In Principled Innovation, resilience not only supports the process of innovating but is also often the goal of our innovations: much innovation in our learning environments is focused on creating environments that foster children’s resilience and prepare them to meet challenges in life. In this TED Talk, former Surgeon General Jerome Adams describes the importance of building “unbreakable communities” that better equip us to surmount challenges in life. By highlighting the link between health and economic advancement, he points to the critical role that collaborative partnerships across sectors can have on building a community’s resilience.
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How resilient communities can create a healthier country
Video
15 minutes
By: Jerome Adams, TEDx
K-12 educators | Lifelong learners
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
Intellectual humility
Article
10 minutes
By: Character Lab
Modeling resilience for kids
Video
25 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Group work reflection questions
Tool
5 minutes
By: Gifted Guru
Prototyping ideas for change
Video
5 minutes
By: REL West
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Creativity
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)