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Start With STRENGTHS: change the lens change the STORY The FORCE Society ‘in the know’ Series August 27, 2014 Chris Wejr www.chriswejr.com @chriswejr e f r o m E t h e r e a l W o r l d h t t p s : / / f l i c . k r / p / 4 B D B P S

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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-a491-48dede1495cf

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Start With STRENGTHS:change the lens

change the STORY

The FORCE Society‘in the know’ Series

August 27, 2014

Chris Wejrwww.chriswejr.com@chriswejr

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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

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Our stories shape who we are

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Stories about ourselves

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Talking about our kids

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What STORIES are we telling?

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“Connection is why we are here. We are hardwired

to

connect with others

-- Brene Brown

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Stories

StrengthsInterests

Confidence

Engagement

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“We don’t know who we can be… until we know what we can do”

-- Sir Ken Robinson

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The Stories of our Students

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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

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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

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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

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A School Built on Strengths

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What we see… Depends on what we look

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Learning from

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CONFIDENCE

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“To shift a cycle from decline to

success, leaders must restore

people’s confidence”

--Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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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.

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Got grit?

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Resiliency craves confidence…

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Winners and Losers?Rethink how we

honour

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Change the streak.Change the story.

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ENGAGEMENTchanging the stories

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CHOICES

Passion Projects

Innovation Days

Inquiry

Project-Based Learning

Genius Hour

Outdoor Education

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Home-School Communication

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Pull TogetherEmbrace the TEAM.

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The Strength of Dom

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Changing the stories“With a piece of chalk” http://youtu.be/mBZAFJ-Q6Mw

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