Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school
Olympia Della Flora: Kreatív módszerek a gyerekek iskolai gyarapodásának elősegítésére
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.
az Ohio állambeli Columbusban.
there was a student named D.
akit most nevezzünk D-nek.
he was six years old:
the entire room.
the entire school into lockdown mode
az egész iskola lebénult,
I was the principal at this school.
mert én voltam az igazgató.
learned with my staff
gyorsan rájöttünk,
been trained for.
my principal prep coursework?
felkészítés során?
with a kid like D?
from impeding the learning
that we thought we knew,
was to kick him out,
az eltanácsolás,
are struggling with their education.
küszködő diákok.
with a fail-safe solution,
tévedhetetlen megoldást,
to not only survive in school
ne csak túléljék az iskolát,
how to read and write
and manage their own emotions.
we were able to move our school
in the state of Ohio,
F átlagú iskolái közül
in just a matter of a few years.
on the emotional well-being of their kids.
jólétére is figyelniük kell.
full of 30 students
felénk az egyik gyerek,
inside of his head.
can make huge differences,
is rengeteget jelentenek,
or grand strategic plans,
vagy nagyszabású tervekre,
of thinking about what you have
look outside the box for answers,
máshol keressük a válaszokat,
enough time, money and effort
pénzt és erőfeszítést
inside the box.
can happen fast.
jelentős változást elérni.
to figure out how he had become so angry.
hogy feltárjam az indulatossága okát.
his father had left the home
in order to support the family,
hogy eltartsa a családot,
for D to connect with --
of his younger brother
that D was six years old?
hatéves gyerekről beszélünk.
for having some trouble
to help him with these big emotions
az érzelmei kezelésére,
of reading and math.
is meg kellett tanítanunk.
where he was struggling the most.
hol vannak problémái.
can be a tough transition time
nehéz átállási idő lehet,
a less structured home environment
we created a calming area for him
and soft cushions and books,
puha párnákkal és könyvekkel,
to this place in the morning,
back into the school environment
az iskolára hangolódni
that helped him calm down.
találtunk a megnyugtatására.
younger students,
the kindergarten classroom
how to write their letters.
successful with a few of them
kindergarten students down,
lenyugtatásában is segített,
of peers on behavior was far greater
nagyobb hatással vannak a viselkedésre,
would actually laugh with kids,
a diákokkal nevetgéljenek,
or singing a song from the radio station,
vagy a rádióra énekel,
with him in his world.
to lay on this kind of special treatment
bánásmódban részesíteni
the tools and tactics that worked for D,
és taktikák válnak be D-nél,
and use them with other students.
tudták őket alkalmazni.
student behavior
a diákok viselkedését,
during the lesson plan
their feelings
az érzelmeik felismerésére,
coping strategies for dealing with them,
levezetési módokra:
throughout the day,
iktattunk be napközben,
physical activities.
vehettek részt.
with sitting for long periods of time,
underneath their desks.
pedálhozhatnak a gyerekek.
to stay in the classroom,
maradásra ösztönöztük a diákokat,
a whole lot of extra money.
about what we had.
a már meglévő eszközeinkre.
has an instructional supply line.
nyugalmat sugárzó színe is,
of a school a more calming color,
in the academic tools --
komolyan vettük.
seriously, too.
a diákok érzelmi jólétét,
of our kids seriously
in our reading and math scores,
az olvasás- és matekjegyeik,
of expected growth
hasonló diákanyagú iskolát.
with our same demographic.
érdekében használtunk,
to help our kids manage their emotions
might be facing at home,
helyzetével foglalkozzon,
és nem is fizettek érte.
or funded to address it directly.
to local groups,
kértünk segítséget.
with the Ohio State University
érkeztek hozzánk,
and school social work.
tanuló hallgatók is.
with our teachers
diákoknak segíteni.
to the latest college-level thinking,
got real-world, life experiences
Nationwide Children's Hospital
klinikát épít az iskolán belül,
a health clinic within our school,
és mentális egészségét.
resources for our students.
during the school day.
D-ben vagy a gyerekekben történt.
was not in D or in the kids at all.
tervezik és valósítják meg
academic instruction,
the scope of the job.
komolyan vétele által
of our kids seriously,
that took that leap with me.
akik velem tartottak.
professional development plan,
of different childhood experiences
some of our students' experiences,
a látott viselkedéseknek.
the behaviors that we were seeing.
barriers to learning,
to practice with lesson plans,
koncentráló órákat tartottak,
with a single focus,
these movement breaks,
mozgató szüneteket,
and dance for two minutes straight,
ugrálhattak és táncolhattak,
az új információk elraktározásában.
helps the learner retain new information.
egy rövid táncpartihoz.
provides a perfect short dance party.
azt kérdezik: "Mi a baj?"
"What happened to you?"
instead of "Get out."
ahelyett, hogy: "Kifelé!"
rengeteget számított,
made huge differences,
a tanulmányi eredmények.
in our academic scores.
hogy mire D negyedikes lett,
got to fourth grade,
with other students.
az iskolai légkörben,
continue to improve,
hellyé vált nemcsak a gyerekeknek,
not only for children
Tekerjünk előre az időben;
oktatási programban dolgozom
education program
in traditional high school setting.
iskolarendszerben.
some of their histories.
detention system
fedeztem fel náluk,
of them exhibit the same behaviors
healthy coping strategies early on
levezetni az érzelmeiket,
egy normális középiskolában?
in a regular high school?
I believe that it would've helped.
komolyan vegyük
the social and emotional development
és érzelmi fejlődését.
and say what we need to do for our kids.
and write, and they graduate
how to manage emotions,
for us to invest in our kids.
that can or cannot pass a test.
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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