Over the course of six weeks, participants will explore how to cultivate resilient communities during a crisis. 

This course is a blended learning experience. Each week will include both a self-paced online learning component, as well as a live call where participants will have the opportunity to deepen their learning and have questions answered. 

Online learning components will be released on Tuesday of each week beginning on March 31. 

Live calls will take place on Thursdays, beginning on April 2. 

There will be two live call options each Thursday: 10-11am and 2-3pm. The number of participants attending each call is limited and is first-come, first-served. The links to register for each week are included in that week's online content. 

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome

    1. Overview and Grounding

    2. What is Resilience?

    3. Reflecting on Identity

    4. Listening With An Open Heart

    5. Demonstration

    6. Pulling Back the Curtain

    7. Optimism

    8. Conclusion

    9. [Optional Sign-up] Session 1 Reflection and Q&A with Elena

    10. Session 1 Live Recording

    1. Overview and Grounding

    2. Identifying Core Values

    3. Expansive Listening

    4. Demonstration

    5. Pulling Back the Curtain

    6. Listening Through an Equity Stance

    7. Conclusion

    8. [Optional Sign-up] Session 2 Reflection and Q&A with Elena on Thursday, 4/9

    9. Session 2 Live Recording

    1. Overview and Grounding

    2. The Cycle of an Emotion

    3. Navigating Strong Emotions

    4. The Cultural Construction of Emotions

    5. How to Hold Space for Others

    6. Conclusion

    7. Session 3 Reflection and Q&A with Elena on Thursday, 4/16

    8. Feedback Form (from PPS)

    9. Session 3 Live Recording (AM) & Chat Transcripts

    10. Session 3 Live Recording (PM) & Chat Transcripts

    1. Overview and Grounding

    2. The Stories We Tell

    3. Our Identity Markers and the Stories We Tell

    4. Making Connections

    5. Curiosity

    6. Conclusion

    7. Optional Live Call with Elena: Session 4 Reflection and Q&A on Thursday, 4/23

    8. Copy of Session 4 Live Recording

    1. Overview and Grounding

    2. Exploring Attitudes Towards Self Care

    3. Claiming a Right to Self Care

    4. Reframing Self Care and Saying No

    5. Conclusion

    6. Optional Live Call with Elena: Session 5 Reflection and Q&A on Thursday, 4/30

    7. Session 5 Live Recording (AM) & Chat Transcript

    8. Copy of Session 5 Live Recording (PM) & Chat Transcript

About this course

  • Free
  • 55 lessons
  • 11 hours of video content

About the instructor

Founder & CEO, Bright Morning Consulting Elena Aguilar

Elena has trained thousands of educators across the United States and abroad in transformational coaching. She is the author of six highly acclaimed books: The Art of Coaching, (2013) and The Art of Coaching Teams, (2016) Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators (2018) and the Onward Workbook (2018), Coaching for Equity (2020), and the Art of Coaching Workbook (2020). Elena also is co-author of The PD Book: 7 Habits That Transform Professional Development (2022), where she and Lori Cohen share the most essential strategies for designing and leading equitable professional development. Elena’s expertise derives from twenty five years as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and leadership coach working in diverse school environments. In her role as a consultant, she has partnered with leaders in public and private organizations across the United States and abroad. Elena is also the co-founder of Kenya Big Picture Learning, and she’s on the advisory board of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. Elena lives in Oakland, California, with her husband, son, and two cats. When she’s not coaching or writing she enjoys traveling abroad, photographing birds, hiking, drinking coffee and reading fiction.