We believe in the power of Deep Connections. They are paramount in our communities and especially our classrooms.
As Dr. James P. Comer, a Yale University child psychiatrist and renowned scholar, says: “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.”
We encourage you all to develop significant and deep relationships in your students’ lives. In other words, become their champions to support them in life and learning.
Check out Rita Pierson's TED talk Explore more research behind Deep Connections
We know how valuable your time as an educator is, if you are looking for a turn-key lesson plan to use this week, browse our Connection Circles Guide.
Connection Circles can be groups of 2 to 12 people who meet on a regular basis to explore and deepen their relationships. Don’t forget to tell us you’ve circled up!
1 zip file including 35 pages, full color, functions as six printable pdfs
Download Connection Circles
If you are reading this and nodding your head thinking “yes, this is what schools and classrooms need,” review the Explorer Toolkits to understand the Six Degrees of Connection Framework, written by educators.
1 file including 38 pages, full color, functions as a printable or digitally-fillable pdf
Download the Explorer Toolkits
Are you ready to utilize our full set of resources and connect with other like-minded educators? Become an Education Connection Architect for free, and tap into deep support for your teaching practice!
Become an Education Connection Architecteducators empowered by the Six Degrees of Connection toolkits
hours of activities and curricular inspiration to adapt to any age and class
More so than ever, educators need time and space to reinvest in each other—to learn, engage, and reflect—so they can show up united in their beliefs and goals for the betterment of the students and communities they serve. The Architect Toolkits provide protocols to try and ideas that center empathy.
Bảo Châu Nguyễnlộc Thomas, Education Connection Architect
I use the Toolkits and wisdom with pre-teachers to deepen their connections with one another which, in turn, supports their abilities to bring these practices into their future classrooms.
Dr. Elizabeth Crawford, Education Connection Architect
I implement the partnership wisdom in my Dare To Be A Rockstar Teacher Program to support the continued growth of positive school cultures, supporting educator well-being and development.
Peta Jeppesen, Education Connection Architect
I share the Architect Toolkits and Partnering wisdom with the aspirational goal of creating positive change for humanity by removing barriers of connectedness in formal, informal, and unformal learning environments.
Erica Bailin, Education Connection Architect
Do you have your own story to share of Deep Connections and partnership in education?
We are always on the lookout to share your stories from the field.
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