Gary Petiprin PhD Anne Bucalos EdD Whats all this talk about resiliency Have you heard of the Six Word Memoir Lets try one on the topic of resiliency In six words write your take on resiliency on the card provided ID: 422580
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Surviving to Thriving: Creating a More Resilient Student
Gary Petiprin, Ph.D.Anne Bucalos, Ed.D.Slide2
What’s all this talk about resiliency?
Have you heard of the “Six Word Memoir?” Let’s try one on the topic of “resiliency.” In six words, write your “take” on resiliency on the card provided.
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Context
Why is this a hot topic?Why is it an issue on our campus? (some examples)Connection to student success
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Who are our students today?
Hyperconnected, yet insularLive alone…together
Used to “oversharing”
Encouraged to stay as adolescents (particularly males)
Want to be involved as co-decision makers, but reluctant to make decisions by themselves
Aware of world issues and desire to do something about them
Like structure, but want right of refusal
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Let’s
think about what makes a student “resilient”…
What are some of the qualities, characteristics, skill sets, etc. that might describe resiliency in our students…or that we want to “build” in our students?
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Qualities & Characteristics of Resiliency…
Responding to adversity and challenge in an adaptive mannerNot a static quality but something that can be learned and cultivated…it’s a processQuality of ordinary people
Matter of degrees
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Developing resiliency requires a holistic approach…
RelationshipsMind
Spirit/Values
Body
Emotions
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“I don’t belong here…”
Belonging uncertainty:“Can I do this? Do I fit in?”
Events then affected by negative filter
Avoiding “Everybody’s miserable at first!”
Short-term interventions that address “belonging”
Preferably done by older peers
Balance positive and negative
Difficulty is normal and temporary
Tell stories that emphasize growth (Social Belonging Intervention)
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Values/Spiritual Practice
Guiding students to consider “vocation” in addition to “career”….what do you want your life to represent 40 years from now? What will be your life’s work
in the broadest sense?
Meditation
Journaling/Reflection
“Value-affirmation intervention”
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Mindfulness
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Self-Care
SleepNutritionExercise
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Growth Mindset
“Failure” as path to growth (vs. bad)
Identity/Worth = Achievement
Intelligence & competence as
malleable (vs. fixed)Effort as path to masteryLearn from criticism
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How can educators cultivate a growth mindset?
Emphasize effort (vs. “intelligence”)
Emphasize learning vs. grades
“The great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning.”*
Attitude of high standards
AND
nurturance – commitment to teaching and belief in the capacity of each student to learn…build this into instruction.
*
Dweck
, C.(2007). Mindset: The new psychology of success. NY:
Ballentine
Books.
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Mind: Using learner-centered pedagogies
Involve students in
goal
setting, action plans, assignment choice
(individual & group)
Provide opportunities for practice with specific feedback (then wean from that)Use continuous reflection exercises
on
behaviors, beliefs, attitudes &
perspectives (personal & group)
Emphasize “perspective-taking” by
assigning responses from different
“players”
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So…let’s try a “Wandering Map”
Using the white paper provided, and the markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils, follow the instructions on the yellow paper…Continue to reflect on what you have done:
What were your primary themes?
How are they important to you? What insights did you gain about yourself?
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What is our role in cultivating resiliency? Helicopter Parent to Helicopter Professor!
Scaffold feedback
Encourage ambiguity
Allow choice (and a bit of chaos)
Increase accountability (don’t rush to help before assessing the situation)
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Summary
Opportunities for serviceActivities for group interaction & belongingSelf-reflection (values, integrity, optimism, stories of strength, competence and overcoming adversity)Cultivate growth mindset
Cultivate grit
Mindfulness activities
Encourage wellness
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Resources…
Resilience ConsortiumHarvard Success Failure ProjectThe Stanford Resilience Project
Vanderbilt Resilience Toolkit
Vanderbilt Resilience Building Activities
Cornell University
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Centralized resource for wellness and resilience – information vetted by Mental Health and Student Affairs professionals
Holistic approach – physical, mental, social and spiritual
Student stories
L
inked to
SuRF
, Health Service, Counseling Center and Disability ServicesSlide24
Resources
(additional references on handouts)
Benard
, B. at
https
://www.resiliency.com/free-articles-resources/the-foundations-of-the-resiliency-framework/Berk
, R.A.
(2014
). “Last Professor Standing!”: PowerPoint Enables
A
ll Faculty to Use Humor in Teaching. http
://
www.ronberk.com/articles/2014_HumorFinal.pdf
Brown, S. (2008). A Buddhist in the Classroom. NY: State University of New York Press.
Doyle, T., &
Zakrajsek
, T. (2013). The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony With
Y
our Brain. VA: Stylus.
Dweck
, C.S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. NY: Ballantine.
Eells
, G. (Webinar available from Faculty Development Center) “Creating Resilient Students: Strategies for Life-Skill Development.”
PaperClip
Communications.
Jay, M. (2012).
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them
Now. NY: Twelve (Hachette Books).
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