Welcome to Monday Mosaic the weekly newsletter from Reflective Wisdom, which offers you a collection of tips and resources so you can stay fulfilled in your influence as an educator.
Changing Your Frequency
One of the most important steps to shift your frequency to put yourself in a calmer state is to pause. We live in a constantly distracted world. GOING. GOING. GOING. DOING. DOING. DOING.
So Pause let’s to take a timeout from that. To just be with yourself and open space to ask yourself, “How am I?”
So to create the best conditions for Pause, we will use music and comfortable location. You can use the featured music and find a comfortable spot where you can be free from distraction. While you are pausing, take a moment to ask yourself - What do I hope to achieve?
Enjoy!
Featured Music for Pause: Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts (cello/piano cover) by the Piano Guys
Read This!
The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn by Paula Denton
You can probably remember times when, what you said to a student, enhanced their sense of self and when it caused hurt. I certainly can. Paula’s opening chapter makes the case to us as educators why our words matter and shares guidelines for shaping your teacher language.
Filled with lots of examples from classroom scenarios, Paula provides accessible ways to improve your teacher language in these areas.
- Open-ended questions: stretching children’s social and academic learning
- Listening: understanding the message in the words
- Reinforcing language: seeing children and naming their strengths
- Reminding language: helping students remember expectations
- Redirecting language: giving clear instructions when children have gone off track
Featured Website
Visit National Association of Independent School
The National Association of Independent Schools is an association that provides services to independent private preschool to grade 12 schools in the United States and abroad. The robust website has tons of resources at a click for educators, perspective parents, and trustees.
Check out out their latest blog post!
Upcoming Workshops & Trainings
If you are a school leader looking for innovative ways to engage faculty, colleagues and students in a new way, here are opportunities for you to sample the Points of You® approach and experience how it supports growth in emotional intelligence.
My Photo Album: August 21 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Here’s an opportunity to meet yourself and the ones around you from a new angle. This workshop allows you to examine the pivotal moments that determine who you are and move bravely into rewriting your personal story.
Here are opportunities to go even deeper by attending one-training workshop and incorporating the Points of You® approach into your teacher practice. Learn about the methodology and learn how to conduct four signature experiences that promote five key social-emotional competencies.
One Day Training: Friday, October 12 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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