Setting Intentions: Mindful Teaching in the New Year [S6 E185]

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Happy 2024! It’s a new year, so we thought we’d try something new to help you really get the most out of 2024. Today we’re debuting The Brave New Teaching Challenge, and it’s all about setting intentions for your year.

Here’s the best part about this challenge. We’re doing it together one step at a time. We know from firsthand experience that we are better teachers when we are in community with other teachers who get it and when we push ourselves a little bit outside of our comfort zones. 

Here’s how it works. We have six intention challenges for the entire year; one for every two months. That means this is a no-pressure situation. You have plenty of time to get this done alongside your busy schedule! 

All the details of the challenges are laid out in this free Intention Journal. 

These intention challenges are meant to push you (in a gentle way) to think about things that are going to help you grow in your personal and professional life. And remember, you’re not in this alone! We are doing this in real time with you.

In fact, it all starts in today’s episode. We’ll walk you through the first challenge for January and February. Download your journal and join us!

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

  • The Brave New Teaching Challenge origin story

  • Six different challenges that are lined up for 2024, and the topics for each

  • Setting our intentions for January and February 2024

  • How you can track your progress

  • Adventurous books that we’ve read or plan to read

  • Lining up our intentions with our personal plans

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More about Brave New Teaching:

Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classroom teachers, Amanda and Marie bring their experience, insight, energy, and oh, so many opinions and ideas... It's time for all teachers to take their classroom and teaching practice into their own hands!

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