Sentences with phrase «islands of competence»

Symposium participants will learn: techniques for enhancing empathy and our own «stress hardiness»; the components of motivation and a «resilient mindset»; the importance of identifying and reinforcing «islands of competence»; how to change «negative scripts» and «negative mindsets» and how to promote change in oneself and others.

Another way is through what Brooks and Goldstein call islands of competence.

However, within the classroom, a teacher can become a charismatic adult and model a resilient mindset, identify and communicate islands of competence to students, and give them a sense of autonomy and choice in the work they do.

Even though islands of competence may seem very clear to an adult observer, the student may not be able to see them at all.

As students develop an understanding of their islands of competence, they feel more in control.

Becoming aware of those islands of competence is the first step in accepting them and building on them in future projects.

If a charismatic adult can help a student see an island of competence in his or her own life and recognize the success contained in it, that sense of success can then be transferred to other areas of life, leading to more success and a stronger sense of resilience.