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1 School Connectedness ingo Game School connectedness is the belief by students that adults and peers in the care about their learning as well as about as individuals. School Connectedness is also called bonding, climate, teacher support and engagement. Factors that increase connectedness include: These four factors lead to: ositive al and Health Outcomes The Game The School Connectedness ingo Game (S = ) outlines several ways to increase connectedness. The purpose of the game is to educate administration and staff members on methods to increase connectedness. The game is very similar to the game of ingo and takes about ten minutes to complete. Each participant gets a bingo card and bingo chips. The middle space is a free space for each participant. The bingo calling card squares are cut out and placed in a bin. The squares are drawn out of the bin, at a time, and the letter on the card along with the connectedness strategy is read to the participants. The person who completes a line (horizontal, diagonal or vertical) first wins. ackground Information Students are more likely to engage in healthy s and succeed academically when they feel connected to. The National Longitudinal Study of dolescent Health looked at the impact of protective factors on youth health. School connectedness was found to be the strongest protective factor for both boys and girls to decrease violence (which includes bullying), substance use, absenteeism, early sexual initiation, risk of unintentional injury (e.g., drinking and driving, not wearing seat belts). Interestingly, in this same study, connectedness was second in importance, after family connectedness, as a protective factor against things like emotional distress, disordered eating, and suicidal ideation and attempts. ccording to the Journal of School health, students with decreased attachment and commitment in grades 5 and 6 were 2 times as likely to join a gang in adolescence between grades 7 and 12 as compared with students with increased attachment and commitment to. Students bonded to s in the 5 th grade were less likely to engage in any violent between grade 7 and age 21 than students less bonded to. (Journal of School Health, Sept. 2004, vol. 74, #7). In Halton according to the Vision for Children in Halton Report Card, % of 12-year olds and 65% of 15-year olds reported high rates of connectedness. There is a statistically significant decrease in the levels of connectedness as youth age to 15 years. The School Connectedness ingo Game strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

2 School Connectedness ingo ositive Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion resolution, sharing, and and staff to plan wide Encourage open respectful by recognizing acts of kindness Make the first teacher to parent communication be grades,, and Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers parents to increase their own skills and competences in areas that will help be more involved in their children s life students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles by engaging students in helping such as peer tutoring and classroom Use sporting events and E classes to promote Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning pply a variety of strategies and teaching methods that are conducive to the diverse needs and learning styles of students Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills Communicate clear expectations for learning and Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Use a variety of methods to communicate and promote expectations, values, and group norms that support positive health and academic s Encourage families to have high expectations for achievements and graduation Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

3 School Connectedness ingo Help students to feel close to at least adult at Challenge staff to greet each student by name Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities that traditionally Model skills to be learned resolution, sharing, and such as peer Use sporting events and E classes to promote Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in and staff to plan wide Communicate clear expectations for learning and by recognizing acts of kindness Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self-control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Encourage open respectful ositive Coordinate wide initiatives that involve parents to strengthen family involvement Hold wide that give students opportunities to learn about different cultures, people with disabilities, arts, sports staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide rovide parent workshops that teach skills such as helping children develop academic skills their children s, grades, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

4 School Connectedness ingo Challenge staff to greet each student by name that traditionally Make efforts to reach out to students who are experiencing academic or social issues students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles Model skills to be learned such as peer friendships, and promote among s resolution, sharing, and Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Set high expectations for performance and provide academic support to all students Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment Invite family and community members to take active regular roles in the daily operation of the Create decision making processes that facilitate student, family, and community engagement; academic achievement; and staff empowerment e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive Use a variety of methods to communicate and promote expectations, values, and group norms that support positive health and academic s staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets their children s, grades, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

5 School Connectedness ingo that traditionally Create a mechanism to strengthen family involvement in student achievement students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles Help students feel close to at least adult at Make efforts to reach out to students who are experiencing academic or social issues such as peer resolution, sharing, and among s friendships, and promote Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home Encourage open, respectful Offer professional development on ways to organize and structure the classroom to promote a positive environment Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the Create decision making processes that facilitate student, family, and community engagement; academic achievement; and staff empowerment ositive Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills training Make the first teacher to parent communication be Use a variety of methods to communicate and promote expectations, values, and group norms that support positive health and academic s Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

6 School Connectedness ingo Make efforts to reach out to students who are experiencing social or academic issues Help students feel close to at least adult at among s friendships, and promote rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in parents to increase their own skills and competence in areas that will help be more involved in their children s life e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive Make the first teacher to parent communication be Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills training Engage students in appropriate leadership positions in the classroom and provide avenues for their voices and opinions to be heard Establish trusting relationships among students, teachers, and families Encourage parents to create a supportive learning environment in the home Teach refusal,resistance Use sporting events and E classes to promote such as peer Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Ensure that lessons are linked to standards and are sequential to ensure that students learning builds upon prior lessons Offer professional development on ways to organize and structure the classroom to promote a positive environment Encourage open, respectful Use a variety of teaching methods to foster critical and reflective thinking, problem solving skills, and the capacity to work effectively with others Encourage families to also have high expectations for achievements and graduation parents to share important aspects of their culture, needs, and expectations for their children llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health promotion programs Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

7 School Connectedness ingo Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Engage students in appropriate leadership positions in the classroom and provide avenues for their voices and opinions to be heard friendships, and promote Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Turn mistakes into learning opportunities rather than failure needing punishment Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive Encourage families to also have high expectations for achievements and graduation Make the first teacher to parent communication be Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities that traditionally resolution, sharing and among s Use sporting events and E classes to promote Re-teach material as necessary e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Encourage open respectful Create a common vision of success and keep it simple their children s, grades, and llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health promotion programs Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills training Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

8 School Connectedness ingo Establish a reward system for both academic and extracurricular achievements Engage students in appropriate leadership positions in the classroom and provide avenues for their voices and opinions to be heard Establish trusting relationships among students, teachers, and families Encourage parents to create a supportive learning environment in the home Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities such as peer Use sporting events and E classes to promote resolution, sharing and among s Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Re-teach material as necessary Ensure that lessons are linked to standards and are sequential to ensure that students learning builds upon prior lessons parents to increase their own skills and competence in areas that will help be more involved in their children s life Create a common vision of success and keep it simple Offer professional development on ways to organize and structure the classroom to promote a positive environment e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Use a variety of teaching methods to foster critical and reflective thinking, problem solving skills, and the capacity to work effectively with others Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline ositive Encourage families to also have high expectations for achievements and graduation rovide parent workshops that teach skills such as helping children develop academic skills parents to share important aspects of their culture, needs, and expectations for their children llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health promotion programs Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

9 School Connectedness ingo Create a mechanism to strengthen family involvement in student achievement students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers Create trusting and caring relationships that promote communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities friendships and promote Use sporting events and E classes to promote such as peer among s Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Turn mistakes into learning opportunities rather than failure needing punishment Enable teachers to learn from each other by building learning teams to observe experienced teachers fostering group work that values students thoughts and opinions Implement tutoring programs to provide on- assistance to students Work together to identify simple changes that would make the s physical environment more pleasant Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Solicit teacher and staff input and involvement in all efforts to improve the climate and students sense of connectedness to the rovide professional development and support for teachers to enable to meet the diverse cognitive, emotional, and social needs of students Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment ositive Ensure staff members have an expert they can consult with about student issues they feel are beyond their expertise their children s, grades, and Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

10 School Connectedness ingo Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Make efforts to reach out to students who may be experiencing academic or social issues Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles resolution, sharing, and among s friendships, and promote Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning pply a variety of strategies and teaching methods that are conducive to the diverse needs and learning styles of students Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used rovide opportunities throughout the day that allow students to identify and label their feelings Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills Communicate clear expectations for learning and Encourage open respectful ositive grades,, and Make the first teacher to parent communication be Encourage students, parents, staff, and community members to develop policies and plan -wide Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

11 School Connectedness ingo students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles Encourage parents to create a supportive learning environment in the home Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers Make efforts to reach out to students who may be experiencing academic or social issues friendships and promote among s Use sporting events and E classes to promote Teach refusal, resistance rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning Use a variety of teaching methods to foster critical and reflective thinking, problem solving skills, and the capacity to effectively work with others Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills rovide opportunities throughout the day that allow students to identify and label their feelings Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive Make the first teacher to parent communication be llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health programs Encourage students, parents, staff, and community members to develop policies and plan -wide grades,, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

12 School Connectedness ingo Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers Challenge staff to greet each student by name that traditionally such as peer Use sporting events and E classes to promote resolution, sharing, and Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning pply a variety of strategies and teaching methods that are conducive to the diverse needs and learning styles of students and staff to plan wide Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons by recognizing acts of kindness ositive Encourage families to also have high expectations for achievements and graduation grades,, and Use a variety of methods to communicate and promote expectations, values, and group norms that support positive health and academic s Make the first teacher to parent communication be Coordinate wide initiatives that involve parents to strengthen family involvement Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

13 School Connectedness ingo Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Challenge staff to greet each student by name that traditionally Model skills to be learned such as peer resolution, sharing, and Use sporting events and E classes to promote rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning and staff to plan wide Communicate clear expectations for learning and by recognizing acts of kindness e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self-control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills Encourage open respectful ositive Coordinate wide initiatives that involve parents to strengthen family involvement Hold wide that give students opportunities to learn about different cultures, people with disabilities, arts, sports staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide rovide parent workshops that teach skills such as helping children develop academic skills their children s, grades, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

14 School Connectedness ingo that traditionally Challenge staff to greet each student by name Make efforts to reach out to students who are experiencing academic or social issues Model skills to be learned students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles such as peer resolution, sharing and among s Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home Set high expectations for performance and provide academic support to all students rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline Create a common vision of success and keep it simple Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive Use a variety of methods to communicate and promote expectations, values, and group norms that support positive health and academic s staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills training their children s, grades, and

15 School Connectedness ingo Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Engage students in appropriate leadership positions in the classroom and provide avenues for their voices and opinions to be heard friendships, and promote Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline ositive Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Make the first teacher to parent communication be Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities that traditionally resolution, sharing and among s Use sporting events and E classes to promote Re-teach material as necessary Invite family and community members to take active regular roles in the daily operation of the Encourage open respectful Create a common vision of success and keep it simple llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health promotion programs their children s, grades, and Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills training Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

16 School Connectedness ingo Create a mechanism to strengthen family involvement in student achievement Create trusting and caring relationships that promote communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles friendships and promote among s such as peer Use sporting events and E classes to promote Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Implement tutoring programs to provide on- assistance to students Re-teach material as necessary Work together to identify simple changes that would make the s physical environment more pleasant Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment Encourage open respectful rovide professional development and support for teachers to enable to meet the diverse cognitive, emotional, and social needs of students Solicit teacher and staff input and involvement in all efforts to improve the climate and students sense of connectedness to the ositive Make the first teacher to parent communication be Ensure staff members have an expert they can consult with about student issues they feel are beyond their expertise Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world their children s, grades, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

17 School Connectedness ingo Model skills to be learned students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles Make efforts to reach out to students who are experiencing academic or social issues that traditionally Challenge staff to greet each student by name friendships, and promote such as peer resolution, sharing, and among s Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Re-teach material as necessary Encourage open respectful Invite family and community members to take active regular roles in the daily operation of the Create decision making processes that facilitate student, family, and community engagement; academic achievement; and staff empowerment e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment ositive Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world Ensure staff members have an expert they can consult with about student issues they feel are beyond their expertise staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

18 School Connectedness ingo Challenge staff to greet each student by name Make efforts to reach out to students who may be experiencing academic or social issues that traditionally Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers Use sporting events and E classes to promote among s resolution, sharing, and rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Re-teach material as necessary Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills Have fair rules, which students have agreed to for discipline Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom rovide opportunities throughout the day that allow students to identify and label their feelings Encourage open respectful ositive grades,, and Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets Make the first teacher to parent communication be Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

19 School Connectedness ingo Challenge staff to greet each student by name Empower students to communicate openly with staff and parents by providing a mechanism to give indepth evaluations of their teachers Make efforts to reach out to students who may be experiencing academic or social issues students to work in partnership with adults in helping roles among s friendships and promote Use sporting events and E classes to promote Teach refusal, resistance Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning rovide students with the academic, emotional, and necessary to be actively engaged in Give teachers and principals appropriate decision making authority over how resources are used Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills Offer multiple opportunities for parents to be involved in meaningful and classroom Use a variety of teaching methods to foster critical and reflective thinking, problem solving skills, and the capacity to effectively work with others rovide opportunities throughout the day that allow students to identify and label their feelings Create a welcoming environment for all who come to the ositive grades,, and llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health programs Clearly describe lesson goals and how the information relates to students and the real world Encourage students, parents, staff, and community members to develop policies and plan -wide Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

20 School Connectedness ingo Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion Create trusting and caring relationships that promote open communication among administrators, teachers, staff, students, families, and communities Teach refusal, resistance friendships, and promote Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home Invite family and community members to take active regular roles in the daily operation of the Have fair rules, which students have agreed to, for discipline ositive Create policies that are based on student, family, and neighbourhood strengths and assets llow students and their parents to use the building and property outside of hours for recreational or health promotion programs Engage students in appropriate leadership positions in the classroom and provide avenues for their voices and opinions to be heard that traditionally Use sporting events and E classes to promote among s resolution, sharing and Re-teach material as necessary Solicit teacher and staff input and involvement in all efforts to improve the climate and students sense of connectedness to the Encourage open respectful Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment Seek alternative ways to provide hard-to-reach parents with skills their children s, grades, and Make the first teacher to parent communication be Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web:

21 School Connectedness ingo Make efforts to reach out to students who may be experiencing academic or social issues Hold student-led parentteacher conferences to actively involve students in the discussion that traditionally such as peer resolution, sharing, and Communicate the s al and academic expectations to families, and encourage to reinforce those expectations at home and staff to plan wide Use interactive and experiential such as group discussions and role play to engage students in learning Use a variety of teaching methods to foster critical and reflective thinking, problem solving skills, and the capacity to effectively work with others Use effective classroom management and teaching methods to foster a positive learning environment e flexible with instructional strategies to allow for teachable moments and personalization of the academic lessons Use incidents in the classroom as teachable moments to educate students on self-control, empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills ositive rovide parent workshops that teach skills such as helping children develop academic skills Coordinate wide initiatives that involve parents to strengthen family involvement staff, and community members in teams to develop policies and plan wide Hold wide that give students opportunities to learn about different cultures, people with disabilities, arts, sports Challenge staff to greet each student by name Use sporting events and E classes to promote Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners Communicate clear expectations for learning and their children s, grades, and Strategies adapted from "School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing rotective Factors mong Youth". Centers for Disease Control and revention, Division of dolescent and School Health. tlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Web: