Tools
Leafy Ladders
Exploring perspectives and connections between the characters of "Leaf" by Sandra Dieckmann.
Using Stock and Flow to develop Classroom Culture
How might we create the conditions in which our classroom agreement is more meaningful?
Helping Students Understand Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions
A handy reference for teachers and students
“Stocking up” on beliefs and values
How year 2 students used the Stock and Flow tool to help them reflect on their own personal beliefs and values
Bringing the bubbles to Science
Students use the Stock and Flow tool to explore desired behaviours in Science Class
Sticky Fingers
How the Stock and Flow tool can be used in a Nursery setting to explain how classroom toys are not an infinite resource.
The Currency of Trust
Using the Stock and Flow to explore the need for and value of trust in a high-risk environment.
The Stocks and Flows of Climate Change
Peter Senge unpacks some of the systems dynamics underpinning our climate crisis
What stocks are you trying to grow?
Global Community Call with Karen Alvarez and Cyndee Zanders | December 2021
Protected: A Fishbowl Checking-in around Check-ins
Sharing experiences and reflections on using Check-ins
Protected: Check-ins and Community Circles
California Community Call with Anissa Sonnenberg and Michael Funk | May 2022
Our Happiness Classroom
How an engineering teacher in Thailand used check-ins to open hearts and minds to the possibility of building a better world.
Making IB Programme Standards and Practices Aspirational
How an Aspirational Iceberg was used as a Framework for Developing IB Programmes
Jump right into Check-ins
Not sure where to start? – this great resource provides a slide set of Check-ins for you to try
Support Team Design
Using the Iceberg model to reveal the relationship between mental models and aspirations
Behind Jakob’s Story from the Field
How Jakob created the check-ins featured in his "Story from the Field".
Nine layers of Check-in
How Sylvie Mazerolle found a place for check-in within the many different communities she inhabits.
Framing the Iceberg for Teachers
Three different frames for teachers to use when applying the Iceberg tool to their practice
The Power of Checking-in
View Jacob and Charlotte's slides from the Asia Pacific Community call in May 2022
What Have I done?
Student Iceberg activity using the Doraemon Cartoon to uncover the iceberg below hiding a low test score
Returning to Normal – How Do We Feel About That?
Using an aspirational Systems Thinking Iceberg with school administrators during the post-covid reopening of schools
A Thriving Workforce
Using the Systems Thinking Iceberg to explore the complex issue of staff workforce
Compassionate Classroom Observations
Using the Systems Thinking Iceberg to Reimagine Teacher Appraisal
Cultivating Inclusive Cultures
Using Systems Thinking Iceberg examples during a workshop focused on Cultivating an Inclusive Culture
Shape the Space – Shape the Future
Using the Systems Thinking Iceberg to Explore "The Physical Learning Environment of the School of the Future"
Why Teachers Rarely Speak Up In Meetings
Using the Systems Thinking Iceberg at a Principals Roundtable in Hong Kong
What Can We Do About Inequity?
This activity for Year 6 students aims to develop a deeper understanding of systemic causes of inequity and consider ways to address them
Volcanos, Eruptions and Infrastructure!
Students use a Systems Thinking Iceberg to see how infrastructure affects the impact when a volcano erupts
Let’s Tell You All About The Systems Thinking Iceberg
British School of Jakarta Student Ambassadors have created a series of introductory videos for students including this one all about the Systems Thinking Iceberg.
I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff and…
Using the iceberg, early years students get a whole new understanding of the story of the wolf and the three little pigs
Everything You Need For An Engaging Earth Day
This fabulous series of assemblies combines many compassionate systems tools to set up your Earth Day project brilliantly
Slide Deck Introducing The Systems Thinking Iceberg
A Systems Thinking Iceberg Slide presentation created and used by Michelle Perrenoud to introduce the tool.