Most of these resources provide more general information about the importance of school connectedness to help provide “selling tips” to use in schools when building buy-in among adults. Most of these resources have appeared in the Connectedness pre-requisite course as well as the current Connections Screener course. At the bottom of the page are additional resources that do not appear in either of these courses. When you are finished return to the course homepage.
A Case for School Connectedness
Every Opportunity Counts (good to help with buy-in and for ideas on how to connect with kids)
RI Mental Health
School Safety
This is a great video to show and have a conversation about how connectedness could have influenced the outcome, as well as the relationship between school connectedness and school safety.
Under Section 1 of Connections Screener
Article by Beth Doll: Positive School Climate
This is a great overview article on connections and the importance of school climate to help build buy-in which could give to teachers to read (it's relatively short).
Ted Talk: Rita Pearson "Every Kid Needs a Champion"
This is a great way to show the importance of connections. It's good to use at a faculty meeting when introducing connections work; also has some good and has specific ideas for building connections with students.
The State of Young People During COVID-19: This infographic helps to reinforce buy-in for the importance of connectedness, particularly during the pandemic.
Steps for Creating Buy: Handout (suggestions on how to build buy-in from Burrillville)
Others:
What Shooters Have in Common: This is a brief read that provides a different perspective on the importance of building relationships, which could reinforce the importance of looking at connections in a school.
Article in Providence Journal by a RI educator who uses a Connections Screener (inspired by BHS).
How COVID has affected psychological well-being (and why it’s more important than ever to stay connected to our students!)