Title
Transforming High Risk Classrooms
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Kagan Professional Development
Second Presenter's Institution
NA
Third Presenter's Institution
NA
Fourth Presenter's Institution
NA
Fifth Presenter's Institution
NA
Location
Scarbrough 2
Strand #1
Social & Emotional Skills
Relevance
It is evident as Daniel Goleman has said, that we now live in a socially autistic society. Technology and lack of some social influences has led to students that many times are socially uninformed on how to act and interact responsibility. This is the reason for this workshop, to give teachers tools to help develop social and emotional skills in their students.
Brief Program Description
Do you want to transform your classroom with ready to use structures that support growth mindset, peer relationships, and psychological resilience? We will look at four ways to support mindset, and a dozen ways to build resiliency. Greatest thing is that you will leave ready to go the next school day.
Summary
There are definite correlations between certain risk factors and a student’s likelihood of succeeding academically. While it is evident that this is true, a student’s true potential should not be judged on these factors. In this workshop, we will examine structures, activities, and procedures to begin taking a proactive approach rather than a passive or reactive one with these students. It is evident that different students even within the same categories may have different innate abilities, support systems, family units, and personal characteristics that can enable them to be more resilient and successful. Thus, we will not target individual characteristics, but rather tools to help differentiate within these factors. We will examine some overall characteristics such as:
History of Academic Failure
Older age comparison with classmates
Emotional and Behavioral problems
Frequent interaction with low achieving peers
Lack of Psychological attachment to school
Increasing disinterest with school
Further we will look at promoting growth mindset and positive peer relationships. Lastly we will explore psychological resilience within the following factors:
Resilience is highly correlated to peer support and group cohesion.
Resilience is overcoming a stressful situation with competent functioning
Three approaches to stressful events
An eruption of anger (Victim Role)
Implode with overwhelming negative emotion and become unable to react (Victim Role)
Simply become upset about the event (Resilience)
Positive emotion and Resilience
Strong relationship between positive emotions and resilience
Promotes flexibility in thinking and problem solving
Promotes recovery from stressful experiences
Counteracts the physiological effects of negative emotion
Facilitates adaptive coping
Builds social resources
Increases personal well being
Evidence
The approach we use is based upon the extensive research and work of Dr. Spencer Kagan. Research can be found at kaganonline.com.
Biographical Sketch
Jeff Dane has been in both private and public education for over 30 years. His career has led him to work and teach people of all ages from birth through adults. Prior to public school, Jeff was a fulltime children’s minister, and counselor. In public school, he taught at varied socioeconomic settings, as well as working in a Title One school. Jeff and his family were called at this time to be Foster Parents for the state of Texas, where they provided care for over 160 children. As an International Certified Trainer for Kagan for the past 12 years, Jeff’s passion is for children’s brains and breaking cycles.
Keyword Descriptors
High Risk, Achievement, Social Skills
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
3-5-2018 3:00 PM
End Date
3-5-2018 4:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Dane, Jeff C., "Transforming High Risk Classrooms" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 45.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/45
Transforming High Risk Classrooms
Scarbrough 2
Do you want to transform your classroom with ready to use structures that support growth mindset, peer relationships, and psychological resilience? We will look at four ways to support mindset, and a dozen ways to build resiliency. Greatest thing is that you will leave ready to go the next school day.