What is Empowerment?
Empowerment is a social skills curriculum developed for use with students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities in St. Paul Public Schools.
It is an approach to people and behavior that is founded on the belief that each person has core value - a universal birthright meaning that every person is lovable, important, and valuable regardless of a their behavior or any other personal characteristics.
Read more about Empowerment.
Use & Copyright
Many of the posts on this website are intended for use in Empowerment groups in Saint Paul Public Schools. Therefore access is limited.
All lessons are under copyright by Saint Paul Public Schools' Empowerment. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
Video Archive
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Lesson #2- Core Value (Benjamin Button)
Film clip from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is used to illustrated the concept of Core Value. -
Lesson #5 State of Mind
Using a video of a graduation ceremony, key components of State of Mind are introduced and discussed. -
Juan Diaz- A Social Worker Mugged
An audio clip is used to highlight core value, statement of mind, snap judgments -
Katy Perry Firework Video (Core Value)
Watch Katy Perry "Firework" video to highlight concept of Core Value. -
DMX Video and Article
Video from Behind the Music and article from City Pages detailing the rise and fall of rapper DMX. His life story include examples of core hurt and weak mode. -
Ameriquest Fly Commercial- State of Mind Circle & Jumping to Conclusions
Brief commercial that provides an example of understanding how thoughts proceed feelings and behavior. -
Bike and Car- State of Mind
Video of car-bike accident highlights that State of Mind (thoughts, feelings, behavior, outcome) is different for different individuals. Video highlights how the same event is interpreted differently. -
Paraplegic Surfer Video- Power Mode or State of Mind
Lesson Plan Ideas: This could be used as power mode or state of mind lesson. Encourage the students to define why it’s power mode and explore how his life would have been if he was in weak mode. State of Mind Circle would be a great way to break out his Beliefs/Thoughts (attitude) would affect [...] -
Bullet Proof Video – Power Mode
Award winning documentary about Richmond California "tent city." Residents took over 3 dangerous public parks by creating "tent cities" as a stand against the violence. The video is primarily told through the voices of young children. -
Together (A Song for Haiti)
Moved by the tragedy in Haiti, students from Hip Hop High created this song & video. Example of Power Mode and Core Value.