Office of Appreciative Education
Imagine educational spaces where conversations focus on potential, challenges are opportunities for growth, and learning environments are places of possibility and purpose. Through professional development offerings, the Office of Appreciative Education provides theory-to-practice tools to empower you—whether you're guiding a student, leading a team, or shaping an institution—to bring this vision to life.
"Appreciative Advising is the intentional and collaborative practice of asking positive, open-ended questions that help students optimize their educational experiences and achieve their dreams, goals, and potentials (Bloom, Hutson, & He, 2008)" from Bloom et al., 2013, p. 83).
"Appreciative Education is a framework for delivering high-quality education on both an individual and organizational level. It provides an intentional and positive approach to bettering educational enterprises by focusing on the strengths and potential of individuals and organizations to accomplish co-created goals (Bloom et al., 2013)."
Professional Development Offerings
Apply to Become a Certified Appreciative Adviser
The Office of Appreciative Education offers a lifetime professional certification for academic advisers and other educators. Certified Appreciative Advisers are committed to optimizing their students’ educational experiences through the application of the Appreciative Education framework.
Contact
Email: OAE@fau.edu
Jenny Bloom
Professor and Founder of the FAU Office of Appreciative Education
Mykel Beorchia
Director
Ashley Weinkoff
Coordinator
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