Resilient Classroom Series: Fostering Academic Tenacity and Buoyancy in Students
Wednesday, February 26
1–2 p.m.
Killam Library, Room B400 (basement)*
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“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a part of the Resilient Classroom Series, this session will highlight the power of academic tenacity and buoyancy in fostering long-term learning and achievement for your students. Academic tenacity involves “[looking] beyond short-term concerns to longer-term or higher-order goals, and withstanding challenges and setbacks to persevere toward [those] goals” (Dweck, Walton, & Cohen, 2014). Related to this construct, academic buoyancy is the ability to overcome daily hassles and challenges typical of academic life, such as low motivation, competing deadlines, test anxiety, and challenging course content (Martin & Marsh, 2008). In this in-person session, you will learn:
- What academic tenacity and buoyancy are, and key characteristics and behaviours of academically tenacious and buoyant students.
- How academic tenacity and buoyancy can benefit students.
- How you can foster academic tenacity through methods such as scaffolding, encouraging growth mindsets, helping students set goals, and cultivating a sense of belonging.
- How you can promote academic buoyancy through the five Cs: confidence, coordination, control, composure, and commitment.
To help you take what you learn from this session to your classroom, we will identify ways you are already fostering academic tenacity and buoyancy in your students, and collectively brainstorm strategies to further incorporate academic tenacity and buoyancy in your teaching practices.
Presenter
Daniella Sieukaran, Senior Educational Developer (Curriculum)
Intended Audience
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- Teaching Assistants
- External
- Open to all
*Please note that the B400 classroom is in the basement of the Killam Library. We are aware of, and apologize for, the accessibility barriers associated with this room. If you require the use of an elevator to reach this room, one of the CLT staff will have to access the elevator with you, using their key card. Please let us know in advance so that we can facilitate a smooth and timely transition to the basement.
We also ask that participants be respectful of those with significant allergies and avoid wearing perfume, aftershave, cologne, and highly scented hairspray, soaps, lotions, and shampoos.
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