Connecting with the disconnected

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Connecting With the

D i s c o n n e c t e d

Chris Wejr Fort Nelson School District

February 26, 2016 www.chriswejr.com

Coming back…

Write down your greatest memory

as an educator

What is the single best moment with a student that has stood out to

you over the years?

Share this STORY with a partner.

What are 2 words that comes to

mind when reflecting and

hearing our stories about students and teachers?

Write the 2 words on the sheet.

Post at the back of the room

Connections Relationships

Moments.

Lessons from AMY

Slow down

Be interesting

Be interested

Be more random

I used to think…

But now I think…

Connection: WHY?

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2011 Study of Canadian Youth

http://bit.ly/1WpSyJX

Percentage of students who

feel “I belong at school”

Public Health Agency of Canada, 2011

Percentage of students who

feel that “teachers care about

me”.

Public Health Agency of Canada, 2011

Concern: “As young people progress

through school, they are less

connected to school, at a time when

their emotional well-being is most

vulnerable.”

environments and higher levels of teacher support are associated with more positive levels of mental health and lower levels of

behavioural problems in young people.”

We cannot teach a child without a connection

Relationships create experiences

Experiences create outcomes

We need to know you to grow you

Cheryl Bachelder, CEO, Popeyes

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They may forget what you said… but they will never forget how

you made them feel

—Carl W Buehner

Who are…

the disconnected?

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The kids who need the most

LOVE will often ask for it in the most unloving

ways.

~ Russell Barkley

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HOW

do we connect?

1 Be Interested

Make the time Listen

6 Keys to Connecting

Make the TIME to connect

Make it a priority

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Greet them… Every Child Every day.

Small gestures make a big

impact

Video:

You are valued

You matter.

Angela Maiers

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Learning with meaning… time for connection.

http://youtu.be/-S-5EfwpFOk

Listen with your eyes

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Talk Less

Listen More

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Are we REALLY listening?

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Seek First to Understand

Stephen Covey

Speak WITH Students

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To a child, trust is spelled T-I-M-E

Josh Shipp

1 Be Interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths:

theirs AND yours.

6 Keys to Connecting

Connecting with Dom

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Find the

Fireflies

Rachel Macy Stafford

Create leadership opportunities in

Use YOUR

Strengths Get involved.

1 Be Interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths: theirs AND yours.

3 Celebrate and build

on success.

6 Keys to Connecting

Find, Capture, and

Share the GOOD

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Celebrate small successes… privately

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Create a NEW streak.

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1 Be interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths: theirs AND yours.

3 Celebrate and build on success.

4 Be interesting.

6 Keys to Connecting

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Share who you are Let people

in

Let it go.

Smile Laugh

“Would YOU want to be in your class?”

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Making school meaningful

Photo: Mike Carter, Alaska Highway News

1 Be interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths: theirs AND yours.

3 Celebrate and build on success.

4 Be interesting.

5 Create a sense of

belonging.

6 Keys to Connecting

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

We were created for significance …

one of the most dangerous things

that can happen to us is the feeling that we

don’t matter

- Angela Maiers

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The Wrecking Ball

A Story

of Inclusion and Belonging

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Does every student feel

worthy in some way?

Does every child feel like they

belong ?

1 Be interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths: theirs AND yours.

3 Celebrate and build on success.

4 Be interesting.

5 Create a sense of belonging.

6 Lead with your heart.

6 Keys to Connecting

Teach and lead

with an

ethic of care

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“ Students learn what they care about, from

people they care about, and who, they know, care about them.”

Barbara Harrell Carson

Every kid needs a champion

Rita Pierson

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Alex

1 Be interested Make the time Listen.

2 Start with strengths: theirs AND yours.

3 Celebrate and build on success.

4 Be interesting.

5 Create a sense of belonging.

6 Lead with your heart.

6 KEYS to Connecting

Start with noticing what you ALREADY do to connect Notice the connections you

already have

Start small.

Start with ONE.

Create the time and space for

connections beyond your class.

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School Culture

Create ways for new students to connect

with each other and to the school

Valentine’s Connection Project

Langley Secondary School

My Students  OUR Students

“The Sleeper”

https://youtu.be/mZedcQoY0iw

Remember your WHY.

Make it a priority.

Start with ONE.

Go together.

Connect with the disconnected.

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Thank you!

www.chriswejr.com