My BRiTE Toolkit

Date: 26/09/2018 11:23 AM

Module "B": Building resilience................................................................................................................ 2

Module "B": Building resilience
How do you define resilience?
• the ability to remain focused and head strong in the face of obstacles that prevent you from
achieving your end goal.
• the ability to combat the obstacles life throws at you no matter what the circumstance situation or
time.
How would you describe a resilient teacher?
• One that can motivate students in the right way by demonstrating their own resilience thus
motivating and inspiring their students with said resilience and persistence to push forward no
matter what.
Quotes
• "A resilient teacher sees each challenge as a way to grow stronger"
What do the experts say?
• "“the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant
sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or
workplace and financial stressors.”  (American Psychological Association, 2014)"
• "“both the capacity of individuals to navigate their way to the psychological, social, cultural, and
physical resources that sustain their well-being, and their capacity individually and collectively to
negotiate for these resources to be provided in culturally meaningful ways.” (Resilience Research
Centre, 2014)"
• "“teacher resilience is not primarily associated with the capacity to ‘bounce back’ or recover from
highly traumatic experiences and events but, rather, the capacity to maintain equilibrium and a
sense of commitment and agency in the everyday worlds in which teachers teach” (p. 5)."