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Education Abroad (EA)

WS23: Fostering Resiliency Among Education Abroad Participants

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Paid Content
Navigating discomfort is a fundamental aspect of education abroad, yet students often struggle to see discomfort as an opportunity for growth. By developing new strategies to communicate about potential discomforts and challenges, participants can better prepare students for the realities of experiential global learning. This workshop equips education abroad professionals with strategies to prepare students for their international experience and support them through challenging moments, ultimately fostering the development of flexibility and resilience.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the types of situations in which students generally experience discomfort during education abroad programs while ensuring attentiveness to the unique experiences that emerge from the intersection of personal identity, life experience, and host community context.
  • Gain an understanding of key student development theories (e.g., growth mindset, self-authorship, and perspective taking) and develop the ability to explain these theories to education abroad participants, enhancing their ability to make meaning of their experiences.
  • Analyze existing materials and programming for education abroad participants (e.g., marketing materials, predeparture orientations, on-site orientations, reentry programming, etc.) and identify opportunities for integrating content on resilience.
  • Practice using intercultural activities, lesson plans, and tools in education abroad programming, and demonstrate effective debriefing techniques to help international educators maximize student learning.