Curriculum development
Develop inclusive and innovative learning experiences
Organizations can become stagnant when their curriculum and training programs are outdated and no longer relevant in today’s marketplace. Providing meaningful and current training, increases overall performance and morale, while positively impacting absenteeism and turnover rates.
Education plays a vital role in equipping and educating leaders with current knowledge, growth mindset, and diverse life skills. An effective curriculum design empowers teams to analyze a situation from multiple angles, innovate new and collaborative solutions, and respond in an empathetic and proactive manner.
Through curriculum revision and development, your programs will run smoothly, your people will flourish, and your organization will thrive.
My curriculum development process includes:
- Construct an advisory of stakeholders
- Encourage collaboration amongst diverse groups
- Actively listen and be responsive to feedback
- Assess training and development needs through surveys, interviews, and focus groups
- Enhance communication with staff, partners, employers, and clients
- Conduct a needs assessment with your employees
- Clarify your vision and future goals
- Develop teaching and adaptive strategies
- Improve inclusive learning experiences and resources allocations
- Custom design lesson plans and assessments
- Provide professional development for instructors
Education sector
Mental health and engagement in classrooms
Are you feeling stressed from the challenges in the classroom? Are you lacking focus and self-determination? Do you wish you could find ways to motivate your students, keep them on task, and manage their behavior?
Research shows that classroom engagement can protect against high rates of youth drop-out, the rise of adolescent mental health disorders, and increased suicide rates.
Find out what evidence based strategies will improve your resiliency and reduce burn out. In our work together, I will show you the research that demonstrates the positive difference that teachers are able to make in a student’s life when provided with accessible resources and opportunities.
You will learn how to foster motivation and engagement in your students, both of which are vital components of encouraging them to stay in school. As a result, this approach can improve your job satisfaction and morale.
Emotional scaffolding
Emotional engagement is the active ingredient in sustaining motivation and self-determination.
Understanding ways that teachers can engage students emotionally with the content they’re learning can bolster significant cognitive and behavioural engagement. Emotionally scaffolding trust, engagement, self-awareness, empathy, and relatedness are all proven to enrich the experience of teaching and learning.
Building inclusive environments
Are you struggling with bullying in your classrooms? Do you have students who are not accepting of others? Is there a lack of belonging and communication with other students and teachers? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, your classroom or school is lacking inclusivity.
An inclusive atmosphere allows all students the opportunity to demonstrate compassion and leadership in real life experiences, provides them with the opportunities to problem solve, and to appreciate that individual differences exist between people. However, educating all children in inclusive settings requires teachers to have evidence-based resources, guidance, and training.
This program builds tailored training to reflect diversity, inclusion, and respect to all students in the classroom. Inclusive environments promote interaction, collaboration, and a supportive attitude.
Mental health and wellness program builder
The program builder contains online or in-person modules that are customized and can be added to any workplace or school setting. They are proven to reduce negative stigma associated with mental illness, increase social and self-awareness, enhance relationships, and build a circle of support.
Modules include and are not limited to these subject:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Addictions
- Stress
- Discrimination
- Harassment and negative behaviors
- Abuse and harm
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Self-care
- Community support
These programs are designed with my extensive research and knowledge of mental health, course development, and impact of mental health training. They include emotional stories and proven techniques to better manage mental health and strengthen resilience in students, teachers, and the school environment.
Private sector
Mental health and wellness
Is your company experiencing high turnover rates and absenteeism? Are you finding it difficult to train new employees? Are you struggling with staff feeling burnt out and experiencing stress?
My evidence-based research will guide you and your employees through wellness and mental health strategies that are proven to enhance quality of life. These proactive strategies support individuals with time management skills, positive thinking, gaining control of thoughts, actions, and behaviors, and setting personal and professional goals.
Participants are encouraged to develop skills in self-awareness and self-care to improve their help-seeking behaviors. As a result, your employees will be more autonomous, competent, and high performing.
Emotional intelligence
Regardless of what technology can do for us, those with emotional intelligence, will stand out as leaders in a constantly evolving world.
The ability to empathize, inspire, and develop meaningful relationships with others will be critical to embrace change and build an inclusive team. Companies that equip their employees with EI capabilities such as self and social awareness will be in a better position to collaboratively drive innovation and accelerate productivity.
Relationships
Humans are born into the world with an innate need to connect and relate to others. Connection helps individuals normalize their feelings and experiences, leading to improved empathy and resilience.
When your team learns how to connect and listen to each other, your workplace will become more inclusive and positive relationships will flourish. My proven strategies will help you to support your employees, and build a stronger and more collaborative environment while improving mental health.
Building inclusive environments
Are your employees lacking connection and team spirit? Do they lack motivation to take on daily tasks and challenges? Do they have a chance to have their diverse voices be heard? If the answer is no to any of these questions, your workplace is lacking inclusivity.
An inclusive atmosphere improves employees’ experience, enhances productivity, and promotes appreciation of the unique qualities and differences that exist between people. This program takes diverse perspectives and builds tailored training to foster inclusivity and respect for all employees.
Management and front line workers will cultivate skills that promote interaction, collaboration, and a supportive workplace culture. This program will provide your company with the opportunity to learn from each other, retain employees, and promote a connected and supportive working experience.
Mental health and wellness program builder
The program builder contains online or in-person modules that are customized and can be added to any workplace. They are proven to reduce negative stigma associated with mental illness, increase social and self-awareness, enhance relationships, and build a circle of support.
Modules include and are not limited to these subject:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Addictions
- Stress
- Discrimination
- Harassment and negative behaviors
- Abuse and harm
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Self-care
- Community support
These programs are designed with my extensive research and knowledge of mental health and the positive impact of mental health training. They include emotional stories and proven techniques to better manage mental health and strengthen resilience and relationships in the workplace.
If you’re looking to build a curriculum that’s meaningful and takes the user in consideration, let’s have a conversation.
Case studies
Mental Wellness 30 Curriculum & Online Program
This program was designed by youth, for youth, to improve mental health literacy, and help-seeking behaviours and self-regulation in secondary students. The goal was to create a toolbox of coping strategies to improve mental health and wellbeing while earning a grade 12 elective.
“By far my favourite course! I am learning new ways to cope with my anxiety and frustration and have found your feedback on my weekly journal very useful.”
– Classroom Student
“The students became more conscious and investigative about their thoughts. The experience enhanced their ability to recognize mental health signs, symptoms, and supports.”
– Classroom Teacher
Inclusion 10: Peers Helping Peers Program
This program was designed to promote positive interactions and inclusion in the classroom. The goal was to empower teachers and students with more education, preparation, and confidence about inclusive environments.
My research has proven that individuals who have been peer teachers praise and encourage each other more, express more empathy, and provide and ask for more feedback. As a result, they become key advocates for inclusive learning who promote acceptance and a sense of belonging.
“This was the best class, we had so much fun! It was a great experience, overall eye opener, fulfilling, and something new.”
– Classroom Student
“I love how the students’ perception of their classmates changed and their relationships with one another has improved. This experience has helped them grow as a class and be more compassionate.”
– Classroom Teacher
CHMA National Adult Ally Program
This online program was designed to give adult allies of youth, teachers, parents, guardians, caregivers, counselors, and staff the tools they need to make it safe for youth to disclose mental health challenges and seek support. The goal was to prepare all these diverse groups to recognize signs of distress, have the knowledge and confidence to reach out for help, and support each other during difficult times.
Service Hospitality: Psychological Health & Safety Program
This online and in-person program was designed to improve the psychological health and safety for individuals working in the service and hospitality sector. It was created for both front-line workers and managers. The goal was to empower them with preventative and proactive education to enhance employee retention, collaboration, and work satisfaction.
“I loved the training. Very good content. I learned a lot.”
– Program Participant
“Overall, it was great! Very encouraging to see that it’s a topic being discussed and addressed so widely now.”
– Program Participant
Masters in Sustainability: Energy Security Program
This professional master program was designed to bring forth the perspectives of industry, utility, academia, Indigenous, and community members. We gathered intel to design a curriculum that was really needed in remote Northern and isolated societies. The goal was to implement a two-eyed approach bridging strengths of both Indigenous and Western knowledge.
“The curriculum development and instructional support that Dr. Guilmette has provided to us has been exceptional and I highly endorse her. We feel strongly that she has demonstrated her commitment to better understanding Indigenous culture and protocols. We feel that through Dr. Guilmette’s contributions to the program will continue to serve a variety of stakeholder interests.”
– Guy Lonechild, President and CEO, First Nations Power Authority
“Dr. Guilmette has succeeded beyond our very best dreams. To work successfully with not only the advisory committee, but also non-traditional subject matter experts (Indigenous community, industry, and utility) requires a high level of professionalism, commitment of purpose, people intelligence, patience, empathy, wisdom, and tenacity. Beyond her excellence in curriculum design – which is first rate – she is able to establish trust and bring people together to build a common vision. Our numerous members of the advisory committee as well as subject matter experts rave about the work Dr. Guilmette has done to lead – through a servant model of leadership – and bring this unprecedented curriculum development to life.”
– Dr. Greg Poelzer, Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Kindergarten to Grade 9: Wellness Resources Program
This program was designed to provide children, youth, and young adults with a toolbox of effective coping strategies to increase resiliency. It was created to align with the Ministry of Education Curricula Outcomes (Science, Art, Social Studies, PE, Health, Math). The goal was to support students and teachers with life skills to manage emotions, self-regulate, and improve all domains of well-being.
“Thank you for creating this resource. We were able to have great discussions, the students enjoyed using it, found it was easy to do, and learned how taking care of their wellness could be really fun.”
– Classroom Teacher
“Thank you for all your hard work in making this resource! It includes very important information and a valuable resource for teachers and students.”
– Classroom Teacher
Service Industry: Community Service Workers
This program was designed to empower community service workers with essential self-care and mental health skills. It was created to explore industry-specific stressors, identify prevalent mental health challenges, and learn about effective coping strategies to enhance emotional resilience. The goal was to give attendees the tools to fortify their own mental well-being and uplift their colleagues, leaving them motivated to establish a solid foundation of care that prioritizes mental health, enhancing job satisfaction and overall quality of life.
If you’re looking to build a curriculum that’s meaningful and takes the user in consideration, let’s have a conversation.
Testimonials
If you’re looking to be resilient in the face of adversity, let’s talk!
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