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How do we help students go from I can’t to I can? Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we are sharing practical and applicable lessons, activities and projects you can do in your classroom to teach your students about growth mindset and how to adopt this mindset, which we believe is extra important now with the hurdles students have had to face during the pandemic! This mindset will help your students to become more focused learners, help them do hard things with a positive attitude and give them the tools to overcome challenges both in and out of the classroom. We take you through a step-by-step interdisciplinary lesson and project we did with our own students this school year that you can do in your classroom too! By the end of this episode, you will have everything you need to take a growth mindset deep dive in your classroom with success! LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Sign up for the Educalme Classroom Free Trial at www.educalme.com/classroom Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can teach this growth mindset lesson to their students too! A special thanks to our sponsor, The Simply Organized Teacher: The post 124. An Interdisciplinary Growth Mindset Lesson and Project appeared first on Educalme.

As a teacher, taking time for self-care can feel impossible. So we’re sharing a quick and easy set of strategies that you could use before, during or after your workday to de-stress in 5 minutes or less. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES https://www.educalme.com/Go to https://www.educalme.com/free to try Educalme Classroom for freeGo to https://www.educalme.com/training/ to get the Self-Care Teacher Toolkit This year is one for the books. Finding balance as a teacher has always been difficult but…throw in a pandemic…and teacher stress and overwhelm is at an all time high! I don’t know about you, but we’re ready to make a change! What if 2021 is the year that we set healthy boundaries and prioritize self-care? BUT let’s be real…as a teacher, taking time for self-care can feel impossible.  That’s why we decided to create a quick and easy set of resources that you could use before, during or after your workday. De-stress in 5 minutes or less! Introducing the Self-Care Teacher Toolkit! The Self-Care Teacher Toolkit makes taking care of your wellbeing feel possible, even when you have mountains of teacher tasks to cross off your list. Imagine a toolkit of ready-to-use self-care strategies that help you to shift your body out of the stress response so that you can be more present for yourself and others, so that you can feel more focused and so that you can feel more energized and motivated. The Self-Care Teacher Toolkit is organized into themes or toolkits. Each toolkit offers a different self-care practice that will help you to process and manage your emotions mindfully. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, tired, or just in need of a quiet moment, choose a toolkit that fits your mood and enjoy 5 minutes of self-care. Wellness that you can actually fit into your daily routine! Mindfulness Toolkit In the Guided Mindfulness Toolkit, you’ll find a 5 minute guided mindfulness practice that will help you to reduce feelings of overwhelm and connect to the present moment, one breath at a time. Simply sit in a comfortable position in a quiet place and press play. Journaling Toolkit In the Journaling Toolkit, you’ll find journaling prompts to help you process your emotions and shift your mindset. Set a timer for 5 minutes and use the writing prompts to guide you through a reflective process. Kindness & Gratitude Toolkit In the Kindness and Gratitude Toolkit, you’ll find a bingo style card with gratitude and kindness prompts. These prompts will encourage you to take actions that will focus your attention on the things you have to be grateful for. It will also help you shift your emotional state. Movement Toolkit When we’re feeling big emotions, especially stress, a great way to process those emotion messengers in our bodies and shift your state is with movement! In the Movement Toolkit, you’ll find a list of short and effective movements. You can do them just about anywhere to to help calm or energize you. Affirmation Toolkit Our mindset and our emotional state begins with the words we say to ourselves. In the Affirmation Toolkit, you’ll find a list of affirmations to help you when you’re feeling overwhelmed, tired or like you aren’t doing enough. Podcast Toolkit Finally, in the Podcast Toolkit, we’ve curated a list with links to our most helpful The Balanced Educator Podcast episodes. Listen to an episode on your way to work, during your lunch hour, while you’re cooking or at any other time that you’d like to learn something new, feel uplifted and support your wellbeing. Think of the Self-Care Teacher Toolkit as a grab bag of wellness strategies for when you want to process or shift your emotions. Just log in, choose a Toolkit and de-stress in 5 minutes or less! Check it out now! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can start their self-care practice too! The post 123. Self-Care Teacher Toolkit: De-Stress in 5 Minutes or Less appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we explain how to teach students about emotions. Then, we share breathing strategies that you can easily teach to your students to help them manage their emotions. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Grab your free 5 Finger Breathing Poster here!Start your Educalme Classroom Free Trial! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to teach emotional regulation to their students too! Let us know in the comments, how will you use 5 Finger Breathing in your classroom? The post 121. How to Teach Emotional Regulation to Students appeared first on Educalme.

Money can bring joy or cause stress! Our finances are tied to our emotional and physical wellbeing. Yet, many of us didn’t learn much about personal finance in school. In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited Andrea Ferrero of Pockets of Change to share how we can help our students build financial literacy and resilience in any course that we teach (not just math!). LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Pockets of Change: http://www.pocketschange.com/http://www.pocketschange.com/personalityhttp://www.fudget.com/https://www.mint.com/Try Educalme Classroom, the online ready-to-use social-emotional learning & mindfulness program for free! How many of you really love budgeting? Yeah, me neither. It’s something I learned to do through mistakes, missteps, and way too much worry. You’re not alone if you think it’s difficult or an obligation like brushing teeth.  Studies show that thinking about money is stressful and talking about it is even more stressful. We form our relationship with money around age five the same time our early literacy skills are setting the stage for future success or challenge. Unlike reading skills, families are not receiving support and encouragement in having financial conversations and as educators we’re not receiving training or resources to foster those intergenerational learning moments. We have the opportunity to change that and get more comfortable with money in our own lives in the process.  Almost two decades ago, I stepped into my first classroom with a $50 supply budget. Creativity out of necessity inspired me to start a classroom store and begin exploring teaching entrepreneurship. I co-founded Pockets Change to make financial education more accessible, reaching the communities that are often overlooked. We build financial resilience through Hip Hop pedagogy with K-12 & college students, parents, educators.  Understanding our finances impacts more than our wallets, it gives us the skills to thrive. Early and ongoing financial education has tremendous power to increase intergenerational outcomes including the skills to manage decision-making, navigate the unexpected, and chart the path to reach goals consistently. Now more than ever, financial education is a tool for self-care and social justice.  Getting Started with FinEd: Find Your Money Personality So where do we start, financial education is about more than numbers, it’s crucial to develop an understanding of our relationship with money. We begin forming our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors around money in early childhood. These tendencies inform life-long decision-making. Check out our money personality quiz for yourself and with students to start a conversation.  Wants are Needs too! Go Beyond Budgeting with Spending Values  When it comes to looking at our money in action. One of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard came from a high schooler who said, “if I don’t create a plan for my money, it will have a plan for me.” Our curriculum goes beyond basic budgeting to creating a spending plan that focuses on personal values. When we move away from arbitrary formulas it allows us to create a budget that works for our lives and prioritizes what matters most to us. Whether you’re 6 years old or 60, talking through our values is a powerful way to plan for the future and take action in the present. Check out our Spending Values Matrix and create your own plan by visiting: http://www.pocketschange.com/spending-values Money is Emotional: Take the Next Step with Money Buddies Perhaps the most powerful thing we can teach our students about money is to ask questions and create conversations. Money is still a taboo topic for many and the result is that we end up feeling wrong and alone in dealing with financial decision-making. We’ve had a six year old walk into a workshop and declare she was “bad at money”, by the end of the day she was discussing ways to make money with a sticker business. We want students to know that money is a tool and that we can all make finance personal.  If you’re interested in more tips and tools for talking and teaching about money, sign up for our monthly newsletter.  http://www.pocketschange.com/newsletter Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to teach financial literacy in their classrooms too! Let us know in the comments, how will you apply what you’ve learned in your classroom? The post 120. Teaching about Financial Wellbeing with Andrea Ferrero of Pockets Change appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we’re explaining the biology of how we experience our 5 senses. We talk about how our brain processes our senses and how we interpret what we see, hear, feel, taste and touch. We explain how our 5 senses can help us to stay present and be mindful. Then, we give examples of simple mindfulness activities you can do with your students.  Plus, we give a free 5 Senses Scavenger Hunt activity and lesson plan that you can use in your classroom. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Grab your free Mindfulness & 5 Senses Scavenger Hunt!Sign up for the Educalme Classroom Free Trial now! Alright, we’re going to keep this one short so you can get on with your… Mindful Scavenger Hunt!!! Our 5 senses are how we engage with the world around us. Through the exploration of one sense at a time, our students learn how to fully appreciate what they are experiencing in each moment. Plus, they will understand that when you choose to focus on one thing at a time, your senses become amplified. This helps to develop attention and awareness. In this Mindful Scavenger Hunt PDF, you will find two worksheets and a lesson plan. This is a perfect mindfulness activity to do with your kiddos to fill a bit of time in your schedule. Also, a great one to leave to a sub since the lesson plan is already written for you! This activity is a part of the Mindfulness and the Five Senses unit inside Educalme Classroom, our ready-to-use mindfulness program for the classroom (there are lessons for the entire school year!). In this unit, students develop their mindfulness practice through the exploration of their five senses. Sign up for the Educalme Classroom Free Trial. It never expires! Let us know how this activity goes for you and your students! With calm appreciation, Kailey & Josianne Teachers and founders of Educalme P.s. Try out a Mindful Scavenger Hunt indoors or outdoors with your students! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can grab this freebie too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how will you use your scavenger hunt? The post 119. The Biology of the Five Senses appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited grade 5 French Immersion teacher Julia Carreiro onto the show. We talk about how Julia integrates social-emotional learning and mindfulness across the curriculum for a holistic approach to teaching. Julia gives concrete examples of cross curricular projects she’s developed that integrate: English creative writingFrench grammarcoding with Mindfulness and social-emotional learning. Plus, she talks about the benefits she’s observed from teaching mindfulness and social-emotional learning on student wellbeing, mental health and learning. She discusses creating a positive classroom and school culture by integrating mindful strategies into her classroom and in morning announcements. This episode will give you great ideas for how you can create a greater sense of wellbeing across the curriculum with your students and have a positive impact on your whole school culture. You’ll also get ideas for how you can use the Educalme Classroom online mindfulness program to support your teaching. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES The Imaginary Garden by by Andrew Larsen (Author), Irene Luxbacher (Illustrator)ScratchSign up for the Educalme Classroom Free Trial and start implementing SEL & mindfulness in your classroom. No prep required! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to implement SEL into their regular curriculum too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how do you incorporate SEL in your curriculum? The post 118. A Cross-curricular Approach to SEL and Mindfulness with Julia Carreiro appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we’ve invited Krista Labossière to share about how she integrates mindfulness into her role as a student services teacher. Krista talks about her journey of integrating mindfulness into her life, her family life and her work with her colleagues and students. She explains how she built her mindfulness practice slowly over time and how mindful moments turned into kindful moments in the classroom. This episode illustrates the big picture of how mindfulness can support us and our students and also gets into the details of how to integrate this practice with staff, in one-on-one and small group interactions with students and at the classroom level. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Sitting Still Like a Frog book Try our social emotional learning and mindfulness program for free Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to integrate mindfulness in their lives too! A special thanks to our sponsor, Time Timer! https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, have you introduced mindfulness in your life? The post 117. Kindful Moments with Student Services Teacher Krista Labossière appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited Thomas Flakenberg, Ph.D to share his research on well-being and well-becoming in schools. Thomas teaches the The Five Components of Well-Being and Well-Becoming. Furthermore, he explains how to use those components as a framework to ensure that our teaching and our school culture contributes to our students living a flourishing life. In this episode, you’ll learn how to use well-being and well-becoming as a framework. One that will guide your teaching and your interactions with your students in a way that will help your students to live a flourishing life. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Thomas’ website: http://thomasfalkenberg.ca/Well-Being and Well-Becoming in Schools in Canada website: http://wellbeinginschools.ca/Thomas’ paper: Framing Human Well-Being and Well-Becoming: An Integrated Systems Approach Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to implement this framework too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how will you apply this framework in your classroom? The post 116. Well-being and Well-Becoming: An Integrated Systems Approach for Education with Thomas Falkenberg, Ph.D appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited Educalme Classroom Teacher Brandi Raehal. Brandi shares how she adresses social-emotional learning and mindfulness in her grade 2 classroom. Brandi talks about how her daily routine supports student resilience and growth mindset, especially during the challenges of remote learning. She also shares how the online mindfulness program for the classroom, Educalme Classroom, influenced her personal and professional growth. Brandi explains the outcomes and transformations around social-emotional development, self-regulation, classroom management, time management and classroom culture that she noticed from using Educalme Classroom. Plus, she shares how the skills students learn from this program reach far past the classroom. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett, Ph.D.Sign up for the Educalme Classroom Free Trial – It never expires! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to implement SEL & mindfulness in their classrooms too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how do you incorporate social-emotional learning in your classroom? The post 115. Building Student Resilience with Teacher Brandi Raehal appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited Maria Costaki, teacher of 27 years, onto the show. Maria shares her reasons for implementing a social-emotional learning program with her students. Maria shares how she uses the resources in the Educalme Classroom program. She also explains what she does to create a safe and compassionate classroom culture that supports student mental health and wellbeing. Maria gives her sage advice to teachers that are considering starting an Educalme Classroom practice. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Check out the Educalme Classroom Free TrialSign up for an Educalme Classroom Membership Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to support their students’ mental health too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how do you support your students’ mental health? The post 114. Supporting Student Mental Health Through Mindfulness and SEL with teacher Maria Costaki appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator podcast, we discuss the importance of routine and repetition in the classroom. We talk about how routines free up brain space for learning. We also explain how repetition helps the brain to create stronger connections and make learning last. This episode will help you to plan for student success this school year. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Episode 74. Avoid Teacher Burnout: How to Create Good Habits that will last Throughout the School YearEpisode 79. How to Instil Habits in your StudentsEducalme Classroom Free Trial Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn all about the importance of routine and repetition too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how do you use routine and repetition in your classroom? The post 113. The Importance of Routine and Repetition for Learning appeared first on Educalme.

Being a first year teacher comes with many challenges. In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re interviewing Amélie Bauch. Amélie is a first-year grade 2 French immersion teacher. We talk about what Amélie does in her classroom for social-emotional learning and what the routine is in her classroom. She shares the hurdles she’s encountered and how she overcame them. She also talks about how if affected her classroom management. Lastly, Amélie shares her advice for first year teachers and any teacher that wants to incorporate social-emotional learning and mindfulness into their classrooms to improve classroom management. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Educalme Classroom Free trialEpisode 95. Mindfulness for Social-Emotional Learning in Primary School with Katelyn McGuffinGoNoodleJust Dance Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to use SEL for classroom management too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme Let us know in the comments, how do you use social-emotional learning for classroom management? The post 112. Social-Emotional Learning and Classroom Management with Teacher Amélie Bauch appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode, we’re talking about how social-emotional learning strengthens school communities with Tre’ Gammage. Tre’ is an Educational consultant with the Gammage Consulting Group. He helps k – 12 schools implement school-wide social and emotional learning programs. In this episode we talk about: How Tre’s experiences led him to helping schools implement SEL programs.Common problems that schools are struggling with and which solutions are working.How implementing social-emotional learning programs can help students and teachers to have success and strengthen school communities. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Tre’ Gammage’s website: https://tregammage.com/index.php Listen to The Dash Podcast episode where Tre’ interviewed Kailey: iTunes: https://apple.co/3gI2qzM Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cnEgXZ Plink: https://plinkhq.com/i/1202117749/e/1000476419658 The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) – https://casel.org/ Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to strengthen their school communities through SEL too! A special thanks to our sponsor: https://www.timetimer.com/educalme The post 111. Strengthening School Communities Through Social-Emotional Learning With Tre’ Gammage appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode we’ve invited Amy Tung of the I Am Love Project onto the show. She shares about self-love, relationships and letting go of what isn’t working in our lives to make space for intentional change. Kailey and Amy discuss mindfulness, self-love, self-reflection, living with intention, surrender, and choosing again from a space of love. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES I Am Love Project – A social enterprise helping local non-profits and charities reach their potential The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Dr. Gary Chapman Start using our Educalme Classroom social-emotional learning program for free Sign up for the full Educalme Classroom program to get all the resources you need to teach your students about Positive Self-Talk, Self-Acceptance and Self-Love, mindfully. Thank you to Amy for sharing a guest blog post. Here it is! Letting go of being a perfectionist is a gift to yourself. This was the absolute biggest challenge for me, yet the most rewarding. Does this sound familiar to you? I use to set absolute ideals. There was only black and white, no grey. I had an all-or-nothing approach and feared failure because it suggested imperfection. I was my harshest critic and would beat myself up for the smallest things. Finally, I got sick of mulling and crying over outcomes if they did not turn out as envisioned. I realized I was being a perfectionist to prove to everyone that I AM WORTHY, not realizing that I am already worthy in many ways. I am perfectly imperfect!!! My journey is to strive for growth and development. I am deemed worthy because I will drive my goals forward. When you lead with intention, when you embrace who you are, the impossible becomes POSSIBLE.  By all means, this didn’t happen overnight. It did take 35 years of hardship in order for me to realize and to finally seek out help. I am so blessed to have met some incredible coaches, therapists, counsellors, and mentors along my journey. They have given me the tools to help me succeed in my career, relationships and finances.  Do you want to achieve success and live an abundant life? Join our monthly pop-up events, where you’ll be engaged in self-enquiry and be given the right tools and strategies from professionals. Wear comfy clothes, our workshops always end with a workout session! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn about growth, self-love and living with intention too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to receive 15% off your order! Let us know in the comments, how do you live with more intention? The post 110. Self-Love and Personal Growth with Amy Tung of the I Am Love Project appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, Carolina Smith from the LIA Project (Living in Alignment) and also a grade 1 teacher, hosts a meditation on gratitude. Carolina starts by talking about the importance of tending to our mental wellness as teachers and how it benefits our students as well. She then dives into a gratitude meditation, which will help you to wind down from this school year (one we will never forget) and to feel calm, relaxed, and ready for summer! Enjoy feeling all the good feels with this one! LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES 28. How to Juggle it All with Carolina Smith 46. Integrating Self-care “Rootines” into your Day-to-day with Carolina Smith The LIA Project: https://liaproject.ca/ Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can wind down from the school year with a gratitude meditation, too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your purchase Let us know in the comments, how do you feel after that gratitude meditation? The post 109. Wind Down with a Gratitude Meditation by teacher Carolina Smith from the Living in Alignment Project appeared first on Educalme.

How can we support our students that have a traumatic home life? In this episode, we invited Jacob Chastain to share his story. Jacob grew up in a household filled with drugs and violence. He tells us how school was his safe space. He explains what his teachers did to support him that made a lasting impact. Jacob shares how his traumatic experiences have informed who he has become as a teacher. Plus, he shares how we can make our classroom a safe and fun place that our students love to be in. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Teach Me Teacher Website Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to create a safe space for their students, too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your purchase! Let us know in the comments, how do you create a safe space in your classroom? The post 108. Making Your Classroom a Safe Space for Students Experiencing Trauma with Jacob Chastain appeared first on Educalme.

Get ready to laugh until you cry! In this episode, we’ve invited Rolande Kirouac, to teach us about emotions and the healing benefits of laughter. Rolande will lift your spirits with her positive energy and get you laughing until your belly hurts. She also teaches us laughter yoga exercises that we can do every day to get a burst of feel-good emotions and help us feel more joy. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES You can get in touch with Rolande at rkirouac@mts.net Watch our laughter yoga mini tutorials on Instagram Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn all about laughter yoga, too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your order! Let us know in the comments, how do you feel about laughter yoga? The post 107. Laughter Yoga to Relieve Stress and Increase Happiness with Rolande Kirouac appeared first on Educalme.

In this episode, we talk about common remote teaching challenges and possible solutions that you can try out to make teaching from home easier. We talk about strategies for managing emails, staying focused, connecting with our students, handling technology and managing parent expectations. In this episode, you’ll get ideas for how to make remote teaching more enjoyable. Plus, you will gain some perspective shifts to help you get through the challenging days. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to The Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Check out The Educalme Classroom Free TrialTry Educalme Classroom at home for remote learning! Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn solutions to remote teaching challenges, too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your order! Let us know in the comments, what’s a solution you’ve come up with to tackle a remote teaching challenge? The post 106. Solutions to Remote Teaching Challenges appeared first on Educalme.

In this new reality of remote teaching and learning, how do we set our students and their parents/guardians up for success? We’ve invited Jennifer Scott, mother and support teacher from Peg City Teachers onto the show! We talk about focusing on what matters most. Jennifer shares the importance of connection, intentionality and perseverance from a teacher and a parent’s perspective. We also discuss the importance of taking a less-is-more approach to learning and working from home. In this episode, Jennifer shares lots of great tips for teachers and for parents! Learn how to navigate remote teaching and learning with less stress and more grace. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to the Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Educalme ClassroomEducalme at Home@pegcityteachers on Instagram [Free Training] Remote Social-Emotional Learning: How to support your students during these emotional times How can we be there for our students in these times of heightened anxiety, worry and stress without being physically in the same space as them? How do we address their social-emotional needs? As teachers, we are currently facing the reality of remote teaching and learning – just when students need tools and strategies to manage their emotions the most. How do we continue to support our students’ needs from a distance? What resources do we use? How will we ever explain to parents how to teach this to their kids? Navigating all of this can be so overwhelming! To make this transition easier, we invite you to join our free online training where you will learn exactly how to help your students face life’s challenges… from a distance! You will even leave the workshop with a ready-to-use online social-emotional learning resource (in English and French) that can effectively be used remotely by both you and your students’ families. The best part? There’s no prep required on your part. Everything is ready for remote teaching and learning. Give your students and their families the tools and strategies they need to manage their emotions in these difficult times. Click here to make your life a little easier  https://mailchi.mp/educalme.com/remoteteaching Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn these tips and tricks for remote teaching too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your order! Let us know in the comments, what’s your best tip for remote teaching and learning? The post 105. Remote Teaching Essentials: Connection, Intentionality and Perseverance with Jennifer Scott from Peg City Teachers appeared first on Educalme.

Are you a credible teacher? We’ve invited Mike Huebner from The Credible Teacher onto the show to talk about the importance of teacher credibility in student learning and what we can do to be perceived as credible by our students. You’ll learn: What it means to be a credible teacher and why credibility is important.How to be more human in the classroom so that our students feel connected to us and view us as credible.The power of storytelling to connect with your students.The importance of developing self-awareness and self-love as a teacher and how this improves our effectiveness in the classroom.How meditation and mindfulness can help us to be better teachers.What we can do to have a deeper impact on our students’ wellbeing and learning. LISTEN TO THE SHOW Subscribe to the Balanced Educator Podcast so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play SHOW NOTES Gary VeeVisible Learning by John HattieSadh GuruSharon Salsberg10% Happier with Dan Harris [Free Training] Remote Social-Emotional Learning: How to support your students during these emotional times How can we be there for our students in these times of heightened anxiety, worry and stress without being physically in the same space as them? How do we address their social-emotional needs? As teachers, we are currently facing the reality of remote teaching and learning – just when students need tools and strategies to manage their emotions the most. How do we continue to support our students’ needs from a distance? What resources do we use? How will we ever explain to parents how to teach this to their kids? Navigating all of this can be so overwhelming! To make this transition easier, we invite you to join our free online training where you will learn exactly how to help your students face life’s challenges… from a distance! You will even leave the workshop with a ready-to-use online social-emotional learning resource (in English and French) that can effectively be used remotely by both you and your students’ families. The best part? There’s no prep required on your part. Everything is ready for remote teaching and learning. Give your students and their families the tools and strategies they need to manage their emotions in these difficult times. Click here to make your life a little easier https://mailchi.mp/educalme.com/remoteteaching Share this post on Pinterest so other educators can learn how to be a credible teacher too! A special thanks to our sponsor: Use the code EDUCALME to get 15% off your order! Let us know in the comments, do you think it’s important for your students to perceive you as a credible teacher? The post 104. Are you a credible teacher? appeared first on Educalme.