π€ With the start of the new school year, a lot of educators are talking about building community within their classrooms.
π Where do you start? One high-leverage area you can focus on is fostering a sense of belonging.
𧡠Here's a thread to help get you started! #physed
π Where do you start? One high-leverage area you can focus on is fostering a sense of belonging.
𧡠Here's a thread to help get you started! #physed
π First off, what is belonging?
β¨ It's the feeling that you are an important part of the systems you live in.
π§ Belonging is a fundamental psychological need that is baked into our biology as human beings. When that need is fulfilled, we experience a whole range of benefits.
β¨ It's the feeling that you are an important part of the systems you live in.
π§ Belonging is a fundamental psychological need that is baked into our biology as human beings. When that need is fulfilled, we experience a whole range of benefits.
𧩠What are the components of belonging?
4οΈβ£ According to @drkellyallen and colleagues, belonging is influenced by four interrelated components:
β Competencies for belonging.
π Opportunities for belonging.
β‘οΈ Motivations for belonging.
π Perceptions of belonging.
4οΈβ£ According to @drkellyallen and colleagues, belonging is influenced by four interrelated components:
β Competencies for belonging.
π Opportunities for belonging.
β‘οΈ Motivations for belonging.
π Perceptions of belonging.
π What about school belonging?
π School belonging is "the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, & supported by others in the school social environment" (Goodenow & Grady).
𧲠Several factors, at various levels, influence school belonging.
π School belonging is "the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, & supported by others in the school social environment" (Goodenow & Grady).
𧲠Several factors, at various levels, influence school belonging.
π Looking to increase your students' sense of school belonging? Here's where you'll get the most bang for your buck!
π A 2018 meta-analysis study examined the effect of 10 themes relevant to school belonging. The effect size measured helps us know where to focus as teachers.
π A 2018 meta-analysis study examined the effect of 10 themes relevant to school belonging. The effect size measured helps us know where to focus as teachers.
π§βπ« Teacher support (students feel connected to their teacher) has the strongest effect on school belonging.
π Strategies:
β Support student autonomy
β Hold high expectations for all
β Be attentive
β Be available (personal+academic support)
β Be caring, friendly, & fair.
π Strategies:
β Support student autonomy
β Hold high expectations for all
β Be attentive
β Be available (personal+academic support)
β Be caring, friendly, & fair.
π This thread was based on a post I'm writing as part of my "Decoding Danielson" series over at @joinphysedu.
π The series is an exploration of the revised Framework For Teaching through a #physed lens.
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π The series is an exploration of the revised Framework For Teaching through a #physed lens.
π Hungry for more? Come join us on campus! thephysicaleducator.com/membership/
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