Posts Tagged ‘self-care’
An Invitation to Reflect
Crystal Pridmore invites you to participate in a journaling exercise to reflect on the past year in order to process and heal.
Read MoreI Am a Failure …
As a typical “Type A” music educator, and one who has ADHD to boot, these are words that have been DEVASTATING to me in the not so far away past. And because I am a human being, sometimes I am going to fail. How I choose to respond to that failure makes all the difference…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Permission Slip
Do you struggle with granting yourself grace? LeslieAnne Bird gives us the permission slips we all need right now.
Read MoreSelf Care Tips for Quarantined Music Teachers
Crystal Pridmore and Zoe Kumagai of Chaotic Harmony Classroom have come up with seven tips for self care.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Self Care for Teachers
The members of Chaotic Harmony Classroom tackle the subject of self care and share openly about their own struggles to find balance and peace while managing the ups and downs of teaching hundreds of students.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Last Weeks of the Year
Keeping You & Your Students Happy & Learning During the Last Weeks of the School Year Many of us have reached the time of year where state testing is finished, the weather is improving, spring fever and end of the school year activities abound. These circumstances can lead to frustration and classroom management issues that…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Making Time for Self-Care
Making It Work: Making Time for Self-Care Some of us are enjoying a well deserved spring break, others are trying to hang in there until spring break arrives. As you make plans for the final few months of school, our Chief Motivation Officer, Michelle Brady, encourages you to include a plan for your own self-care…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Preparing Mind, Body, and Spirit
Making It Work: Preparing Mind, Body and Spirit for a New School Year It is that time of the summer for most of us to begin thinking about the new school year. With some planning and preparation, I am working to avoid the beginning of the year physical and mental exhaustion that sets in during the first few weeks of returning to work. Here are…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Self-Care Strategies for Springtime
Making It Work: Self-Care Strategies for Springtime It is a stressful time of year. Performances, grading, state testing, and student behavior ramp up as winter winds down and summer approaches. What can music teachers do to combat stress and potential burnout in the final few months of the school year? Instead of creating an elaborate self-care plan at this busy time…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Vocal Health
Making It Work: Vocal Health Taking care of your voice is an important component of self-care for music educators. We are talking, singing and laughing with our students all day and then using our voices when we are off duty with friends and family. If we don’t tend to our vocal health we can have big problems in…
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