
  • Working through frustrations with kids.
  • Make sure our practice matches what we’re preaching.
  • Are we giving kids chances to show that the “Yet” part?
  • How to be a transformative principal? Reminding yourself that you’re all in this together. Making sure that your staff believes it!

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