Post Zoomshop High! This here is me after intensely focusing for 2.5 hours – after Self-Care for Educators in a world gone mad! I mean…when we have to take a break and when it’s pretty much forced on us – as it’s our Pro-D day, we sure...
Dearest teachers, I am one of you. Having taught in public school for over ten years full-time, I understand teaching. This year, more than ever, you need to know that You Got This!!! You know your job and you will just do the best you can, right? In this post,...
The school year is almost over and teachers and parents and kids are TIRED!!!! I know because I’ve been with you throughout the year. I’ve connected with you at your school, at conferences, online, and in life and you’ve told me! You’ve cried...
Mindfulness and lessons for children and adults during Covid19 are on high demand. I’ve always been passionate about the mental, social, and emotional state of kids. Naturally, I’m concerned about kids at home during the quarantine and how they’re...
Last week I gave a workshop on Mindful Self-Care and started by asking the following question: Isn’t teaching so lonely? Heads nodded! I sensed the relief flooding the room – this is going to get real! Nobody ever talks about how lonely teaching is. In...
Over the years I’ve wondered why I’m so hell bent on putting a stop to bullying. Like most normal people, I feel really sad imagining a child being bullied; it’s just so hard to feel alone and hurt. When I think about a kid deciding that life is not worth living...
Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years