Educators
You’re a mentor, a motivator, a model for your students. Every day, you’re there as they explore their identities and develop new skills. You’re there as they take risks, make mistakes, grow new sets of wings. And you’re there if they need to take a few steps back... or at least turn around to see you wave.
How can you ensure your students continue to discover their place in the world? How can you show them it’s okay to embrace their authentic selves? You can be a model by showing up as your authentic self. This means bringing your full self into your teaching practice and letting your students see that you’re human. It’s about being imperfect, being real, and being their witness. It’s about being that teacher each of us needs as a child—the one who sees us for who we are.
Our workshops for educators will take you through creative and reflective processes that invite you to examine your individual identity and the identities of your students. You’ll explore how your life experiences affect your teaching and your wider world view. As you connect with like-minded educators, you’ll develop tools to help your students set forth and fly.
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Programming for Educators
Authenticity in the Classroom: Fundamentals of Authenticity Based Social-Emotional Learning In this hands-on interactive course you’ll learn what it takes to create a culture of authenticity in your classroom. Discover how to incorporate lessons, routines, and discussion techniques that foster authenticity into your existing curriculum and set concrete goals implementing these new techniques in your practice.
Learn moreAuthenticity in the Classroom: Level II
This follow-up to Authenticity in the Classroom: Level I builds on your understanding of authenticity-based, social-emotional learning and helps you use design thinking to create meaningful change in your school community. Together we’ll explore ways to incorporate the voices of your students and colleagues into your design process and use their feedback to create an action plan.
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Self-Care in the Craft of Teaching
In order to fully support your students, you need to be in a healthy space yourself. And that begins with self-care. During this hour, you’ll connect with like-minded educators who can relate to your stress. You’ll set an attainable goal for bringing some self-care and TLC into your weekly routine.
Learn moreCreative Classrooms: Art Teacher Meetings
Creative Classrooms is a unique community bringing together Art Educators to share ideas, generate lessons, and blend artistic principles with authenticity-based practices. We provide professional support for Art Educators and work with them to enable students to reach a deeper level of authentic expression. Our goal is to help create artistic environments where children see that their experiences matter.
Learn moreAuthentic Advisories: Building Communities to Support Students
Advisory groups can offer critical support for high school and middle school students, but only when their members feel safe enough and brave enough to be their authentic selves. This hands-on workshop will help you create and facilitate strong advisories where students feel safe, validated, and heard.
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