Shine As An Educator

Shine As An Educator


Latest Episodes

#91 Shine as an Educator – How Are You Connecting With Your Community?
November 13, 2017

  CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION How are you connecting with your community? Are you doing enough? CHALLENGE Choose 3 ways to increase your children’s connection to their community… Some Easy suggestions >> 1 Take Photos of local landmarks/ buildings to ...

#90 Shine as an Educator – Is Fun Unprofessional?
October 30, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Is fun part of your day? How high a priority is fun to you? Does fun keep you motivated? Does fun keep you focused? Does fun help you like what you do? Is fun something you need?

#89 Shine as an Educator – Where to Next for You?
October 23, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Where to next for you? I feel a bit funny asking this but there is 9 weeks left until Christmas The educators that I speak to who have really owned this year with confidence and determination to create days that really work...

#88 Shine as an Educator – Are You Programming from Genuine Interests?
October 16, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Are you programming from genuine interests? So I was asked why an educators children flit from one experience to another? She has spent a lot of time creating beautiful experiences for her children but they still flit aroun...

#87 Shine as an Educator – Educators Need Curiosity
October 02, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION How do you use curiosity to take the pressure off as an educator? My discussions this week have been with educators that just aren’t coping. How can you introduce the concept of curiosity to better help you cope.

#86 Shine as an Educator – Are you respectful of other educators choices?
September 26, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Are you respectful of other educators choices? And I mean care settings plain and simple!! Now don’t just say yes and move on >> Do you network with other educator Do you take time to actually know other educators outside y...

#85 Shine as an Educator – Are You Happy as an Educator?
September 18, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Are you happy as an Educator? Do you enjoy spending time with the children What things do you do each day that make you happy? . . YOUR CHALLENGE TODAY Take a step back, sit somewhere and enjoy being with the children We sp...

#84 Shine as an Educator – Is Your Reflective Practice Disruptive?
September 10, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION Is your Reflective practice disruptive? And I thank Anthony Semann for this concept Is your Critical Reflection valuable and making you challenge why you are doing or not doing,

#83 Shine as an Educator – Follow Up’s
September 03, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION How are you offering follow up’s? Are you offering them in a way that works for your children? Are they a positive experience and worthwhile? CHALLENGE FOR TODAY Are you supporting your children in a way that is individual ...

#82 Shine as an Educator –TRUST as a core Value
August 27, 2017

CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION How do you encourage and build trust in your care setting? Trust is an unquestionable super important part of being an educator BUT knowing how to encourage, support and build trust can be tricky but is paramount to having ...