Starting With Strengths: The Stories We Build #edfling
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Starting With Strengths: The Stories We Build Educational Spring Fling BCTF North Central Annual Conference April 4, 2014 Chris Wejr www.chriswejr.com @chriswejr
Starting With Strengths: The Stories We Build #edfling
Keynote presentation given at the Spring Fling British Columbia Teachers Federation North-Central Zone Conference in Prince George, BC. Stories shape who we are. How a focus on strengths and confidence along with conditions for engagement can change the stories of our students. (note the title slide photo is from Ben Ishaque https://flic.kr/p/7tDusL)
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Starting With Strengths: The Stories We Build Educational
Spring Fling BCTF North Central Annual Conference April 4, 2014
Chris Wejr www.chriswejr.com @chriswejr
Who IS this guy?
"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
cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo by Thompson Rivers
University:
http://flickr.com/photos/thompsonrivers/8518479289/
What Matters
What is YOUR story?
Stories about ourselves Video: http://vimeo.com/66058153
We teach who we are. Parker Palmer
Our stories shape who we are
Stories Strengths Interests Confidence Engagement
We dont know who we can be until we know what we can do -- Sir
Ken Robinson
BCs Education Plan
The Stories of our Students
The Story of Amy CC Image from Don Kennedy
https://flic.kr/p/bn4FAs
Is our students work both a reflection of who THEY are and what
WE want them to do?
CCimagefromBradFlickingerhttps://flic.kr/p/b9wDhg
Exploring who they are creating their stories CC Image by
Wonderlane https://flic.kr/p/cDeCGs
Agassiz Centre for Educatio n New Stories From Vancouver
Sun
Blog: http://bit.ly/NrekwQ
STRENGTHS d e f i c i t s
CC Image: http://flic.kr/p/bhvabR Each child has a gift... We
need to see and nurture these gifts so they emerge and flourish
throughout an individuals 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. CC Image from ChrisCook04
https://flic.kr/p/87cZ6L
What we see Depends on what we look
CCImagebyRyanHaddadhttps://flic.kr/p/inZ5S
The power of a student- designed curriculum Lifestyles PE cc
licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Boston Public Library:
http://flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6198183420/
Changing the stories http://youtu.be/mBZAFJ-Q6Mw
Winnersand Losers? Rethink how we honour cc licensed ( BY ND )
flickr photo by lee:
http://flickr.com/photos/leecullivan/3948336553/
CONFIDENCE
To shift a cycle from decline to success, leaders must restore
peoples confidence --Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Back up to where they are and get em on a winning streak Tom
Schimmer CC Image by US Army Garrison Red Cloud
https://flic.kr/p/jfcWi4
CC Image by Paul Tomlin : http://flic.kr/p/bhvabR Make it worth
the effort.
Got grit? CC Image from az https://flic.kr/p/87VgbN Resiliency
craves confidence
Created by Krissy Venosdale
Change the streak. Change the story. CC Image by Ladyvee9
https://flic.kr/p/8dwV21
ENGAGEMENT changing the stories
We cannot motivate others we can only work to create the
conditions for people to motivate themselves. -- Image:
http://flic.kr/p/8zWLAj
Students do not want learning made easy, they want it to mean
something. They want to feel something, to be moved by what they
learn. They want to connect deeply with things that matter and they
want the chance to make a difference. Canadian Education
Association
Student Voice More interactivity More choice and flexibility
More relevance Care Passion Via ThoughtStream
classes with students in them or teaching students that are in
our classes? CC Image by Cybrarian77 https://flic.kr/p/azj5bZ
Exploring Interests Through CHOICES
Innovation Day Photo from Josh Stumpenhorst
Inquiry "When there is space for kids to create, connect,
explore - magic happens Neil Stephenson CC Image by Linus Bohman
https://flic.kr/p/grtNE
Wonder Wall via Kathy Rice
Project-Based Learning CC Image by Judy Baxter
https://flic.kr/p/dGFj5
Passion Projects @_MrsBarb
Be More Random Video from Naryn Searcy
http://bit.ly/1hUGOJG
CHANGE
Reflect. Tap into your strengths. Tap into our students
strengths. Start change with one thing Now. cc licensed ( BY NC ND
) flickr photo by Rita M.:
http://flickr.com/photos/fotorita/2031523502/
Try something new. Take a risk. Do it.
http://youtu.be/ZV_DKgb264E
cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo by Andrea Hernandez:
http://flickr.com/photos/21847073@N05/5723911023/
The Strength of Dom
Create the conditions. Be designers of learning. Neil
Stephenson CC Image by Frank Wuestefeld
https://flic.kr/p/7yvVKy
Thank you!
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