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• Making Connections is an innovative, online learning tool designed to give mentors, teachers, counselors and volunteers the strategies and tools they need to build strong relationships with kids. For more information, click here.

 

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• The Making Connections Blog is a place where mentors, teachers, counselors and volunteers who work with kids can come together to find support, resources and information that they can use to help them be even better at their jobs. It is a place to find answers, explore solutions, make connections, and share ideas, experiences, challenges and knowledge, all with the intent of finding more and better ways to build the kinds of relationships that help keep kids in school.

 

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Blogger, course developer, and instructor, Tobi Kibel Piatek, writes about education, designs curriculum, graphics and websites, and teaches teachers, online and in person. A long time mentor, parent and educator, her work combines a love for kids, learning and technology.

 

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Mentors, volunteers and teachers, we want to hear your stories. Take a moment to tell us a story about how you were able to successfully build a strong relationship with a kid. What was the kid like when you met? What did you do to build a relationship? How did you see the kid change?

Also, tell us stories of how a connection with a teacher, friend or community member made a positive difference in your life, or in the life of someone you know. We hope to collect these stories and add them to the course on this site.

Thanks in advance for sharing these with us.

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Hillsboro School District: (Grades K-6th, population I currently work with.)

1) Students from dysfunctional families

2) Behavioral and Social problems

3) Frequent moves from school-to-school

4) Drug and alcohol problems

5) Self-esteem issues

What are your school’s main reasons for drop out?

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