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https://youtu.be/HJvDrT6N-mw

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Take time for myself and when the negative thoughts stick to me like velcro, choose to think of the positive around me instead. 

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Take time for myself and when the negative thoughts stick to me like velcro, choose to think of the positive around me instead. 

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First and foremost one needs to take care of themselves. Follow the advice you would give to loved ones and your students.

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I'm going to try to give myself the same amount of grace that I'm able to give my students.

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Be KIND to students.  Be COMPASSIONATE.  Form a good relationship with students so that they feel happy in your classroom.  

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Be KIND to students.  Be COMPASSIONATE.  Form a good relationship with students so that they feel happy in your classroom.  

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Choosing- choosing how you response, letting go of stress, and developing daily habits that help in doing so.

One quote thing that stuck out to me was you choose to grow, it's not that we chose the trauma or crisis, but we do control our response to it.

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Having a great team that can support each other.  Recognize what each team member can bring to the team and share the 'load' together.

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Strangely I think my life has built up my ability to be resilient and flexible. For myself this means keep doing the things I enjoy including educational research. For the community more breakout rooms chats to allow us to just to talk through "Life in times of CoVid"
Just be there to listen....

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Listening to each other, and personal mental health, are so important. It is OKAY to not be perfect 100% of the time.

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I have the coolest colleagues. I'm so impressed with how they got through this and I really appreciated having time to share our experiences. 

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I have the coolest colleagues. I'm so impressed with how they got through this and I really appreciated having time to share our experiences. 

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push through the negative things and focus on the positive.

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push through the negative things and focus on the positive.

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When crisis hits a large institution like ours, some people/teams have roles that get elevated in status and importance.  COVID had this effect on our tech folks (e.g. Petra!).  It's critical for everyone else to be conscious of the fact that they might struggle with the stress that comes from the elevated status beyond their actual work -- they might need a COVID air-hug!

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Finding ways through a challenge - covid challenge was a learning experience. And involved a change for the better when you look at the details..

Everyone experienced different challenges, dependent on their roles and responsibilities.

Challenges can be very individual and specific, often circumstantial.
Students and young people are also resilient themselves- eg Grade 12 scenario - brave and courageous, after going through anger and denial. Identifying with others for support is key.

You're never alone, there are always others who have been there before, or who you can build community and connections with to support you.

Covid actually built community, even better than before.. Giving everyone strength. Looking at even the small positives helps you build through the experience.

Working from home with students and children also at home… sudden the home school balance was the more difficult stressor.

Boost in use of technology and the skill set. BUT, still not the same value as face to face.
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Admiration of the young, we were successful online, but it will  never  be the same as the physical contact face to face and the power of real contact.

Waiting it out and expecting it to just go away can turn into a negativity, you have to try and avoid that. That's resilience!

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sharing is so important
Reminding ourselves what to be grateful for
Finding ways to connect when it's been a bit more difficult

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We talked about importance of telling your story - it's a release!  It's like reading a great book!  But when its done, there's a feeling of emptiness - you miss the telling, but you feel better for it.  

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We talked about importance of telling your story - it's a release!  It's like reading a great book!  But when its done, there's a feeling of emptiness - you miss the telling, but you feel better for it.  

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Also, time at home - telling each other what happened to us that day - so crucial!  It's validating, it's catching up, it's feeing safe.

There's also a greta deal of stress and frustration in feeling the distance with those in the world who used to feel so close.

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Distant learning: The social and emotional wellbeing of students became the focus of the last 6 months rather than the academic curriculum. Flexibility is key during lockdown. Positive side of lockdown? Stronger relationships with family and students.

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Sudden change led to loss of connection and collaboration, now it feels like something we need to get through or accept but it is hard to detach the emotion around the loss of the things that make us the educators we were before.

Have tried new things which have forced me to let go of how I did things before and only look ahead short amounts of time.  The job is draining at the moment.

It was nice to connect with others and hear about their struggles.

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We shared a common need to have the human physical touch with our students, families, etc but we're constrained due to restrictions.

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Lean on each other and we know we are not alone.

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In our group one of the main things that came through was that relying on the 'team' around us really helps with being resilient.

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We discussed how we are not through navigating this challenge, so therefore we are not totally sure how we will overcome. As teachers though, we feel that we have grown more empathetic, and are focusing less on the nitty gritty details with kids. Everyone is struggling. As high school musical says, "we're all in this together"

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We need other people to be resilient.

We learn to forgive and move on.

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Our group talked about the importance of honoring where you are in the grief process and not trying to rush the stages. We're in a helpers' profession, and sometimes we need to just sit and catch our breaths before we are ready to help ourselves....

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Our group talked about the importance of honoring where you are in the grief process and not trying to rush the stages. We're in a helpers' profession, and sometimes we need to just sit and catch our breaths before we are ready to help ourselves....

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"Go onto stage to make relationships. At least you won't be alone" Keith Johnstone.
We put this because at the heart of resilience, we believe strong relationships are key - both professionally and personally, with colleagues and students

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Acceptance of any situation

(is NOT the same as liking it)

Problem solving

Working through the anger, make sense of it

Choose ways to relax, time for self

Create distance from situation

Finding meaningful ways to contribute

Get on with it

Walk the dog

Get some bunnies

Finding balance between challenging yourself and accepting your own boundaries/ limits

Laugh (make other people laugh)

Dance in the kitchen

Share with friends (lots of coffee… or???)

Swear

Be thankful

Don’t take it all so seriously

PLAY

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All of the below plus dealing with your personal life and worries and issues.

Having to relearn and learn new technology in a few days was tough but thanks to great colleagues and support manageable. The grey area of half online half in person requires new skills and creates anxiety.

Overwhelmed by how amazing the student adopted the new situation and thankful for the time with family and German social security. Stressed knowing the science and the unknown about Covid and the challenges from not be able to plan.

Being new having to understand the system as a school and then last minute DLP for some grade levels. What is normal and what is the new normal.

Knowing we are not alone and have support from others is so needed. Lonely should not happen in these times.

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Going for walks and sometimes taking the time to just do nothing was helpful during the lockdown and getting away from the stress of being shut in.

Taking the time to just reflect on what was good, that we could still communicate electronically and know that we were all struggling together and looking at all of the good things we still had, was very helpful.

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Being a mother & educator during the pandemic in non-tech focused family. Feeling the exhaustion & uncertainty, being overwhelmed by what was being asked, feeling less than productive as I chased the work and my own tail....but learning to advocate for one's own children and class, learning new technology to make it easier, learning to take breaks and let go of control.

Being in a leadership role was difficult because often the role needs cheerleading but the pandemic put principals in a pinch, trying to listen to both parents and colleagues and not having all the answers. Instead of being a cheerleader, we had to learn to be quickly responsive without having answers and having to put lots of people in uncomfortable positions and ask for more.

Having to juggle so many new things professionally, thinking that you have learned how to juggle but more and more things keep getting thrown at you.

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Being fully present in the moment helps us to be resilient. As an educator, I try to fully focus on what is going on during class and not worry about what is going on with my family or personal issues.

Let go of things. It is OK not to do everything you once did. Find ways to streamline workload. Communicate clearly with others so students and parents know what to expect. Take time for yourself to recharge.

Create a community among the people you have with you. Find ways to create special moments. Make time for yourself and recharge in whatever way you can (exercise, good food, sunshine, etc.).

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examples of resilience -
introductions as we do not all know each other well.

resilience can be taught, but an individual carries a lifetimes experience that forms a base-line of their resilience.

Asking the question: what is the way forward

Uncertainty being really a major problem, when decisions are made and clearly communicated there is comfort.

The idea of journeying to one destination but being diverted and trying to understand where you are and how this happened and what next.

What dd we do before covid? it seems to be taking up a lot of time now.

the reality of planning and thinking about everything in terms of classroom, possibly dlp, it is adding time to every planning stage.

Lack of people time and social time.

Loss of social connections