Who am I?

1. Who am I? Learning Goals: I am learning to apply self awareness skills and identify factors that affect the development of my self concept

2. All About Me! • On the blanks piece of paper take the next 5 minutes to create a information web about you!

3. Common Rules • 1. Respect what others say • 2. No putdowns • 3. Understand others feelings • 4 Be respectful of differences • 5. Use correct terminology • 6. No Names- refer to someone I know

4. Self Concept Self concept is an understanding you have of yourself that is based on your personal experiences, body image, the thoughts you have about yourself, how you tend to label yourself in different situations.

5. Factors that affect Self Concept External Factors- come from factors outside ourselves Internal Factors-they come from within ourselves.

6. Protective Factors • Help a person develop a positive self concept an improve emotional well being.

7. External Protective Factors • Having support from Family and caring adults • Having a safe place to live • Being involved in activities that make you feel proud of what you have accomplished

8. Protective Internal Factors • Having a sense of purpose in life • Being able to attain and sustain a clear sense of who you are. • Feeling that you have the right to and are capable of taking steps to make things better • Having clear boundries • Being optomisitic • High expectations of yourself • Having the skills you need to solve problems.

9. Exit Card • 1. List 3 factors that influence your self concept.

10. Positive School Climate • “All students should feel safe at school and deserve a positive school climate that is inclusive and accepting, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability.”

11. Positive Environment • What does it feel like to feel to be Included or Excluded?

12. Describe each Profession • Dancer • Hockey Player • Wrestler • Nurse • Lawyer • Fire Fighter

13. Stereotype: a false or generalized conception of a group of people that results in the unconscious or conscious categorization of each member of that group without regard for individual differences. Stereotypes may be based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ability, gender identity, gender expression, or other factors.

14. Ageism: discrimination based on age • Culture: the customs, beliefs, behaviours, and/or achievements of a group of people or during a specific time period • Ethnicity: sharing a cultural and historical tradition often related to race, place of origin, ancestry, or creed. • Faith: a person’s religion, creed, or sincerely held beliefs. • Gender identity: how a person identifies based on an intrinsic sense of self and a sense of being female, male, a combination of both, or neither regardless of their biological sex. • Level of ability: a general term covering the capacity and qualities of performing actions some visible and others not • Race: Race is a social construct. Society forms ideas of race based on geographic, historical, political, economic, social and cultural factors, and physical traits, regardless of the fact that these cannot legitimately be used to classify groups of people.

15. Assumptions may make people who do not fit typical norms feel confused or bad about themselves, which can damage their self-concept and have an impact on their emotional, mental, physical health, and overall well-being. Assumptions may also cause people to discriminate against and exclude those who are seen as “different”.