#66 Shine as an Educator – Does this work for ME?

Shine As An Educator

So we are on Shine as an Educator #66

And I have been asked several times this week how I keep up?

How do you keep up?

Well most of the time I do

But this week I found this question a little ironic

And definitely made me feel super guilty, after last week I totally missed our podcast

But it was after sharing a huge daily programming bootcamp that was absolutely

awesome and I will leave the link here in the notes if you would like to pick up the replay.

But the week before – episode #65 was a huge one on programming

Finding a way that works for you

Building confidence and certainty around what you are doing with your programming as

an early childhood educator.

About knowing the EYLF and experimenting

AND just keep going!!

So I know you can feel the irony of me being asked this week how I can keep up?

Because the answer is the same as the last podcast.

I have found a way that works for me!!

When it comes to programming, observations, running my FDC as a business, making

connections with children and families, I do it all in a way that works for me.

So your Critical Reflection Question for today is

Have you found a way that works for you?

I ask YOU this question

I ask it maybe 10 times a week

I LOVE asking it to educators

The #REAL answers come out

The confidence

The uncertainty

The need for help OR the direct response of knowing…

When asked this question I know you know the answer

Your inner voice will shout at you before you say anything

YOU will know!!

Your Challenge

Experiment with this question

Ask it to yourself at different times of the day

DOES THIS WORK FOR ME?

DOES THIS WORK FOR ME?

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Analyse the answer,

The feeling of the answer – it’s a powerful question – short and sweet.

BUT somewhere deep inside you will know what the answer is.

I have been mentoring a beautiful educator this week, she is time lining or mind

mapping an individual child’s experiences over a single day.

A great way to share with parents the journey of their child’s day

She was absolutely blown away by the amount of experiences this child participates in.

We spent time recognising the learning that had occurred over the day of this child,

looking at the support and extension of learning she could offer.

Now there was two reasons I suggested documenting this way for her this week.

1. To experiment with documenting this way – did it work for her?

2. So that she could see how much she was actually doing in a day as well, I wanted her

to recognise how many opportunities she was giving – supporting – this child in her care.

Did it work – ABSOLUTELY.

This beautiful educator found a new way that works for her, I could hear the relief as well as

excitement in her voice. BUT also she recognised how much she was doing in a day.

I say to YOU

Keep going,

keep experimenting,

find a way that works for you!!

Top Tip Time

The way that works for you, may take some time to find

Don’t let the journey of being an early childhood educator eat away at your confidence,

stay strong.

Know that sometimes you will need to change something

Try something new

Today is the day to start asking your self

Does this work for me?

I would love to hear from you

Links for this Podcast:

simpereflect.com.au
shineasaneducator.com

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