Shine as an Educator LIVE Podcast #101 Being a FDC educator is what I love but I also LOVE supporting other educators Are you reflecting only on the experiences that you are offering the children? I think we can agree this isn’t enough.

Super excited to share this 100 Episode with you. We have almost 20k downloads so it would be awesome to get there with this podcast so if you have a work colleague or friend that needs to hear this be sure to share it with them.

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Are we equipping our children to have brave conversations? We need to encourage, guide and support the development an understanding of… >> What is kindness? >> What is empathy? >> What language is acceptable around others?

  CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Does your communication with Children build confidence? The way we speak to those around us, adults, educators or children, we need it to NOT be controlling, confining or rude. We want it to be positive!!

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Do you use visual cues with your children? So many different ways to use them… Routines Communication Supporting children making choices Visual cues can be an amazing tool, we as educators are NOT using to support our child...

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Is Back to Basics important for your programming? I definitely believe YES But some educators are really drawn to complicating it and doing a little extra, every day, which is fabulous as long as you have the basics 100% If...

CRITICAL REFECTION QUESTION How are you breaking down your programming? Do you break your programming down when you need to move forward? How do you start? How do you improve what you do? How do you save time?

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION How are you planning your year to be delightful? How are you creating an atmosphere around yourself that is positive and that you LOVE to be in? YOUR CHALLENGE Think about and focus on How are you keeping your environment p...

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Do you recognise how important your choices are? Are you kind with your choices? Kind to yourself – Kind to the children – Kind to the CHALLENGE Over the next week – Recognise the decisions you are making,

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Are you NOT asking the hard questions? OR Having the hard conversations? This time of year can be very difficult We as educators need to be strong advocates for our children but we also need to be respectful of parents view...