Being a Teacher is Like Having a Garden
In The Teacher's Way™ you’ll give yourself confidence to try new things - just as you do with the children in your class.
Being a teacher is like having a garden - you never stop growing no matter what the season.
As you continue growing and learning with us in our Teacher’s Way cohorts you'll get support through the many life phases and challenges facing you as an educator.
Everyone enjoys an abundant and healthy garden, not only to feed themselves and their families but to feed the world around us in a very long chain of cause-and-effect. When we each do our part tending, nurturing and sharing our harvest we can share our understanding of our emotional and psychological seasons.
Our thoughts, ideas and feelings need fertile ground to grow in. We know that kids love getting out of the classroom and getting into open spaces that allow them to explore; no different for adults. Shifting your familiarity from the typical workshop milieus to a space that is more like an atelier can be refreshing and stimulating. Making changes in an environment that feels constricted or limited is difficult to do. However, our program will give you the creative space that you need for discovery, practice, reflection and growth.
When educational systems fail to provide people with a safe community for support, validation, and a chance to practice new ideas; it can seem impossible to harvest what we know is there for the sharing. In The Teacher's Way program we have a shared intention to help each other put into action the changes within ourselves that can help make changes in the world.
If you need support nurturing your garden, come join us for the Fall Cohort 2019. And if your garden is thriving, please come share your harvest and discoveries with others in the cohort!
"Lanie created a space for me to test ideas and she gave me time to think outside my box. I was surprised how much she "got" me and understood my particular quirks! Thank you Lanie! You are gifted and inspiring."
Now is the time to either mobilize your ideas and sustain the momentum of your current efforts.
Join me this Fall.
Warmly,
Lanie
"Since the 30hr program, I take time to reflect on my day, a daily scribble or journal or drawing, I am aware that the arts tap into another plane of our waking life that we typically ignore or don't realize is there."
The Spring Cohort 2019 Group Theme: I'm Not Just a Teacher!
Teacher Portfolio - you get your own portfolio case!
Teacher Nesting - you get to have your own work station!
Teacher Art Table - lots of art materials for you!
We Make the Art to Teach the Art
Knowing how you teach and what's meaningful to you is the foundation to sustaining the work you do with others.
We use Arts-based Research tools and methods to help teachers practice and put in motion what they are learning about self-care, teaching and mentoring others.
You can discover, revive or update your teaching style and approach.
In this example Teacher Liz discovered three pillars to represent her work; Create. Connect. Commit.
Join us for meaningful conversations that spark curiosity, empathy and reciprocity.
Fall Cohort Dates:
September 14th and 28th
October 19th and 26th
November 9th
This is an important step towards the kind of work that we need to address regarding self-care, safety and trust. In this workshop we can truly work on all the aspects of learning how to express both personal and professional issues, mentoring and helping others, both adults AND children.
You will have more time to learn and go deeper into the nuanced practice with the expressive arts tools and methods.
You’ll develop personalized strategies. As we know self-care is personal and there are no cookie cutter solutions. The best way to explore what works for you has to be an individualized quest. In a small group you can work closely with your colleagues, and reflect in ways that feel like your needs are getting met.
You’ll have a chance to experience a different learning environment. Our program is about getting calm, relaxed and feeling safe to develop your skills, so we're getting you out of the conference milieu and into a wellness studio. You’ll have ample art materials and comfortable places to rest and nourish mind and body.
"Teachers need a way to recover and revitalize. This does this."
Here is a summary of what you'll get:
Certificate for 30hrs of Set Two training hours in PPLD: The entire series Part 1 to Part 5 moves from helping yourself to helping others
Certificate from Bergin Learning Arts school for Expressive Arts & Embodied Learning in Adult Eduction. This certificate can be used towards our advanced training program in expressive arts education and therapy
Individualized attention and coaching sessions
Opportunity to commune with a small cohort of teachers in a beautiful wellness studio.
Time to develop strategies that are tailored to YOU
Space for collaboration and brainstorming with other teachers, sharing with and creating allies and resources in the demanding world of education
Feedback from the Spring 2019 Cohort
“You will love this workshop, it will be very good for your mental health.”
"The Teacher's Way program is a fresh approach to personal and professional development and it creates freshness. It gives tools without requiring the teacher to give any version of educational life-blood (like papers, thesis, charts). It met my needs while being relatively ease-filled."
“The coaching session went very smooth, Lanie is very easy to talk to as well as motivating.”
”Since the 30hr program I've been using the work continually with self-care, peer modeling and education.”
”This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about your own teaching strengths and new ways to incorporate arts into your life and curriculum.”
”I am thankful I had the opportunity to be part of this experience and appreciate Lanie and her team for accepting me for who I am.”
”I came to this training program hoping to learn ways to de-escalate during stressful times and to learn how to take better care of myself. And I learned how the arts can be used in my classroom and my personal life.”
