FEATURED WORKSHOPS
RE-EVALUATING SELF-CENTERED
In order to create environments that are safe for students, we need to create environments that are safe for our staff. Teachers are often the first person a student encounters during the day and influences a majority of the student experience as a result. While it is said that teachers wear “many hats”, Marlena knows firsthand the outcome when tasks and responsibilities do not match the time available to teachers.
After engaging in this workshop, educators will:
Identify the imperative value of prioritizing teacher well-being
Produce realistic strategies to implement in their work environments tomorrow
Ready to place educator needs at the forefront?
REDEFINING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Effective teachers are often associated with effective management. Before the school year begins, teachers plan rules, expectations, and routines that their students will practice in order to maximize learning. What should teachers do, though, when they are falling asleep? Hungry before snack time? Walking around the room? Upset when someone bumps into them in line?
With her background in trauma-informed education and classroom stories, Marlena provides teachers with a new approach to classroom management that seeks to understand the physical and emotional needs of students before their academic ones.
After engaging in this workshop educators will:
Connect the hierarchy of learning to student needs and apply it to their classroom structure
Gain solutions to student needs that create promote opportunities for connection
Ready to replace management with connection?