1. Immaculate Heart of Mary August 21, 2014 Laurie Frank, GOAL Consulting

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3. Agenda  Welcome/Introductions  Context: Why?  Intentional Community Building  How to Create a Sense of Community  Teacher Focus  Group Focus  Closing

5. Protocols for this Workshop  Assume good intentions  Spinach in the teeth rule (Ouch/Oops)  Right to Pass  Confidentiality  Others?

10. We are here

12. Think about students with whom you work. Now think of them 20 years in the future. What skills, qualities, and attributes do you want them to have 20 years from now?

13. ACTIVE AT PEACE CARING COMPASSIONATE CONFIDENT CONTRIBUTOR CREATIVE CRITICAL THINKER EMPATHETIC EMPLOYED FORGIVING GENEROUS GET ALONG W/ OTHERS GOOD COMMUNICATOR GOOD PARENTS HAPPY HEALTHY HONEST INDEPENDENT INTEGRITY LITERATE LOYAL MOTIVATED PATIENT PERSEVERENCE POSITIVE ATTITUDE PROBLEM SOLVERS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS RELIABLE RESILIENT RESOURCEFUL RESPECT RESPONSIBLE SELF DIRECTED SELF ESTEEM SELF RESPECT SELF SUFFICIENT SENSE OF HUMOR SUCCESSFUL WELL-INFORMED VISION

14. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT INTELLECTUAL DEVLEOPMENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IHM Values SERVICE TO OTHERS HIGHER LEVEL THINKING DECISION MAKING RESPECT SELF & OTHERS ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITIES REVERENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY AS A GIFT FROM GOD RELIGIOUS PROGRAM

15. Why a Sense of Community in a School Setting? Creating a Sense of Community SUPPORTS LEARNING

16. Learning & emotions are intertwined (see amygdala)

17. Fight, Flight, Freeze inhibits learning

18. Fear, embarrassment, frustration, boredom… …can trigger fight, flight, freeze

20. High Support High Challenge

23. CONTAINER CONCEPT

27. Not all Containers are Alike

29. We Have Choices… We have Influence… What are the qualities of the containers here?

30. How do we create a safe and inviting educational environment?

31. Two Paths that Merge Teacher FocusGroup Focus

32. Teacher Focus  Invitational Education  Actions based on beliefs  People, places, processes, policies, programs  Always evolving

33. INVITATIONAL EDUCATION INTENTIONALLYUNINTENTIONALLY INVITINGINTENTIONALLY INVITING UNINTENTIONALLY INVITING DISINVITINGINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING UNINTENTIONALLY DISINVITING

34. Group Focused  Intentional  Creating the container, group dynamics  Teaching life skills, SEL, values  Sequential Process  Tools

35. Rules & Expectations  External  Enforced  Safety  Respect General School/Community rules Specific Classroom rules Non-negotiable Always in Place

36. Agreements & Contracts  Internal  Ownership  Rights  Responsibilities Agreed Upon Important to the Group Negotiable Open to Change as Group Evolves

37. Protocols for this Workshop  Assume good intentions  Spinach in the teeth rule (Ouch/Oops)  Right to Pass  Confidentiality  Others?

38. The Best Group Member Ever  Be engaged, focused and present  Be positive, kind, and respectful  Use words that help or build respect  Hands, feet, to self  Get more involved  Be more supportive, and make constructive criticisms  Be engaged and  Open minded

42. Two Perspectives on Sequencing 1. Ice Melters 2. Deinhibitizers 3. Trust Activities 1. Problem Solving Initiatives 1. Challenges 1. Getting Acquainted 2. Learning to Trust and Support Each Other 3. Communication Skills 4. Setting Goals 5. Problem Solving and Conflict Resolutio 6. Extensions

43. CLOSING

44. VISION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT INTELLECTUAL DEVLEOPMENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IHM Values SERVICE TO OTHERS HIGHER LEVEL THINKING DECISION MAKING RESPECT SELF & OTHERS ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITIES REVERENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY AS A GIFT FROM GOD RELIGIOUS PROGRAM

45. Go for it! Life lived gloriously...freely Not sitting back and waiting but reaching out to experience the joys and sorrows questions and answers struggle and victory and everything in between. Go for it! Not timidly, fearfully inching into life’s waters but plunging in with courage and faith and hope Knowing the freedom of total commitment.

46. Go for it! Rejoicing in the world around you the people who share it... the God who made it. Go for it! Not isolated...alone, but living and learning and growing with others Knowing their support and sharing it with them. Sharon Baack

47. Laurie Frank GOAL Consulting +1-608-251-2234 LSFrank@mac.com www.goalconsulting.org