EDUT 5257 Academic & Emotional Adversity
Finding Resilience in Academic and Emotional Adversity
In our fast-paced and increasingly stressful world, resilience is more important than ever. Resilience is one of the most critical life skills we can both practice ourselves, and teach to children. Educators can play a key role in helping students develop the inner strength and flexibility needed to overcome challenges. In this course, you will define resilience for your learners and discover the positive impacts related to being resilient. You’ll also assess your own resilience and identify methods to increase resilience in your students and yourself. As a course participant, you will review resources on and consider the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, adversity, productive struggle, and growth mindset as they relate to the need for resilience. Course activities ensure the opportunity to create materials and lessons to teach resilience and coping strategies for use when facing academic, social, or emotional adversity.