The Museum Hack Have you ever taken your students to a museum–either an online or in-person visit? Museums offer a huge potential for powerful experiential learning experiences. There are strong links to many curricular topics but even better opportunities to teach critical thinking skills and disrupt traditional portrayals of history. Devon took her Brandon University Social […]
Gratitude. It’s pretty much the simplest, most powerful thing you can practice that impacts you mentally, physically, and emotionally. And now is the perfect time of year to share how you can cultivate an attitude of gratitude with only a few simple steps.
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Whether it’s at school, at home or on the road, we love capturing memories and taking photos. We also enjoy doing some photo editing to make our pictures as beautiful as possible. Here are 3 of our favourite photo editing apps: Adobe Lightroom Photo Editor Our top pick is free to download on your Apple
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As we look back on two years at KG Education, we wanted to share the story of how we began working together 13 years ago. Leah and I were both Kenton girls from birth, arriving nine years apart with a shared family background (we share great-great grandparents on the Hunter side). Although Leah and her
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Have you ever learned something the hard way? We’ve both been on the receiving end of some tough life lessons involving stress and burnout, and we want to make sure that our teacher colleagues don’t make the same mistakes we have in the past. We’ve been guilty of working non-stop, thinking that we need to do more and
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What’s the big deal about podcasts? According to Edison Research (2020), 74% of Canadians are familiar with podcasting and nearly 11 million Canadian adults listened to a podcast in the past month. Podcasts are free and easily accessible across devices Podcasts pair well with other activities such as commuting and exercising Podcasts may be CONSUMED
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Listen to this brand-new podcast episode of Cultivating Connection on Apple, Google, Anchor, and Spotify! Devon shares current research about mental health during the pandemic and several strategies you can implement to support your mental health during these challenging times. Resources shared during the episode: CTF Teacher Mental Health Survey How to Use the Abraham-Hicks
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Be prepared for a lot of head-nodding and “hell yeahs” if you pick up this book. My copy is written in and underlined with countless pages flagged with sticky notes–there are just so many excellent points and suggestions that I wanted to revisit. Author, coach, and entrepreneur Marie Forleo shares her inspiring mantra “everything is
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I’m all about morning routines, and I’d wanted to read “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod for quite some time. I finally downloaded it to my Audible account and listened to the whole thing in just a few days. It’s only 5 hours long, and it’s an easy and engaging listen. The author begins by
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We’re big fans of listening to podcasts as we drive to school, exercise, or do chores around the house. Podcasts offer a great opportunity to listen and learn, anytime, anywhere. Teachers, we want to make things easier for you, not harder–that’s why we’ve launched our KG Education podcast, Cultivating Connection. We hope you’ll enjoy listening
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