Making Cents of
Relationships
Without Spending Big Bucks
Mark Lukert
[email protected]
marklukert.com
940-642-5821
TEPSA Summer
Conference
June 12, 2014
Rita Pierson – Every Kid Needs a
Champion
TED Video
“No Significant learning
occurs without a significant
relationship.”
--Dr. James Comer
“All learning is understanding
relationships.”
--George Washington Carver
“When you make the time to
engage people and nurture
relationships you will realize
that the quality of your school
is determined by the quality of
your relationships”
--Jon Gordon
“In organizations, real power and
energy is generated through
relationships. The patterns of
relationships and the capacities to
form them are more important than
tasks, functions, roles and positions.
”
--Margaret Wheatley
“No Significant change in our
schools will occur without
significant relationships.”
--Mark Lukert
“Until adults get their attitudes in
order, nothing good is going to
happen for kids.”
“Students will forget what
you say…Students will
forget what you do…but
students will never forget
how you made them feel.”
Two Things that Bother Me Most
About People
No Dram
NO
GOSSIP!
If you didn’t HEAR it
with your own ears,
Or SEE it with your
own eyes . . .
Don’t INVENT it with
your small mind,
And SHARE it with
your big mouth!
Applause, Applause, Applause
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate non-verbal communication and show how
a person feels when their encouragement stops.
Choose one participant from the audience.
Ask the person to leave the room – be sure and have them go far enough away that they
can’t hear you explaining the activity.
Explain to the group that the participant will come back in the room. The participant will
have a simple job to do. You can come up with the job while talking to the group. You
might want the participant to pick up a pencil from your table and take it to another
person in the room. You might want the participant to walk to a certain chair and stand
in it or pick it up.
The only clue the participant will get from the group is applause. This works like the
“Hot/Cold” game. When the participant is doing what they need to be doing to get the
job done, everyone is applauding. When they are “off-task” there is no applause. Once
the participant completes the job, ask them to stay with you for the debrief.
Debrief:
Ask the participant how they felt at the beginning of the activity.
How did they feel when the applause stopped.
How did they feel when everyone was applauding?
How do students feel when they are working as hard as they can work and their
encouragement stops?
Relationship
Builder
Teaching in Paradise
or -
(Flamingo Days)
Monday is coming, and what will it bring?
Trust me my friends, some things never seen!
Ready, Set, GO … for a week full of fun!
Teaching in Paradise … Here’s Day Number One!
Be sure and wear pink to school on Monday ...
Pink like Flamingos, what more can I say?
Just come in the front—we’ll greet you all there.
We’ve got gifts for you—to help with your flair!
A FUN week ahead, a new flamingo each day—
Just wait and see...we’ll blow the reindeer away!
Fizzi
Freedom Flamingo
SPECIAL DAYS
Teacher Appreciation – All Year
Long!
Conversation Hearts
Like the sayings on these little hearts,
Our lives are not the same.
In many ways we are alike,
It’s the nature of our game!
But even more importantly
Is the friendship that we share.
I love my job as the Principal ,
‘Cause you are always there!
I thank you for this wonderful year,
It’s been great from the start!
We’ve worked real hard, we’ve done our best,
It’s great work of the heart!
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
SPECIAL DAYS
Teacher Appreciation – All Year Long!
Thank you for those “smile faces,”
For a wonderful “first day of school.”
You let your light shine perfectly
We’re sure you taught the rules!
“Thank You” is a simple thing,
Just know it’s from the heart!
We mean it when we say to you
“It was a FANTASTIC START!!”
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All Aboard the USS THANK YOU!
10 Ports of Call – Choose the ones you like best:
1. Belgium
2. Brazil
3. Cancun
4. Egypt
5. England
7. France
8. Greece
9. Ireland
10.Morocco
Ahoy there Mate! We’re glad you’re here, we hope you’re having fun!
Trust us now, we have to say, “We’ve only just begun!”
The ship is headed to England, it’s a special time, you’ll see
We will all be joining the Queen for her “Diamond Jubilee!”
A parade is in store when we hit the shore.
Grab your broach or gloves or hat
Wear them to school, don’t break the rule, ‘cause we know where you’re AT!
There will be scones and tea with the Queen when we arrive in England
The 12 Days of Christmas!
On the first day of Christmas my Admin gave
to me … A lounge full of yummy goodies!
The 12 Days of Christmas
The holidays are coming, there’s excitement in the air!
It’s time for us to celebrate. We’ve got some fun prepared!
So get yourself all ready for the next 12 days of school.
We bet they go by faster – These next 12 days will rule!
We’ll start the fun tomorrow, the lounge is the place to be!
The tables will be full of goodies, all set for you and me!
On the SECOND day of Christmas my Admin gave to me
10 Blue Jean Passes . . .
And a lounge full of yummy goodies.
A favorite this is –
we know what we see!
It’s important for you
to be “all comfy!”
Now ‘till the end
of our 12 Christmas Days,
Wear your blue jeans
and a smile on your face!
ENJOY!
Vixen is a “fixy” deer
She loves to look exquisite
Many of you are just like her
We’ve seen it when we visit!
So here’s some tasty lip balm,
Just use it sparingly
It will make you feel real pretty
And like Vixen you will be!
Snowman Days
Happy Snowman Days
The Days after Thanksgiving are always kinda long
We hope to make them shorter with some fun things going on.
So get yourself ready for some action in this place.
Snowman Days are coming – they’ll put a smile upon your face!!
“Denim” is the first snowman – he’s ready to set the scene
You probably know him well - he REALLY loves his jeans!
Snowman
Denim
(In Honor of Denim, Feel Free to Wear Jeans on Monday!)
Snowman Days
Enjoy my
Friends!
Happy 2nd Snowman Day!! It’s really cold outside!
“Snowman Nestles” has a treat – this you won’t deny
He melted some of his dear friends and put them in a pot.
He’s got a tasty cup for you – his friends are good and hot!
CD’s Available
marklukert.com
A New Relationship Can Begin
with a Simple Smile …
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE …
have FUN
do GREAT work
make PEOPLE smile …
Life is short . . .
Smile while you
still have teeth!
If I can make at least
one person smile, or
pee their pants a little
then my day was not
wasted.
Mark Lukert
[email protected]
www.marklukert.com
940-642-5821