It has been a school year like no other and I just wanted to say thanks. Thank you for working diligently despite the many demands placed on you. Thank you for wearing that mask every day.Thank you for persisting when things were difficult.Thank you for cleaning constantly and rearranging your furniture to keep your learners […]
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We don’t know about you, but summer is 100% our favourite season. Warm, sunny weather, beautiful blue skies, and leisurely days outdoors make these months pretty hard to beat. Our calendars are sometimes blank for days at a time, leaving so much space to say YES to the things we love. We’re planning to kick off
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Guest: Spencer Cotter –Teacher Mentor Spencer Cotter is an instructional coach and teacher mentor from Michigan. Tune in to this episode as the Kenton girls talk to Spencer about boundaries, energy input and output, and wellness in the teaching profession. Spencer shares her personal story, relatable examples, and simple techniques to help teachers make changes
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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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In this anniversary episode, Devon and Leah reflect on two years of working with teachers to offer their unique blend of professional learning and wellness. You can find our podcast on Anchor FM, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Why did we start KG Education? Devon: We enjoy working together and have so much fun together. We wanted to create the
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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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We’re so excited that May marks two years since we created KG Education to offer a unique blend of learning, wellness, and community! Over the last two years, we’ve hosted online and in-person events including a wellness challenge, free community groups for teachers, learning retreats, book club and our online professional learning community, Cultivating Connection.
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Guest: Sarah Harrison Sarah Harrison is a globe-trotting teacher who loves to travel. This Manitoban educator is currently teaching in an international boarding school in England. She recently completed her Master of Education degree. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to teach (and live) in a boarding school and her recommendations for
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Hanna Tolton is a pre-service teacher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. She’s also from our hometown, making her a fellow Kenton girl. Hanna is a member of our book club who implemented some great ideas in the classroom while reading Social LEADia with us! In her student-teaching placement, Hanna is
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Tech Tidbit: Turn off your email notifications on your phone to reduce distractions and break your email-checking habit. ✉ We’ve been sharing about habits lately as we prepare to read Atomic Habits for our next book club. I was guilty of mindlessly checking my email on my phone WAY TOO MUCH. I was reading Marie
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