Supporting Learning Play and Development Outdoors Level 3 Certificate in Leading Forest School (QCF 14 credits)

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Supporting Learning Play and Development
OutdoorsLevel 3 Certificate in Leading Forest
School (QCF 14 credits)

• Supporting Learning Play and Development Outside
• 3. Understand how outdoor learning can support
  learning, play and development
• 3.3. Explain how to promote self-confidence and
  emotional literacy in outdoor learning.

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Are self-confidence and self esteem the same
thing?

• Self-confidence This is our view on our own
  abilities to do something. The level of
  self-confidence is usually a result of overcoming
  certain obstacles or working to improve a skill.
  Triumph in establishing these traits and skills
  builds on our confidence.

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• Self-esteem This is our perception of ourselves.
  The level of self-esteem is a result of social
  norms and what we believe ourselves to be. People
  who have high levels of self-esteem are
  comfortable in their own skin and are happy with
  what they see in the mirror.

The two definitions are linked but not exactly
the same thing..
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Self-esteem

• The opinion a person has of himself or herself
• How much we like of what we see ourselves to be.

Who Id like to be
Self-esteem
Who I am
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Raise self-esteem by

• Increasing successes and reducing failures
• Adopting less ambitious goals

Successes have to be relevant to personal
aspirations The person has to perceive the
successes
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Attempts to measure self-esteem

• Based on trying to measure a feeling
• Based on making judgements about ourselves
• (Coopersmith, Tennessee and Piers-Harris)

Measuring self confidence is a somewhat more
straightforward process, giving a feedback loop
that links in with appropriate goal setting and
social acceptance. Over confidence can however
lead to a fall in self esteem if a child's
expectations are not handled correctly
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Research has found that- (Emler 2001)

• Most people have moderate - high self esteem
• Few people have very low self esteem
• Self-esteem drops with move from primary to
  secondary school
• Self-esteem increases over adolescence
• Parenting is the most important factor in
  developing self esteem

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Is one more important than the other?

• It is common for one to affect the other. An
  individual with high self-confidence may realize
  his abilities and, as a result, see himself as a
  stronger individual, increasing his
  self-esteem.What isnt highlighted enough is that
  many confident individuals may have unexpectedly
  low self-esteems.
• It could be argued that self-esteem is more
  important. Self-esteem defines the roots of
  self-confidence.

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How does Forest School impact on self confidence
and self esteem?
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Emotional Intelligence

• What is Emotional Intelligence?
• How is EI applied in schools?
• Impact of Forest School on EI

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What is Emotional Literacy?
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Some definitions

• The ability to perceive emotions, to assess and
  generate emotions so as to assist thought, to
  understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and
  to reflectively regulate emotions so as to
  promote emotional intellectual growth.
• John D. Mayer Peter Salovey 1997
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• refers to the capacity for recognising our own
  feelings and those of others, for motivating
  ourselves, and for managing emotions well in
  ourselves and in our relationships
• Daniel Goleman 1998

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What is emotional intelligence?

• Its about how you feel, how others around you
  feel
• Knowledge of EI helps you identify what feels
  good and bad and how to change
• Maintaining an emotional awareness and
  sensitivity and developing the skills that will
  help you to stay positive
• A dynamic process of learning skills to
  understand yourself and others

EI ..... EI .... O !!
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Identify someone with low EI

• Possible indicators may include-
• Poor interpersonal skills
• Not a good team player
• Difficulties in handling change
• High EI or High IQ ?

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More potent predictors of career success

• Ability to self regulate recognise own emotions
• Ability to handle frustrations
• Ability to empathise
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to deal with a diverse range of issues
• Ability to manage own emotions
• Ability to manage own social skills

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Emotion the brain

• Different areas of the brain govern types of
  thought and resulting actions
• Experience and stimulus result in wiring
  cross wiring in the brain
• Basic survival mechanisms can interfere with the
  learning process
• The brain is a tool which needs to be mastered if
  we are to get the best from life

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Brain function and emotions

• Example
• Emotion FEAR
• Thalamus receives messages from senses
• Sends it to the Amygdala (the alarm system)
• Messages to other parts of the brain
• Emotional hijacking can happen or not Fight
  or flight
• Body responds (Appropriately or not)

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Impact of Forest School on EL

• An opportunity to improve childrens emotional
  intelligence.
• How?

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Incorporating emotional literacy into educational
settings

• Safe secure free from negative stressors
• Rich in sensory stimuli
• Opportunities to engage skills, knowledge and
  attitudes in a wide variety of real-life tests
• Useful and timely performance feedback given
• Respectful of individuals and their achievements
• Role model appropriate behaviour at all times
• All above fit with Forest School. Can you think
  of any other ways?