1. Creating Classroom Community: How?
"Reform the environment. Stop    trying to reform people. They will reform themselves if the environment is right.”
~ Buckminster Fuller
Part 3

2. Flow
Foundations: What is a sense of community? Why create a sense of community in schools?
Creating Conditions/Tools: What are the conditions for a sense of community to develop? How can the conditions help to establish a container for community building? What are some tools for making it happen?
Facilitator Knowledge
Application

3. The Best Workshop Ever Facilitators
Be prepared
Lessons are interactive
Facilitate conversation & communication Be engaging
Build in breaks and allow for sustenance
Turn cell phones off and present
Teach with purpose
Be playful and laugh
Be positive and encourage

4. The Best Workshop Ever Everyone
One person talks at a time
Have an open mind and good attitude
Be positive and encouraging
Be on time
Be an active listener and respectful of others’ opinions
Cell phones off (except for need)
Appropriate and respectful language (be kind)

5. The Best Workshop Ever Everyone
Be alert and present
Watch our sarcastic humor
You can only volunteer yourself
Be sensitive to differences and learning styles
Fun, Food

6. Conditions for Community to Develop
Intentionality
Invitational Education
Time
Safe and Trusting Environment Safe Environment
Relational Trust
Balancing “Me” and “We”
Empowerment (Me)
Social Commitment (We)

7. Conditions for Community to Develop
Positivity
Nurturing the Positive
Positivity Ratio
Ownership Focus (goal setting)
3 R’s: Routines, Rituals, Responsibilities
Others?

8. “Me” Topics Noticing vs. praising
Challenge with choice vs. right to pass
Competition
Pseudo choice
Other topics?

9. OWNERSHIP

10. GOAL SETTING

11. The 3 ‘R’s
Routines What are some routines you have in your classroom/school?
Rituals What are some of your family, cultural, or personal rituals? What are some of your school traditions? What is a rite of passage you have experienced?
Responsibility What do you in your classroom/school to engender responsibility toward self and others?

12. Positivity

13. Reflections on the 10 Joy Pride Gratitude Amusement Serenity
Interest
Hope
Pride
Amusement
Inspiration
Awe
Love
From: Fredrickson, B. (2009) Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive. New York, NY: Crown Archetype.

14. Positivity Individuals Groups Broadens our minds and our hearts
Transforms us for the better
Fuels Resilience
Asking questions and focusing outward (open to new ideas)
Connectivity and attunement of the team. More responsive to one another
Bouncing back from adversity rather than getting stuck in self-absorbed advocacy

15. Positivity Ratio The Tipping Point Flourishing = 3 to 1
“… only when positivity ratios are higher than 3 to 1 is positivity in sufficient supply to seed human flourishing.” (Fredrickson, 2009)

16. An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.

17. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves
It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “the other is good – he is joy, peace, love hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

18. The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”