start with strengths - change the lens. change the story
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Slides for the Force Society for Kids' Mental Health 2014 "In the Know" webinar series. Presentation for parents and educators that focuses on the powerful impact of changing the lens to a strength-based model. Webinar can be viewed at http://phsa.mediasite.com/mediasite/Play/468e689af6ca47009456837e5936dc6a1d?catalog=c823804a-36e4-4fa6-a491-48dede1495cfTRANSCRIPT
Start With STRENGTHS:change the lens
change the STORY
The FORCE Society‘in the know’ Series
August 27, 2014
Chris [email protected]
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"I come to you humbly not to tell you what to do on your journey but to share with you what I have learned on mine”
Wab Kinew
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What Matters
Our stories shape who we are
Talking about our kids
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What STORIES are we telling?
“Connection is why we are here. We are hardwired
to
connect with others
-- Brene Brown
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Stories
StrengthsInterests
Confidence
Engagement
“We don’t know who we can be… until we know what we can do”
-- Sir Ken Robinson
The Stories of our Students
The Story
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Is our children’s work at school both a reflection of
who THEY are and what WE want them to do?
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Exploring who they are… creating their stories
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New Stories
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STRENGTHSdefi c i t s
It is not always about overcoming a perceived deficit.
It is often about embracing a lesser-known STRENGTH.
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Differences are NOT
deficiencies
Simon Ibell
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Each child has a gift... We need to see and nurture these gifts so they emerge and flourish throughout an individual’s life. -- Lorna Williams
Our students’ strengths are not carrots to be dangled to get them to comply… they are valuable resources to
be tapped and embedded in their learning.
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Where STRENGTHS are embraced
A School Built on Strengths
What we see… Depends on what we look
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Learning from
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CONFIDENCE
“To shift a cycle from decline to
success, leaders must restore
people’s confidence”
--Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Back up to where they
are… and get em on
a winning streak
Tom Schimmer
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Make it worth the effort.Narrow the gap.
Got grit?
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Resiliency craves confidence…
Winners and Losers?Rethink how we
honour
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Change the streak.Change the story.
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ENGAGEMENTchanging the stories
CHOICES
Passion Projects
Innovation Days
Inquiry
Project-Based Learning
Genius Hour
Outdoor Education
Home-School Communication
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Pull TogetherEmbrace the TEAM.
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The Strength of Dom
Changing the stories“With a piece of chalk” http://youtu.be/mBZAFJ-Q6Mw
