Self-Care Archives - Kansas City Teacher Residency

02 Dec Brain & Body Breaks in the Classroom

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Ashley Gibbons joined the Kansas City Teacher Residency Cohort 4 in the summer of 2019. After completing the Residency, Ashley took a full time position and is continuing to teach as a full time teacher of record. Teaching in...

07 Aug Summer Series: Issue 8 – Setting Intentions

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As the 2020-2021 school gets underway there are many changes because of COVID-19 and the continued need for social distancing. While there are many unknowns in the school year to come, there intentional moves you can make to...

30 Jul Summer Series: Issue 7 – Getting Outdoors

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The steamy weather has cranked up! While it is hot and there are precautions you should take, we know there is direct connection between our wellness and going outdoors. Our intention at KCTR is to support our teachers...

24 Jul Summer Series: Issue 6 – Finding Your People

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In these times of social distancing, it is important now, more than ever before, to establish "your circle of people" to ensure your health and wellness. We must pay attention to our values, our energy, and our joy...

16 Jul Summer Series: Issue 5 – Take a Break

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As a way to care for ourselves as a staff, KCTR is taking off the week of July 20-24th as a summer break. As an organization we aim to strike a balance of work and life and we...

10 Jul Summer Series: Issue 4 – Joyful Movement

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Do you ever end a school day and noticing your neck and shoulders feel more like steel tension wire than human flesh? Or sigh a big breath, realizing you have almost forgot to breathe? Teaching can bring daily...

03 Jul Summer Series: Issue 3 – Food Part 2

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We want to empower our teachers to be highly effective in their classrooms. As we've shared from Gary Howard's work before, in order to be effective in instruction, you must know your content, your students, and yourself. With that in...

25 Jun Summer Series: Issue 2 – Food

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Welcome to a piece of our work this summer- going 'inward' and This Summer Series is designed to give you opportunities to grow deeper in your self-care. Over the next two weeks we will be looking at food which is one of the most foundational...

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02 Dec Brain & Body Breaks in the Classroom

07 Aug Summer Series: Issue 8 – Setting Intentions

30 Jul Summer Series: Issue 7 – Getting Outdoors

24 Jul Summer Series: Issue 6 – Finding Your People

16 Jul Summer Series: Issue 5 – Take a Break

10 Jul Summer Series: Issue 4 – Joyful Movement

03 Jul Summer Series: Issue 3 – Food Part 2

25 Jun Summer Series: Issue 2 – Food

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