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Challenges for Students and Educators
in the 21st Century |
- Impact of social, technological and economic
changes
- Negative Influences of the media
- Rising expectations - declining resources
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Research on Resiliency and the
Implications for Schools: |
- Definition of resiliency
- Resiliency research from Canada, USA and other
countries
- Risk vs. resiliency - the 50 psycho-social
factors that matter!
- Risk factors - personal, social and environmental
- Protective factors - Internal strengths plus
external supports
- Profile of a resilient person
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Seven Keys to Resiliency®
- A new model of human empowerment |
- MindPower - Creating Positive Thoughts and
Beliefs
- Emotions - Developing Our Emotional Intelligence
(E.Q.)
- Values - Living Our Personal Values and Principles
- Vision - Creating an Exciting and Compelling
Future
- Learning - Expanding Our Lifelong Learning
Potential
- Relationships - Building Healthy and Caring
Relationships
- Leadership - Making a Positive Difference
in the World
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Resiliency Building With Staff
Members |
- The importance of developing personal resiliency
- Educators as role models
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Resiliency Building With Students |
- Creating supportive conditions in classrooms
- Creating school-wide support systems
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Creating Resilient Schools |
- Profiles of resiliency building schools
- Completing the Resilient Schools Audit instrument
- Creating the conditions in your school that
will build resiliency
- Involving parents and the community
- Evaluation strategies
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