Growing Resilience PD Bundle
Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL)
- 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
- 4.1 Support student participation
- 4.4 Maintain student safety
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
This workshop can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).
About this Bundle
4 hours
This bundle offers a particular focus on research backed strategies and skills essential for building resilient school communities.
It consists of 3 self led courses that cover:
- Staff Resilience (2 hours)
- Helping kids feels resilient (1 hour)
- Engaging character strength education – (1 hour)
Staff Resilience
Humans are wired to be resilient, however, as teachers we are not immune to feeling low in the good stuff at times! School staff regularly experience high-stress levels and the feeling of overwhelm. The Staff Resilience Course is an interactive and light hearted 2-hour workshop made with love and compassion by a teacher as a gift for you as a teacher. The workshop takes you through the latest research-based tools that are key components in building the resilience we all have within ourselves.
Alongside stories and engaging information, participants will have opportunities for reflection questions & activities in their individual workbooks as well as links to fascinating research in the area.
Key course topics:
- The real Lord of the Flies and what it means for humanity
- Myths and Truths of being resilient
- Awe
- Healthy relationships
- Joy + Authentic Gratitude
- Deep listening and slowing down
- Challenging the Green-Eyed Monster
- Embracing stuff-ups and feedback
And more!
Helping kids feel resilient
We all want our children and students to feel resilient, but short of telling them to be resilient, do we actually know how to cultivate resilience in them? This course is for any educator or parent who is wanting to be authentic and practical in their approach to growing resilience.
You will learn:
- The brain and how it connects with positive coping skills
- An introduction to our + 4 steps to feeling resilient
- A playful analogy for growing optimism and challenging unhelpful thinking styles
- An effective way to deal with one of the biggest causes of family stress
- Stress reduction exercises
And more
Engaging Character Strength Education
This 1-hour course is an exploration of how to create a positive classroom culture and increase resilience in your students via character strength education. We created this course to inspire educators to see the potential of strength spotting, quality children’s literature as well as the impact of stories and art.
You will learn:
- An introduction to character strength education.
- Children’s books and their potential to further support character strength education.
- Art + Awe + Stories! A look at our ‘Guess Who’ playdough character strength video series. We showcase how to make the most of this educational resource. Currently, there are 11 free educational videos (30 in our digital subscription) of real stories of setbacks, challenges, and loss and how people have flourished despite this.
And more!
How to enrol
- Purchase the course online
- We will send you an invitation within a few hours. Please keep an eye out for an email from Instructure Canvas LMS. When purchasing for multiple users, you will be given access to an enrolment tool to invite additional users.
Frequently Asked Questions
Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL)
- 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
- 4.1 Support student participation
- 4.4 Maintain student safety
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
This workshop can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).