Seeing the Every Day Gifts, Atomic Interactions, and Relationships with Livia Chan

 This week I have a very special guest. I’m joined by Livia Chan. She is a Head Teacher, writer, presenter, and a member of the Teach Better Team. She is deeply passionate about community, leading with heart and positivity, and daily lifelong learning. In this conversation  listen as Liv talks about the power of connections and building relationships. Listen as she talks about  ATOMIC interactions, and how we can use these interactions to intentionally uplift others through our love, kindness, and
gratitude.  

Other topics discussed are:
1. See the things that we normally take for granted as gifts

2. Appreciate the students for being them and for what they do in the classroom community

3. When you notice it be sure to mention it

4. You create a wonderful classroom community when you encourage them to share and express gratitude to.

5. Notice, name, and nurture - Gratitude

6. Maximize those small conversations

7. Let them know you love them and appreciate them = early and often

8. Students should hear their names throughout the day in a positive way

9. Heartfullness - it’s not just with our minds it’s with our hearts that we interact with others

10. Atomic Interactions - Relationships are key to life - relationships with others and relationships with others - every interaction that we have builds on top of each others

11. Every single interaction matters

12. Pay attention to what you give to every interaction

13. Three simple words “I Love You” can make all the difference in the world

14. Comfort zone, stretch zone, not yet zone - letting students know you want them in the stretch zone helps

15. When you see each child as having different needs, passions, strengths, and allow them to be themselves within the curriculum 

16. If you have an idea come to me 

17. Ask yourself how can I make this more engaging? Fun? Novel? How do I make this an experience for them?

18. IF you bring your passion and what you like into teaching it is so contagious

19. If we are enjoying ourselves then it pours onto the students

20. Help students see themselves in roles - we are authors, we are mathematicians 

21. Make those marvelous mistakes

22. Include movement into your day

         23. Build a relationship with yourself - spend time with yourself - what are my strengths, my core values, my beliefs

24. Pay attention to yourself

25. Have visual reminders of the things that are important to you

26. We can help our colleagues out if we light up when we see them

27. Every interaction you have you have someone’s heart is in your hand. 

28. Be impeccable with your words - 

29. What are you feeding your mind.

Liv's Bio:
Livia Chan is a Head Teacher, writer, presenter, and a member of the Teach Better Team. She is deeply passionate about community, leading with heart and positivity, and daily lifelong learning. Livia truly believes in the power of connections and loves building relationships. She lives by the belief that in every ATOMIC interaction, it is an opportunity to intentionally uplift others through our love, kindness, and gratitude. We CAN make an impact on lives and an imprint on hearts.

Twitter at @LiviaChanL or at livchan.com.