PERMA Model - Career Development from MindTools

Bringing Well-Being and Happiness to Your Life Put yourself on the road to happiness. © iStockphoto/silberkorn We all want to be happy. However, happiness is a notoriously difficult thing to pin down, and by focusing on it too intensely, we can end up feeling unfulfilled. In this article we'll look at the PERMA Model. About the Model The PERMA Model was developed by respected positive psychologist, Martin Seligman, and was widely published in his influential 2011 book, "Flourish." "PERMA" stands for the five essential elements that should be in place for us to experience lasting well-being. 1. For us to experience well-being, we need positive emotion in our lives. 2. When we're truly engaged in a situation, task, or project, we experience a state of flow : time seems to stop, we lose our sense of self, and we concentrate intensely on the present. This feels really good! 3. As humans, we are "social beings," and good relationships are core to our well-being. 4. 5. Using the PERMA Model Meaning

Math: Counting and Comparing Difficulties Counting and Comparing Difficulties Subitizing is the ability to recognize a number of briefly presented items without actually counting. A common response to students who are having counting problems is to simply have them do daily counting practice; however, students with counting and comparing difficulties also benefit from practice that utilizes patterns and relationships. These strategies improve their ability to conceptualize and compare numbers without counting. Data in a study of dyslexic students who had difficulty with basic arithmetic skills (Fischer B., Kongeter A., Hartnegg K., 2008) showed that dyslexic children could also improve subitizing and visual counting through daily practice. (See the example strategy below.) Example Strategy: Using Icons of Quantity To Teach Whole-to-Part Relationships Teacher: “How many are you starting with?” Example Strategy: Using Patterns To Support Number Comparisons Strategy Demonstration: Prompt the Missing Addends to 10 About Chris Woodin: