Peace to Teach

A kindergarten instructional assistant, Gloria was a teacher for 27 years! She expresses her sentiments about staying for the sake of the young children, as well as her joy and recollections of sharing the wonder that children have in literature. Gloria discovered that her personal experiences with her childhood teachers influenced her decision to become an educator. Gloria believed her teachers inspired her because they demonstrated love, wisdom, and a desire to see others achieve. I hope this episode inspires you to invest in developing positive relationships with your students. Educators have a great quality of sincerity. Stay blessed and keep teaching!

Join me as I chat with Ruby Martin, an ECE Program Leader from Pennsylvania with over 30 years of experience in training educators. Ruby shares her love for investing in our children and their promising future. Ruby expresses the importance of allowing children to "figure it out" and encouraging them to "get their hands dirty." I thank Ruby for sharing her journey to leadership and for her inspirational story that highlight Teacher Tom, Peter Gray, and Loris Malaguzzi for educators everywhere. Keep up the good work and don't give up!

Hear how a dedicated Sunday School teacher is working diligently to reach children in her community. Ms. Dixon enriches the lives of children by reminding them about their spiritual faith in the Lord. Dixon also shares her personal strategies for partnering with families.

Teachers and Caregivers May find themselves wrapped in habits that may or may not work well for them. This episode is to help teachers and caregivers clarify their thoughts about the habits they have. Take out your journal and prepare to review your habit cycle and reset your plan! Organize your thoughts and you can organize your life.

Teachers and Caregivers impact the self talk of their students. Educators share their knowledge with children but we also share our personal perspective. Let's take a closer look at our self talk and detox our dialog.

Our “inner coach” could be giving positive and negative feedback. Let's take time to journal about our thoughts and we can discover our choices regarding our motives for teaching.

Teachers and caregivers are so powerful. You may not be aware of the influence you have on the groups of people you teach by thoughts, words, and actions.

Take Action on Priority List, spend time thinking about the way you spend your extra time, and remember to set reminders in your phone that will keep you consistent.

Let's talk about how important it is to make decisions in our lives that are meaningful to our goals.

After you have a vision for yourself, and you have taken time to consider your routines and daily patterns on paper. Now we can create an plan of action to make your goals set into time! Set time aside for what really matters to you.

As a teacher and caregiver, it may be challenging to find time to care for yourself but this episode shared how you can envision your life with more time! We can take a closer look at what we want and what our daily routines look like. I hope you find these tips helpful.

What does it look like when you use your teacher trainings and combine with your parenting style. What kind of systems work and what doesn't quite fit into your reality? Does it seem like the expectations match up with what you envisioned? What stories do you have to share with me? All responses may be posted: Instagram: Smithdrena Facebook: Peacetoteach Email: Peacetoteach@gmail.com

Over 15 years I have worked closely with teachers that are talented in fine arts, music, sports, theater, craftsmanship, poetry, literature, dance, and more! They all share their gifts with the people most close to them but they are so humble about the work that they do. I want to take this episode to personally recognize them and boost them up to feel that they are amazing! Simply because they are! Want to share your special hobby/talent with us? Share by connecting with us Instagram: Smithdrena Facebook: peacetoteach Email:peacetoteach@gmail.com

You are invited to join me in creating a thriving support group for ECE childcare professionals. You deserve to be a part of a group of individuals looking to make the best out of daily experiences and lifestyle possibilities. You are smart, creative, thoughtful, and you should know that you are valued! My vision is to share a safe platform for educators to share their thoughts and goals. Create ways that you may receive inspiration from professionals, learn and implement tools for a successful life/work balance and to simply celebrate who you are.

Acknowledging struggles and still attempting to move forward takes courage. It's okay when things aren't perfect, and sometimes it takes a million trys to get to your goals. Reach for the atmosphere you desire and set up the school you wish to grow with. Be understanding and patient with people that show up to work. We must collaborate on setting a professional work environment that all people want to be a part of. Again, without teachers their is no school and without families, we cant keep teachers. Instagram: Smithdrena Facebook: Peacetoteach Email: peacetoteach@gmail.com

Things get hard but I'm still here. Change will always come, we just need to choose how we will react to change. There is a strong need for dedicated teachers and children need us, people that have time and love to give to young children are a necessity. If you are someone that is full of love, patience and understanding for what young children need...act now. Help schools thrive, offer your professional advice and share your honest feedback with me and what your plans are for this moment in time. I also offer a coaching program for ECE teachers. If you are looking for support and someone to share the concerns for your career, please reach out to us for support. Instagram: Smithdrena Facebook: PeacetoTeach Email: peacetoteach@gmail.com

Deborah talks about her personal experiences in teaching young children and building meaningful relationships with families. Discovering your own way of creating a thriving classroom and having the courage to put 100% of your heart into teaching. We put in the work and we find our own happy place.

I'm still here to listen to what teachers are experiencing in the workplace. There are still great teachers out there and I understand what you are going through. Change can be hard.

"Know your inner light so you can craft your outer life." A quote from Martha McAlpine's webpage. Martha's teaching sounds like poetry, and her words describe the complexities of people and how we can reconnect with our true selves. Learning more about ourselves and our choices throughout this pandemic; we are all learning to move forward, and Martha shares advice on how to feed your mindset and recognize your power through yoga. Martha speaks about: having choices, asking about fears, keeping open to possibilities, and remembering how powerful you are. I invite you to try out Martha's sessions! She is absolutely amazing. Here is where you can find more about Martha McAlpine: https://www.marthamcalpine.com/ LIVE online classes: Sun 8am, T/Th noon + Sat 9:30am EST My Facebook + YouTube pages Sign up for newsletter at www.marthamcalpine.com/blog

Lida shares where her inspiration comes from, along with helpful steps towards mindfulness.  Helpful steps to Mindfulness: Take a few minutes to write a list of what you are thankful for. Thank some people who made a difference in your day. Try meditation. Think of 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. Sensory awareness (notice how your feet feel on the ground). A great books to read: Illuminating Care: The Pedagogy and Practice of Care in Early Childhood Carol Graboden Murray

Having a love for teaching in a preschool setting, Steph is inspired by her experience as a parent and she knows that children deserve every opportunity to be offered more. Steph shares her knowledge and her thoughts on ways to make joy contagious.