Develop Confident and Resilient Decision-Makers
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Guide your child in developing the resilience, decision-making skills, and independence they need to navigate life’s challenges with confidence.
Plan Objectives:
Confident Choices: Equip your child to weigh pros and cons and make sound, independent decisions.- Bounce Back Stronger: Teach your child the resilience needed to handle setbacks and manage stress effectively.
- Think Critically: Help your child build problem-solving skills to analyze situations and overcome external influences.
- Discover Personal Values: Support your child in defining who they are and setting meaningful life goals.
- Skills for Success: Foster self-management and decision-making for a brighter, more focused future for your child.
Resilient You: What is Resiliency?
Course Objectives: 
Emotional 
Resilience
- Understand and apply strategies for building resilience through goal-setting, problem-solving, and learning from failure.
- Develop emotional awareness and regulation skills to manage stress and improve mental health and well-being.
- Cultivate self-care habits, including rest, relaxation, and exercise, to support physical and emotional resilience.
- Build and maintain healthy relationships through effective communication, empathy, and conflict resolution.
- Embrace challenges and change as opportunities for personal growth, adaptability, and resilience.
Making Responsible Choices
Course Objectives: 
Social Responsible Decision Making
- Understand the significance of making responsible decisions by considering both short-term and long-term consequences and how those decisions impact your life and others.
- Learn to resist peer pressure and societal expectations, developing personal strategies to handle conflicting pressures and make independent, value-based decisions.
- Develop a growth mindset by viewing mistakes as learning opportunities, reflecting on past decisions, and improving future decision-making.
- Explore the importance of self-awareness and values in decision-making, recognizing how personal beliefs and blind spots influence choices.
- Understand the ripple effect of decisions, learning to assess both the immediate and long-term impacts of choices on yourself and others, while practicing safe and responsible decision-making.
MindCraft: Developing Analytical Skills
Course Objectives: 
Intellectual Critical Thinking
- Develop critical thinking skills to analyze complex problems, evaluate information from multiple sources, and make well-reasoned decisions in academic and everyday situations.
- Learn to identify and mitigate personal biases and groupthink, fostering open-mindedness and the ability to consider diverse perspectives.
- Master effective communication techniques to clearly express ideas, actively listen to others, and provide constructive feedback in group settings.
- Apply an ethical decision-making framework to navigate real-world dilemmas and understand the impact of choices on oneself and others.
- Enhance emotional intelligence and problem-solving abilities to effectively manage personal challenges, resolve conflicts, and collaborate in team environments.
Exploring You: A Journey to Self-Awareness
Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Awareness
- Recognize and manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to foster emotional intelligence and mental well-being.
- Develop self-awareness by understanding personal values, beliefs, and how they influence decision-making.
- Learn to set healthy boundaries and practice assertive communication to maintain emotional and social well-being.
- Build resilience by developing coping strategies and self-acceptance, embracing imperfections as part of personal growth.
- Enhance self-reflection skills to cultivate positive self-talk, goal setting, and long-term personal development.
Dr. Kymberli Barker
Dr. Barker is the mother of two fantastic young men, and they are her priority in life. She holds degrees in biochemistry, math, forensics, and psychology. She is a consultant and a professor at multiple colleges, including the Citadel, and Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She spent fifteen years in public education, prior. Her personal focus is child advocacy and she developed the Guardian ad Litem/(GAL)/CASA program for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She is tribally and state sworn as a GAL. Her favorite thing is being a mom.
Dr. Barker created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Resilient You: What is Resiliency?
Mandy Mahr
Mandy Mahr is a Masters Level educator who served in public schools in the United States for 15 years before becoming an online tutor to schools with at-risk students, providing social emotional support as well as skill recovery in reading and writing. She is also a consultant for content creation to provide guidance to organizations wanting to engage and employ GenZ. With the technological advances the world has seen in just the last twenty years, it is her goal to train learners to be ready for jobs that don't exist yet. She is passionate about helping learners develop social emotional skills before reaching the workforce.
Mandy created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Making Responsible Choices
Dr. Jim Dolson
Dr. Jim Dolson, EdD, is an accomplished business leader deeply devoted to education at all age levels. With extensive experience across diverse industries and unwavering dedication to teaching, he is the ideal person to develop an outstanding curriculum tailored to middle-school students. As a parent himself, Dr. Dolson understands at a personal level the significance of engaging and impactful learning experiences. His expertise as an instructor at multiple universities highlights his ability to inspire minds and bring out their full potential. Driven by a genuine passion for education, Dr. Dolson excels at creating a well-rounded curriculum that challenges and nurtures students' growth. His successful tenure as a K12 Superintendent reflects his commitment to fostering confident and academically empowered individuals. Families can trust Dr. Dolson’s expertise to provide an exceptional educational journey for students, ensuring they receive the best possible learning experience that prepares them for a successful future.
Dr. Dolson created his own or was part of the team that created the course.
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MindCraft: Developing Analytical Skills