ROUND THREE
TIME: 1.30pm sharp -2.20pm
FROM SHAME TO CHANGE
RE-FOCUSING THE SHAME AFFECT IN THE SCHOOL/CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Nathanson’s Compass of Shame has many applications in a school setting. As a Mathematics teacher and a Leader in a Catholic school, I encounter many situations upon where students can place themselves on the Compass of Shame. However, I would often get asked a simple yet difficult to answer question, “Now that I am on the Compass of Shame, how do I get off?”
This workshop focusses on my journey to answer that question. A brief introduction to the Compass of Shame and how the incorporation of the 4C’s of mental toughness is a possible answer to how students can aim to regulate how they are feeling and remove themselves from the Compass. There will be opportunities for discussion as well as some practical ways to incorporate the Compass of Shame into your classroom or workplace.
Introducing and using this language with students has led to more open and honest discussion and reflection by students in terms of their homework habits, assessment results and approaches to learning in the classroom. This open discussion has also led to additional success in building relationships between staff and students. Reinforcing positives and actively asking students to reflect on and articulate how they are feeling which has yielded some exciting results in the classroom.
Darryle Phillips is a Mathematics and Chemistry educator at Gleeson College in Golden Grove, South Australia. He has over 12 years of teaching and leadership experience. This includes wellbeing leadership, work with Essentials Education and SACE exam marking. Darryle is passionate about the wellbeing of students and is a massive advocate for the incorporation of Positive Education and Restorative Practices in schools.