The Connect Group Services for Educations

Design Thinking is a multi-disciplinary way of solving human centered problems. It can be used as a teaching practice, or by students as a framework for real-world projects. We are inspired by Stanford University's d.school, and the first to implement Design Thinking in a K12 educational setting in Los Angeles, CA.

Students and adults collaborate in designing and conducting Design Thinking Challenges at The Connect Group. One such challenge was focused on drought awareness and required students to actively brainstorm and devise strategies for increasing awareness very rapidly.

Design Thinking was also used to determine the needs of students in our 2014-15 pilot program The Connect Group School.

SERVICES for EDUCATORS:

Professional Development seminars:

Design Thinking:

Compassion and Self-Compassion workshops:
- Learn how to identify, cope with, and respond to your suffering, your students', and still have energy left for your friends' and family's challenges too!
Empathy for educators:
- Empathy Circles for healing, improved communication, smoother collaborations, and successful project outcomes.
10 Strategies for Bringing More Happiness Into Your Classroom:
- Discover easy to implement tools for harmony.
- Gather skills and activities that promote happiness and kindness in your classroom.
- Using just one strategy will result in noticeable change.
Mindful Awareness, Yoga, and Mindful Nature Professional Development
- promote improved ability to juggle demands.
- experience reduced stress with increased presence in the body.
- Expose yourself and your students to the value nature has to offer as a teacher.
Coaching for educators:
- Focus on the unique challenges you face in your career, and find renewed vigor for teaching.
- Improve communication, empathy, compassion, kindness, respect, accountability, and responsibility in your classroom.

Dr. Eric Chagala, Founding Principal of Vista Innovation and Design Academy, discusses Design Thinking.

THE CONNECT GROUP

| Professional Development, Seminars, Workshops, & Training |

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for teens, parents, clinicians, & educators

SERVICES for EDUCATORS:

Professional Development seminars:

Design Thinking:

Compassion and Self-Compassion workshops:

Learn how to identify, cope with, and respond to your suffering, your students', and still have energy left for your friends' and family's challenges too!

Empathy for educators:

Empathy Circles for healing, improved communication, smoother collaborations, and successful project outcomes.

10 Strategies for Bringing More Happiness Into Your Classroom:

Discover easy to implement tools for harmony.

Gather skills and activities that promote happiness and kindness in your classroom.

Using just one strategy will result in noticeable change.

Mindful Awareness, Yoga, and Mindful Nature Professional Development

promote improved ability to juggle demands.

experience reduced stress with increased presence in the body.

Expose yourself and your students to the value nature has to offer as a teacher.

Coaching for educators:

Focus on the unique challenges you face in your career, and find renewed vigor for teaching.

Improve communication, empathy, compassion, kindness, respect, accountability, and responsibility in your classroom.