More About Be Me Inside-Out
Be Me... Inside-Out is a systemic program for all learners. It is designed to work in a classroom setting, at home, or in small groups.The students graph their own growth in academics and behavioral goals. Because of the behavior data charts, students become the “Owners of Their Own Stuff.” In the process, students learn WHO they are and what their strengths are, thus are more prepared to make career choices. Dissemination of the lessons provide the students with skills for personal and social growth. The students develop people skills of acceptance and honor by working individually or in groups.
How will a facilitator use Be Me Inside-Out?
- Weekly guidance lessons
- Workbook-oriented
- Academic and behavioral charts for goal setting and weekly accountability
How will students use Be Me Inside-Out?
- Student will learn to set goals --
- graph daily/weekly progress
- accept responsibility for attitudes, grades, behaviors, and choices
- Share, collaborate, and connect
- Learn through writing, drawing, music, and more
Where Can Be Me Inside-Out
be used?
- In the classroom
- With small groups or individuals
- In parent groups
- In collaboration with disciplinary action
- With families (family homework)
Why should I use Be Me... Inside-Out? It is:
- flexible
- data-driven
- theorist-based
- supports increased test scores
- helps develop emotional intelligence
- contains a career components
- emphasizes student accountability
- a complete program--Who am I? Where am I going? What is it going to take to get there?
This
Program Works
As told through the voices of children:
“I will bring my honesty and pride with me to middle school because that’s
what I learned.”
“My favorite part was the Goals, Dreams, and Careers, because it tells me what I want to do when I grow up.”
“I will bring my anger strategies with me to middle school.”
“Testing, testing, testing helped me on the AIMS test.”
“My favorite part is to make my own choices, because now I understand that it is my choice to do drugs and I know I can turn them down.”
“This book is my survival guide for life, for middle school, high school, and college — because I learned how to make my own choices and ‘Own My Own Stuff.’”
