The Inspirational Corner (Creating Inspirational Classrooms and Schools)

[Scott Habeeb]

On The Freshman Transition Network we try to provide ideas for inspirational/motivational classroom resources. A lot of great ideas have been presented and they have ended up scattered all over The Network. This blog post is an attempt to give folks one easy resource that links to the others. If you have any ideas that should be added just let me know!

BE SURE TO VISIT GOBEYONDTHECONTENT.COM.

Inspiring the Heart of the Teacher (because you can't inspire others if you aren't inspired yourself!)

• The Case for Going Beyond the Content
• Keeping the Heart of an Educator - by William Parker
• Secret Love Project for Mrs. Froelich - you profession has the power to change lives!
• Wright's Law: It's All About Love
• Every Life Has a Story (Chick-Fil-A)
• My Favorite Teacher - a great reminder of what makes a great teacher
• Frank Hall: An amazing example of loving students
• Love is only as powerful as it is felt
• This year, be THAT teacher
• Life is Longer than a School Year
• The American Dream - the reason we must focus on teaching students to believe
• Set a Wayside Teaching Goal for Next School Year
• Mr. Holland's Opus - Medicine for the teacher's soul
• A Purpose Bigger than Cancer - a reminder to teachers of our impact on kids
• They Need Us...
• Gotta Do It More Than Once
• Recommended Books for Teachers
• The 3 Magicians
• Tell Them Why!
• Spark Enthusiasm - videos to inspire teachers
• An Exhausting True Love Called Teaching from Bre Berger
• The Heart of Teaching: What It Means to be a Great Teacher (by Rusul Alrubail)

Music (for more ideas visit http://gobeyondthecontent.weebly.com/music.html)

• Use Music to Inspire and Connect with Students
• Part Two - Use Music to Inspire and Connect with Students
• Part Three - Using Music to Inspire and Motivate Students
• Part Four - Using Music to Inspire and Motivate Students
• Part Five - Using Music to Inspire and Motivate Students
• Want to teach your students about life? Try these ideas...
• Want to teach your students about life? (PART 2) Try these ideas...
• Students Can Learn from The Hole
• Teaching Students to Live Lives of Greatness
• Another Great Song to Share - Our Lives by The Calling
• Nickelback - If Everyone Cared - Great video to share with students
• Fifteen
• How Phillip Phillips Can Start and End the School Year

John Wooden:

• The John Wooden Corner - This has links to tons of resources
• The Pyramid of Success - The greatest of all John Wooden resources

Videos to Show Students: (for more ideas visit http://gobeyondthecontent.weebly.com/videos.html)

• No One is Beyond Saving
• Nick Foles Explains the Importance of Failure - Social Media is a lie.  Real growth happens in conflict.
• Texas High School Basketball Team Gets Unlikely Support
• Inspirational Post-Game Speech - encourage kids to have an attitude like Apollos Hester
• 2012 SportsKids of the Year - a brother's love will inspire your students
• Most Inspiring Act of Kindness - putting others first is a beautiful thing
• Boy Inspires Kids (Amazing Finish) - A shining example of never giving up!
• 3 German Students Surprise a Homeless Guy- don't live only thinking of yourself
• Bars & Melody from Britain's Got Talent - overcoming bullying in an inspirational way
• Street Compliments?
• Executing a Life-Changing Play
• Richie Parker: No Victim Statements Allowed!
• Kid President Pep Talk - share your big picture with your students
• Landfill Harmonic - a story of redemption
• My Last Days - an example of a young man who lived well
• An Image Our Students Need to See - putting others first
• Inspire Your Students to Love ALL People
• Want to teach your students about life? Try these ideas...
• Want to teach your students about life? (PART 2) Try these ideas...
• Facing the Giants
• Get Back Up - Nick Vujicic
• Paul Potts
• Nickelback - If Everyone Cared
• The Lost Generation
• Knock Knock
• Our Lives
• Everyone Needs Somebody to Stand By Them
• Patrick Henry Hughes
• Famous Failures
• Tom Brady
• Walk On
• James McElwain
• The Gift of HOPE
• A Police Officer's Final Act of Kindess
• Eric Thomas the Hip Hop Preacher

Using Quotes:

• Using Quotes to Teach Life Lessons
• Students Can Learn from The Hole
• Quote Inferno - phenomenal resource for finding quotes to share with students

Classroom Lessons:

• Want to teach your students about life? Try these ideas...
• Want to teach your students about life? (PART 2) Try these ideas...
• Does your brain lie to you? 6 lessons for students
• Gotta Do It More Than Once
• The Power of YET

Blog Posts:

• The Case for Going Beyond the Content
• Why You Need a Copernicus Moment (by John Richmond)
• 2 Types of Pain You Are Going to Experience (by Scott McClellan on http://storylineblog.com)
• Life is about putting others first
• The 2x10 Method: Building Relationship with Students (by Diane Trim)
• Student Success Prerequisite: HOPE (by David Ginsburg)
• Can one person change the world? (by Don Miller)
• Randolph Elementary School's Ice Bucket Challenge (by Jennifer Gates)
• Why feeling sorry for yourself makes you destined to fail (by Donald Miller)

[Dannielle Marinella]

Thank you so much for the quick response. Our school must be hard at work again with securing the computers in an effort to prevent access to anything useful, because I am unable to access any of your video links on here. However, the title was enough to help me find it on You Tube. Thanks :)

[Scott Habeeb]

Danielle - try this link; http://freshmantransition.ning.com/video/a-football-game-gives-hope

[Dannielle Marinella]

Hi Scott,

I am looking for a video that you had posted a year or two ago about the HS football team from a behavioral school or detention center or something similar who went to another school and had their own group of "fans" to cheer them on. I can not seem to find this video. Is it still here and I am just somehow missing it? If you remember what I'm talking about, hopefully you can remember some details to send me in the right direction for hunting the video down. The version I had saved in my Youtube playlist was deleted. Thanks :)

[Leslie Esneault]

Outstanding list, Scott!!!  Thank you for sharing!

[Scott Habeeb]

Daphne - great to hear from a fellow Hokie alum!  (Although, let the record show the FTN also welcomes Cavaliers!)

 

Feel free to share any ideas you might have.  The more collaboration, the merrier!

[Daphne Norton]

Hi there Hokies!
I really enjoy your posts and blogs. You capture the essence of why so many of us teach despite the standardized testing pressures we feel. Thank you for all you do to help us capture the attention of our Freshmen...and maintain it!
VT Alum