From Colleagues to Community: The Connection Advantage

❤️ Hearts – Why We Teach

1. What personal experience most influenced your decision to become an educator?

2. When was the last time a student reminded you why you teach?

3. If you could write a letter to your younger self before you started teaching, what would it say?

4. What part of your role feels most meaningful to you right now?

5. Whose life have you impacted in a way you’ll never forget?

♣️ Clubs – Teamwork & Collaboration

1. How do you like others to approach you when they need help?

2. When have you seen collaboration make a project or lesson far better than it would’ve been alone?

3. What’s one thing your colleagues could know about your work style to make teamwork easier?

4. When has a colleague’s strength made up for an area you were struggling in?

5. What’s one small act a teammate has done that made you feel supported?

♦️ Diamonds – Proud Achievements

1. What’s the proudest moment of your career so far?

2. Which student success story has stayed with you the longest?

3. What’s an achievement that felt small at the time but means more now?

4. Who has celebrated your wins with you, and how did it impact you?

5. What accomplishment do you want people to remember you for?

♠️ Spades – Tough Moments at Work

1. What’s the hardest day you’ve ever had as an educator?

2. When did a setback teach you something you still use today?

3. How has a challenge at work changed the way you approach your role?

4. Who has helped you through a professional struggle, and what did they do?

5. What personal strength emerged because of a tough season in your career?

Thank you John A. Ferguson for your visionary leadership and your commitment to excellence.