Embracing Change… Knowing Myself Midwest District American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Leadership Development Conference June 6, 2013
Feb 25, 2016
Embracing Change…Knowing MyselfMidwest DistrictAmerican Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and DanceLeadership Development ConferenceJune 6, 2013
Who Are You?
Typical Response My name is ___________. I am a ______________ at ______________.
Is this “who you are” or “what you are?”
What Do They See?
Do They See The Same Thing?
What If?... What if the four individuals were
all at the same eye level and looking at the same object?– Would they be looking at the object
from the same perspective?
What If?... Would they be looking at the
object from the same perspective?– Yes: same physical perspective
(angle)– No: each person’s perception
(interpretation) of what (s)he sees is determined by her/his cultural background
What Do You See?
Importance of Knowing Yourself “We are all products of our culture
and its history” (Tatum, 2007, p. 51)
We are all products of our culture and its history and our own history that is a result of our culture and its history
Importance of Knowing Yourself When we are confronted with a
new situation, how we react to that situation comes from our history or who we are
When we are confronted with change, how we respond to change comes from our history and who we are
Importance of Knowing Yourself To strategically approach issues,
teachers must begin with exploration of their own beliefs (Breese, 2008)
Today, You Will… Develop a cultural self-mapping of
yourself Examine your attitudes toward change Reflect on your responses to
experiences involving change Critique how your attitudes and
cultural self have influenced your responses to change
Adjust your attitudes to improve your adaptability to change
Cultural Self-Mapping List on the bones and branches of
bones of the fish (handout), things that have made you into the person you are today– Examples: Family, friends, teachers,
schools attended, jobs, interests, qualities
As needed, add more bones to the branches that already exist; add more branches as needed
Examination of Self Think about your attitudes toward
change
Reflect on your responses to experiences with change
Examination of Self Critique how your attitudes
toward change have influenced your responses to change
How has your cultural self influenced your attitudes and responses?
Adjusting Attitudes to Improve Adaptability Think of ways to adjust personal
attitudes to improve your adaptability to change– On blank side of card, write a few attitudes you need to improve – Exchange cards; provide ideas– Share ideas
Improving Adaptability to Change (Brunkhorst, 2006)
Stop and think to avoid misinterpretation– Give yourself time to analyze
situations thoroughly Think long-term
– Consider consequences and benefits of dealing with situations
Improving Adaptability to Change (Brunkhorst, 2006)
Prepare for change with continuous learning– Change is constant; skills needed to
address change will vary as we go through different stages of our lives
Look beneath the surface– With every challenging situation
comes a new opportunity
Improving Adaptability to Change (Brunkhorst, 2006)
Become clear on your values– Your actions need to stay true to
your values
Go a Step Further… Instead of just adapting to
change, how can change be turned into success?
Within your group, brainstorm how to make change into success
Turning Change Into Success (Burke, 2009)
Remain true to yourself– Don’t compromise your beliefs
Think outside of yourself– How will your choices affect others?
Dream your dreams– Reality begins as dreams
Turning Change Into Success (Burke, 2009)
Be patient– Turning change into success is a
process Help others
– Address change as a team, working together
Closure You must know who you are as a
person Who you are determines your
attitudes and responses You can then proceed to improve
your adaptability to change– Turn change into success
Thank You! Dan Timm
Faculty AssociateDepartment of Kinesiology2000 Observatory DriveUniversity of WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin [email protected]