EP 111: Helping Students be Resilient and Have Grit featuring Julia Gabor and Michelle Pina with kid-grit

This is part one of a two part series of episodes which features a conversation I had with my guest Julia Gabor and Michelle Pina with kid- grit as we discuss  the importance of students being resilient and having grit. Talent alone is not always what makes individuals succeed. People seldom achieve their goals without effort. That is why grit is essential element for success.

During this podcast you will learn more about the following:

• Their inspiration for providing resources and trainings designed to empowers students and educators
• Their definition of grit and why is it important for youth to have it
• What is kid-grit, when was it developed, it purposes and target groups
• How do parents and educators teach students patience and a strong work ethic
• Services available to adults, which compliments the training given to students
• How the skills present in kid-grit are transferable to the corporate sector

 

Guest

Julia Gabor is an award-winning educator and national speaker. She is the co-founder of kid-grit. kid-grit supports students (PK-12) with curriculum and workshops and supports educators with evidence based professional development and coaching. Currently, kid-grit is expanding into corporate learning space in partnership with Academic Solutions Group. She designs, trains and facilitates workshops for educators, small businesses, mentor programs and students. Julia has been teaching/leading groups since she was a teenager working alongside her mother, who is a master acting teacher, and coach in the USA and Europe.

Michelle Pena education background began as a toddler accompanying her mom to college classes, helping her set up her elementary classrooms, and eventually as a substitute teacher while her mom was a middle school principal. Michelle’s professional career launched as middle school teacher and quickly evolved into administrative roles. Her experiences include professional development coordinator, program evaluator, federal grant director, and out-of-school time program director for school districts. She has over 15 years of experience in leading and starting up self-funded OST programs for school districts and 25 years in education management. More recently, Michelle has worked as a consultant, with out-of-school time organizations, technology companies and various non-profits in the areas of business development, strategic and sustainability planning, professional development, curriculum design and grant writing.

Resources

kid-grit

www.kid-grit.com

Mike Wilson

mwilson@hcde-texas.org

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone