Authentic Connection: 10 Things in Common Opener Activity
This introductory icebreaker is an extremely effective way of encouraging cohesion and building solid inter-departmental relationships, leading to a h…
Component: Step 1: Establish Foundations
Establish a shared understanding and purpose, a why, and a collective identity. Create momentum and accountability for the school’s purpose that is shared by all. This allows school leaders to look at systems and structures through the lens of what we are trying to accomplish for all students, and tap into the collective wisdom and energy of the entire school community.
Authentic Connection: Guess Who Opener Activity
While this activity functions as an icebreaker, it's best for deeper team-building for established teams. This is a classic team-building exercise for…
Authentic Connection: Team Timeline Opener Activity
While this activity functions as an icebreaker, it's best for deeper team-building for established teams. This exercise helps show, in a visual way, t…
Authentic Connection: One-Word Opener Activity
While this activity functions as an icebreaker, it's best for deeper team-building for established teams. This activity can reveal some surprising ans…
Authentic Connection: True or False Opener Activity
While this activity functions as an icebreaker, it also serves the purpose of deeper team-building, even for more well-established teams. Not only doe…
Authentic Connection: Meaningful Endings Inward-Outward Activity
This brief, yet powerful, closing activity not only offers a clear end to your gathering/meeting/training/activity/etc., but it provides participants …
Build Unity Through Change: Engage Staff in Continuous Improvement Processes
Continuous improvement should be embedded in day-to-day work, in a systemized, organic way. You can think of the cyclical process as a formative asses…
Well-Being in Schools: 4 Steps to Building an Approach to Well-Being in Your School
This paper is the first policy research paper in a series on student well-being in IB World Schools. In this resource, the paper provides practical g…
Well-Being in Schools: Understanding the Complexity of Well-Being in Schools
This paper is the first policy research paper in a series on student well-being in IB World Schools. Before you begin building an approach to well-bei…
Well-Being in Schools: Understanding Student Well-Being
This paper is the first policy research paper in a series on student well-being in IB World Schools. Before you begin building an approach to well-bei…