Learning Opportunities

The Reminder We All Need: Connection to Ourselves, Our Learners and Our Community

Presented By

Laurie McIntosh

Session Details

Date Time
Fri, March 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location

John Davidson School - Art Room 2112 21 Street, Coaldale, AB

Grade Levels

Pre K - 1, K-3, Grades 4 - 6

Based on the bestselling book 'Teachers These Days' by Laurie McIntosh and Dr. Jody Carrington, Laurie will hold a discussion and reflection around what we have been taught is a "good" teacher. We will examine in depth the stories we have been told about what makes a successful teacher, what elements within our teacher culture need to change and spend time discussing safe places to land in these trying times. This session is all about the connection. Teachers can expect to leave with strategies especially surrounding connection to themselves, their school community, their learners and the families they serve.

What people will remember most about you, your legacy, will have so much more to do with a felt sense than it ever will with words or numbers. It will remind our teachers that their job is to shine the incredible light that brought them into this profession in the first place. It will remind them that whatever you got on any given day is (more than) enough which is something all teachers deserve to hear right now.

 

About Laurie McIntosh: https://www.lauriemcintosh.ca/about

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