Educator Enrichment Express

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Issue 4

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Your regular dose of tips, insights, and inspiration on the latest trends and timeless practices in education.  

 

From AI for educators to social-emotional learning to educator well-being and so much more, we bring you practical strategies and fresh perspectives to enhance your educator journey.

It takes all of us! Join Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz and the District Connect team to further understand poverty for your students in the Poverty Paradigm.

Join us for an immersive and transformative experience designed to deepen your understanding of poverty and its impact on students and families. Our day begins with the Poverty Paradigm Simulation, where participants will step into the shoes of those living in survival mode. Over the course of four intense 15-minute weeks, you will role-play the challenges faced by families on the lower economic scale, gaining first-hand insight into their decision-making processes and daily struggles.

Following the simulation, we will engage in a comprehensive learning session that explores the intricate relationship between poverty and adversity, the brain, the body, and the stress response system.

 Key topics include:

Poverty and Adversity: This is a Brain Issue and Not a Character Issue

Discipline vs. Punishment: Learn how accountability and consequences can build trust and foster resilience in the face of adversity.

Classroom Regulation and Behavior Hacks: Equip yourself with practical strategies to support students with big behaviors.

 

Training will be offered on two different dates, in two different locations:

Friday, February 21, 2025 - 8:30am-3:00pm at Wisconsin Dells High School

Tuesday, February 24, 2025 - 8:30am - 3:00pm at Flambeau High School

 

Have you heard of the AI-powered reflection tool - Mirror Talk?  It's designed to enhance learning and personal growth, for both students and educators.

Empower your students and yourself with Mirror Talk, an AI-powered reflection tool. Teachers can streamline assessment, gain insights from student reflections, and receive personalized feedback. Students benefit from a safe space for self-expression, constructive feedback, and enhanced critical thinking. Both teachers and students can use Mirror Talk for self-reflection, fostering growth and improvement.

Check out this article by Ditch That Textbook Author, Matt Miller, about Mirror Talk.

Build Meaningful Reflection 

Breathe for Change is a higher education institution that provides trainings, certifications, and degrees to educators. Their programs are designed to help educators improve educational outcomes, foster connection, and enhance well-being.  Join them for a 22-day gratitude challenge!

Here's the description for the challenge:

Research shows it takes ~21 days to build a habit and gratitude boosts happiness, lowers stress, and strengthens resilience.

Each day, you’ll receive inspiring prompts straight to your inbox to reflect on your teaching and personal life.

Whether you journal on paper, use a notes app, or simply think about the prompts for a few moments each day, this challenge is all about building a lasting gratitude habit—and we’ll be with you every step of the way. 

PLUS, you’ll get all the prompts in a toolkit at the end of the challenge to revisit anytime.

Let’s make gratitude a daily practice together! 

There are only two weeks left of the transformative 10-week Wholehearted Living Lunch & Learn Series.  We'll continue exploring Brene Brown's ten guideposts for wholehearted living and how they can enhance our work with students. 

 

So far, we have studied authenticity, self-compassion, resiliency, gratitude and joy, intuition and trusting faith, creativity, play and rest, calm and stillness.  In the upcoming weeks, we'll take a close look at meaningful work (11/8) and laughter, song, and dance (11/15). 

 

We will continue to gather online for a concise yet impactful, light-hearted session designed to inspire and equip educational professionals with the tools to foster these guideposts in living and working.

Please complete the survey below if you or your team are interested in professional development opportunities focused on our curriculum offerings and product features.

 

Please reach out at any time!

cassandra.kulibert@ruralvirtual.org

888-801-2666 ext. 8883