11:30:44 Hi, my name is Heather Emery, and I am the founder of Pathways to Prevention, and this is your.
11:30:51 welcome video that is going to cover everything you need to know about this.
11:30:55 First module… session of 5 classes in order to prepare you.
11:31:01 for your coaching journey. So, a little bit about me. I care very much about my family.
11:31:08 My family includes me, my wife Barid, and our dog Lou. Lou is pictured there.
11:31:16 We love to travel. Uh, this is a picture I took when I was in Amsterdam, and then below there's a picture of me hiking in the mountains in.
11:31:25 I believe that is the Las Vegas area. I also like to take photos when I travel. I especially like.
11:31:34 street art, and to take pictures of my surroundings. The top photo was taken when I was working.
11:31:43 in Asheville, North Carolina, and the bottom is when I got a chance to travel to Korea for work.
11:31:48 I also love to see live music. Those are two local bands, Ganzer and Naked Reagan, that I've seen in the last year.
11:31:54 And so that's a little bit about me, and I wanted to share a little bit about me personally because.
11:31:59 Everything that we do in our work is personal, and we bring the personal aspects to us into every classroom.
11:32:07 that we're visiting, and we're going to talk about more of that in our modules, but I think it's a really important thing for us to start with a little sharing. So, one of the things I'm going to want you to do is sign in.
11:32:18 And share a little bit about yourself with your fam… uh, your.
11:32:23 people in your cohort. So, let the folks in your cohort know a little bit about what drives you, what excites you.
11:32:30 What are you passionate about, and what do you do on your downtime?
11:32:33 So, what are we going to be doing in this section… session? This is a 5-week session.
11:32:39 And first and most importantly, we're going to learn from each other. Uh, whether it's online or whether I'm in person.
11:32:46 I consider every learning space to be what I call a one-room classroom, which means.
11:32:52 Hopefully, I'm teaching folks a little something. That's why you've come to me, that's why I'll go places.
11:32:58 Uh, to share what I know. But also, you are experts in your world, in your work, it doesn't matter if you've been doing this work for.
11:33:06 20 minutes or 20 years, you are an expert in your life and your experiences, so we're going to learn from each other.
11:33:14 We're gonna study how to create learning environments that are inclusive, that are relevant.
11:33:20 And that changed minds. So that's what we're going to be learning about, and understanding what kind of teacher leader you want to be.
11:33:27 Why are you here? What sort of teacher do you want to be? And for those of you who are taking this course because you're leading teachers, you're.
11:33:36 You're the, um, administrative lead, you are the executive director, whatever you are.
11:33:44 If you're leading folks who teach, what do you need to know about what they're doing, and how you can coach and support them to be their best selves as well?
11:33:54 Um, and of course, we're going to support each other and coach each other while we're doing it.
11:33:59 So, I used to have this title as self-directed learning, because you are doing an asynchronous class, meaning you get to learn when you're.
11:34:09 freshest and best, and your brain is ready to learn.
11:34:11 Now there is a time limit in which you have to do this learning, of course, because we start our next module.
11:34:18 Uh, on a certain date, so you have to finish this module in order to graduate to that next one.
11:34:22 But I like to call it instead, uh, co-directed learning, because again, you're going to be sharing with each other.
11:34:29 And you're going to be making decisions. It's asynchronous, as I mentioned.
11:34:33 There'll be video lectures, readings, and recommended extracurriculars, things for you to watch, YouTube videos.
11:34:41 Uh, folks on Instagram or TikTok that are doing interesting things and teaching folks in micro-lessons.
11:34:49 Uh, there's gonna be discussion assignment every week to learn from your colleagues. Again, referencing that one-room schoolhouse.
11:34:55 We have lots to share. My standpoint and opinion is one standpoint and opinion.
11:35:02 I don't live where you live, I… And even if you are where I am in Chicago.
11:35:08 We have different backgrounds, we're serving different communities. Every community is extremely diverse. You're gonna have to.
11:35:16 share what works in your community. They're gonna be broken down into those 5 sessions, and they're gonna include wellness challenges, because one of the things we're really good in our movement is saying, oh, we have to take care of ourselves and each other.
11:35:27 But we're really bad at doing that, so there are going to be wellness challenges, um, in every unit.
11:35:33 And this is a choose-your-own-adventure. You get to learn when you learn best, you're gonna get to choose what your wellness adventure is, you get to choose what you're going to talk about.
11:35:42 You get to choose which asynchronous extra… uh, which extracurriculars you're gonna take.
11:35:49 Uh, in and learn from. share with each other. Choose your own adventure.
11:35:54 And so that's going to look like this. There's gonna be 5 modules, and within this larger session, or I should say.
11:36:03 five lectures within this larger session. First, we've got, if you've got a brain, you've got a bias. This is… asking us to confront what biases do we bring into the classroom? What biases are our students having about us and the topic that we teach?
11:36:18 And how are they impacting the learning environment? And, um, how understanding them can help us.
11:36:25 Break through some of the barriers that we have, uh, both in teaching folks and.
11:36:31 And then learning from us. So then we're going to talk about… we call it why they fight the facts. This is.
11:36:37 more conversation about why they're resisting. Our prevention education efforts.
11:36:43 And what tools we have for overcoming that resistance.
11:36:47 Then we're going to start talking about how you build those impactive programs. We're going to talk about.
11:36:52 How do you build programs that change minds and culture?
11:36:56 We're gonna talk about how you scaffold the learning.
11:37:00 Uh… I like to use a method called What's so what, now what. You will learn more about that, but it also includes other.
11:37:06 curriculum building ideas, um, from the research. Addie is one of them.
11:37:11 You'll learn more about that in a little bit.
11:37:14 So, after we've built that program, and we've understood our barriers, we have to think about how are we going to respond to those hard comments or questions?
11:37:22 We don't want to shut people down, especially on this topic. We want to keep the conversations going, and sometimes.
11:37:28 People will say things, and they are frustrating, or hurtful, or confusing.
11:37:33 And so we have to figure out a way how to respond to those questions to keep them engaged in the learning.
11:37:39 Uh, because they are likely the people that have the most influence on your community. You're coming in, you're having that conversation, but they're living.
11:37:46 Students are living and learning together in their communities, and if we're not addressing the things that they're saying.
11:37:53 That are inappropriate to us. Imagine what they're saying or thinking when we're not around, so it's important to take every opportunity to engage in a conversation.
11:38:01 Even the hard ones. Then we're going to talk a little bit about evaluation and response. How do you assess the success of your programs? Are you doing that?
11:38:10 What that looks like, both in the classroom and using more traditional.
11:38:15 measurement methods, and who you could reach out to help you with that.
11:38:18 And then, of course, we have graduation. And so, this is what it looks like when we are doing this. You know, we go up.
11:38:26 And then we get to graduation, and that graduation moment means you're gonna go on into your coaching groups, where we're actually going to be.
11:38:33 Presenting to each other, coaching each other. Helping take all the tools we learned from this session, these.
11:38:40 these 5 classes. And figuring out… How do we implement them and build the strongest programs we can to change minds and behaviors? Which, of course, is the goal in prevention education.
11:38:53 So, here's an example of one of our wellness challenges, which we're going to have at the end of every session that we have.
11:39:00 Today's Wellness Challenge is to take 30 minutes this week to listen to music that makes you feel happy.
11:39:06 Do not multitask, and this is my hardest thing. I always want to have at least 3 or 4 things going.
11:39:12 And it is a detriment to me, really, to do this. So know that I am speaking from my own experience of how important this is.
11:39:22 And I also know how hard it is to just take 30 minutes out of your day.
11:39:26 I know many of you have one title, but, um, maybe 10 jobs under subtitle.
11:39:32 And that's just work. You also have social lives and, uh, families, and home lives, and.
11:39:38 all these other sort of things, but you deserve 30 minutes, and I want you to listen to some music that makes you feel happy.
11:39:44 try to feel the happiness, the joy, or the contentment.
11:39:48 Whatever it is that makes you feel like that.
11:39:51 You deserve to have that break. So, welcome to the program, we're so excited to have you here.
11:39:57 When you're ready, take a moment. Do your wellness challenge, and then figure out what your schedule is for your classes.
11:40:08 dive in, get to the work. Looking forward to having conversations with you online, and looking forward to graduation day, where we get to talk more in person.
11:40:18 via Zoom, okay? Be good to yourselves, y'all. Thank you so much, and… Uh… go forth and be awesome.