Self Awareness

Watch this video introducing self awareness.

What do you already know about self awareness?

What are some of the questions you have about self awareness?

Answer the reflective questions at the end of the video.

Explore some of the resources about Self Awareness listed below then respond to the reflection questions.

• Self Awareness Development and Types article

• Self Awareness video

• SEL for Students: Self-Awareness and Self-Management

• SEL for Adults: Self-Awareness and Self-Management

• Self Awareness video (great one for students)

• The Importance of Self-Awareness in Kids

• SEL Lesson: Self-Awareness (great video for students)

Reflection Questions: What are at least 2 key take aways about self awareness? How does/can self awareness benefit students and staff?

Select one quote from Goodreads Self Awareness Quotes or a quote that you've found that deeply informed your own self awareness. Explain how the quote influenced your self awareness journey. Share how you would use your personal journey to help students explore elements of their own self awareness.

Read The 5 Elements of Self Awareness. Identify a problem of practice in which you can apply some or all of these elements. A problem of practice is an area of need that an administrator, teacher, team, school, or district identifies.

A Problem of Practice:

• focuses on the design of the Curriculum and Environment

• is observable: you can see evidence of the issue you want to address

• is actionable: is within the classroom or school’s/district’s and can be improved in real time);

• connects to a broader strategy of improvement (school, feeder pattern, system);

• is high-leverage (if acted on, it would make a significant difference for student learning);

• promotes expert learning.