We know that teaching is a very lonely profession, and we see you. We provide these challenges for you to complete to connect with yourself and the people in your life. Start by taking this quick readiness assessment to evaluate where you and your school are starting! This outlines an easy path forward.
take a Teacher & School Readiness assessment
Let us talk you through each piece of the Connection Curriculum. Our goal is to make getting started as simple and easy as possible for you while also equipping you with the tools you need to facilitate well. If you have questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to us: schools@only7seconds.com
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You can use these to connect with yourself which helps to build resiliency as you take students through their empathy and connection work. These are also great to use as a part of a staff meeting or even at home with your family.
CONNECTION TOOLS
Think about the 3-5 things you need most to feel connected, map those things to the people in your circles, identify your needs or abundance. Take action and make needed adjustments.
Map your connections
Connection circles worksheet
Reflect on how you know your students. Identify their names, strengths, story, and needs. Evaluate how you can increase a culture of connection in your classroom.
reflect on your students
One of the best ways you can show up for your students is by connecting with yourself. Begin a journal and check-in with yourself. How are you doing emotionally? How connected do you feel? Jot down some observations of how you feel today.
journal check-ins
Complete the Connection Circles Worksheet for yourself. Set some goals for how you want to improve the connections in your circles.
Seek out someone different from you—find someone that coaches if you like to read; a math teacher if you do writing, etc. Ask them questions to get to know how their life is similar or different from yours.
seek other connections
UTILIZE RESOURCES
Build a timeline and divide it into 5-year sections, list the relationships that mattered the most to you during those years, consider reaching out and sharing how those people impacted you or reconnecting if healthy to do so.
relationship timeline
Participate or lead a SHARE day in your community. Create post it notes to leave in the community (on mailboxes, front doors, car handles) or work with a local business to include on the 7th of the month. Learn more about SHARE Day >
join on a share day
Look into apps like Calm, Mood Meter, Balance, Fabulous, Headspace, Shine, StopBreatheThink, Ten Percent Happier, UCLA Mindful, WOOP to see if one of them might help you. *Rates do apply. O7S does not recieve funds nor do we endorse any of them specifically.
