{"data":{"ID":644,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1477700313,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Designing Schools with Unconditional Positive Regard","Handle":"designing_schools_with_unconditional_positive_regard","ShortDescription":"What would school look like if we designed it around the core concept of unconditional positive regard for our students? What if every aspect of school, from course design to facilities to policies and practices all communicated one message: \"We care about you no matter what\"? Let's imagine!","Description":"In this session we\u2019ll imagine what school could look like if designed around the concept of unconditional positive regard for students - in other words, if everything we did communicated the message, \u201cI care about you, you have value, you don\u2019t have to do anything to prove it to me, and nothing\u2019s going to change my mind.\u201d \r\n\r\n\r\nFirst, we\u2019ll get on the same page about unconditional positive regard, why it matters that our students know we care, and what\u2019s possible when students are cared for really and truly in school. \r\n\r\n\r\nNext, we\u2019ll take a look at common aspects of schools - facilities, course design, policies, structures - with this lens: \u201cDo we do this in a way that communicates care to our students?\u201d If the answer is no, we\u2019ll brainstorm some solutions and share some success stories from our current settings. We\u2019ll think big but also imagine some practical shifts we can do on Monday.\r\n\r\n\r\nOut of our discussion, we\u2019ll craft a doc of suggestions that schools can use to consider their practices from this lens. We\u2019ll make this available and identify some possibilities for future collaboration around making schools a more caring place for all.","Link":["http:\/\/shevrin.wordpress.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We'll be brainstorming and developing some practical ideas toward the goal of a doc we can share with others considering how to transform their schools into places that communicate care in all they do. Conversation will be structured and facilitated but draw on the knowledge and experience of participants.","Presenter":["Alex Shevrin"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Centerpoint School"],"PresenterEmail":["alex.shevrin@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":83,"ScheduleLocationID":16,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6}}