Realizing and Applying Agreements for Self-Care
Concurrent Session 1
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Brief Abstract
The capacity to construct a caring learning environment begins with educator well-being. The educational climate continues to be one of uncertainty – with educators at the center – meeting the needs of students, institutions, and non-professional responsibilities. How are educators (and developers) caring for themselves? This session provides a framework, based on the Toltec’s Four-Agreements, through which educators can evaluate problematic educational narratives that foster negative feelings (joy stealers), and reaffirm what makes them joyful professionals. Participants will learn pedagogical techniques that center trust, and establish a personal-care-plan anchored in mindfulness, to recapture what brings them joyfulness as educators.
Presenters
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Extended Abstract