Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school
Olympia Della Flora: Permettre aux enfants de s'épanouir à l'école
Olympia Della Flora wants schools to think differently about educating students -- by helping them manage their emotions. Full bio
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in Columbus, Ohio.
à Columbus, dans l'Ohio.
un étudiant nommé D.
there was a student named D.
he was six years old:
the entire room.
toute la pièce.
the entire school into lockdown mode
en état d'urgence
comment aider D.
I was the principal at this school.
j'étais la directrice de l'école.
learned with my staff
been trained for.
my principal prep coursework?
with a kid like D?
from impeding the learning
de perturber l'apprentissage
that we thought we knew,
ce qu'on nous avait appris,
was to kick him out,
était de le renvoyer,
are struggling with their education.
éprouvent des difficultés à l'école.
with a fail-safe solution,
trouvé de solution miracle,
to not only survive in school
non seulement survivent à l'école
how to read and write
à lire et à écrire,
and manage their own emotions.
à gérer leurs émotions.
we were able to move our school
in the state of Ohio,
performantes de l'État de l'Ohio
en quelques années seulement.
in just a matter of a few years.
on the emotional well-being of their kids.
devraient se préoccuper
full of 30 students
inside of his head.
ce qu'il ressent.
peuvent faire une grande différence,
can make huge differences,
de s'y mettre dès maintenant.
de budget ou de grandes stratégies,
or grand strategic plans,
et la façon dont vous les utiliser
of thinking about what you have
look outside the box for answers,
à chercher les solutions ailleurs,
d'argent et d'efforts
enough time, money and effort
inside the box.
peuvent se produire rapidement.
can happen fast.
to figure out how he had become so angry.
comprendre pourquoi il était si perturbé.
his father had left the home
avait quitté le domicile
in order to support the family,
avec qui échanger,
for D to connect with --
de son petit frère après l'école.
of his younger brother
that D was six years old?
que D avait six ans ?
des difficultés à s'adapter à l'école.
for having some trouble
to help him with these big emotions
de la lecture et des maths.
of reading and math.
particulièrement aidés.
where he was struggling the most.
ce qui l'angoissait le plus.
can be a tough transition time
une transition difficile.
a less structured home environment
familial décontracté
plus structuré.
un espace de relaxation
we created a calming area for him
and soft cushions and books,
de coussins et de livres.
to this place in the morning,
back into the school environment
stratégies pour l'aider à s’apaiser.
that helped him calm down.
younger students,
les autres élèves,
assistant en maternelle.
the kindergarten classroom
how to write their letters.
à écrire l'alphabet.
successful with a few of them
avait des difficultés.
kindergarten students down,
of peers on behavior was far greater
les interactions entre enfants
que celles avec les adultes.
et la musique avec lui.
would actually laugh with kids,
plaisantent avec les enfants.
or singing a song from the radio station,
à faire des blagues ou à chanter,
un éclat de rire
de raccourcir ses crises
with him in his world.
to lay on this kind of special treatment
the tools and tactics that worked for D,
qui fonctionnaient avec D identifiées,
and use them with other students.
les appliquer aux autres élèves.
student behavior
face aux problèmes comportementaux,
during the lesson plan
pris du temps durant les leçons
their feelings
à décrypter leurs émotions
coping strategies for dealing with them,
appropriée et saine,
durant la journée,
throughout the day,
physical activities.
à des activités sportives.
with sitting for long periods of time,
assis durant de longues périodes,
des assises dynamiques,
des vélos stationnaires
underneath their desks.
pédaler sous leurs bureaux.
to stay in the classroom,
plus motivés à rester dans la classe,
a whole lot of extra money.
about what we had.
ce que nous avions.
has an instructional supply line.
est approvisionnée en fournitures.
of a school a more calming color,
apaisante pour les murs de l'école
in the academic tools --
dans des fournitures scolaires,
seriously, too.
sur le plan social.
of our kids seriously
de nos élèves au sérieux
en lecture et en maths
in our reading and math scores,
of expected growth
with our same demographic.
avec une population similaire.
to help our kids manage their emotions
d'aider ces élèves
ayant peu de subventions,
de personnels spécialisés
might be facing at home,
avec des difficultés familiales
ou équipés pour nous en occuper.
or funded to address it directly.
to local groups,
à des associations,
with the Ohio State University
l'assistance sociale en milieu scolaire.
and school social work.
with our teachers
avec les professeurs
dans le besoin.
to the latest college-level thinking,
de l'innovation universitaire,
got real-world, life experiences
sur le terrain
Nationwide Children's Hospital
avec qui nous collaborons
a health clinic within our school,
au sein de notre école
et mental à nos élèves.
resources for our students.
pour les enfants.
accès à un service d'aide
during the school day.
was not in D or in the kids at all.
sur D ou sur les autres enfants.
dans l'éducation,
academic instruction,
the scope of the job.
de nos élèves au sérieux,
of our kids seriously,
et le respect.
qui ont sauté le pas avec moi.
that took that leap with me.
de développement professionnel,
professional development plan,
aux études du Dr Bruce Perry
vécues durant l'enfance
of different childhood experiences
des enfants.
some of our students' experiences,
de certains de nos enfants -
à leurs cerveaux.
et à comprendre les comportements.
the behaviors that we were seeing.
barriers to learning,
aménagé leurs cours,
to practice with lesson plans,
with a single focus,
pour se défouler
these movement breaks,
and dance for two minutes straight,
helps the learner retain new information.
d'emmagasiner les informations.
que le « Cha-Cha Slide »
provides a perfect short dance party.
"What happened to you?"
ne va pas chez toi ? »
instead of "Get out."
au lieu de « Sors ».
made huge differences,
continuent d'être à la hausse.
in our academic scores.
got to fourth grade,
se propagea aux autres élèves.
with other students.
continue to improve,
et de joie pour les enfants,
not only for children
alternatif destiné
education program
avec le système scolaire traditionnel.
in traditional high school setting.
some of their histories.
de détention pour mineurs,
detention system
les mêmes comportements
of them exhibit the same behaviors
à gérer leurs émotions de manière saine
healthy coping strategies early on
dans l'environnement scolaire ?
in a regular high school?
grandement aidés.
I believe that it would've helped.
social et émotionnel de nos enfants
the social and emotional development
and say what we need to do for our kids.
changements à apporter pour nos enfants.
and write, and they graduate
ils ne savent pas gérer leurs émotions,
how to manage emotions,
for us to invest in our kids.
dans nos enfants.
that can or cannot pass a test.
qui réussissent ou non leurs examens.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Olympia Della Flora - EducatorOlympia Della Flora wants schools to think differently about educating students -- by helping them manage their emotions.
Why you should listen
Olympia Della Flora wants to seek solutions versus focusing on problems. This is why she became a principal at one of the lowest performing schools in Ohio. She believes that it takes a village to improve schools and has found ways to engage multiple stakeholders in this work including students, staff, parents and community members. Through focusing on this philosophy, Della Flora was able to successfully lead efforts to move her elementary school in Ohio out of failing status with the state. She attributes this success to collaborating with community partners and providing ongoing professional development for staff around social and emotional learning supports for students. She believes that schools should seek ways to address and support the whole child when it comes to learning, addressing not only academics but also social and emotional outcomes. She's now expanding this work through supervising and supporting principals in Connecticut, where she serves as the Associate Superintendent for School Development for Stamford Public Schools.
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