What is a conscious classroom?
Conscious classrooms are full of joy, and laughter, and unbridled imagination.
Conscious teachers honor themselves, and respect their students.
Teaching and learning are effortless.
Like Alix Moore on Facebook
Tapping the Well Within
Available now from Balboa Press
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Blogroll
Tag Archives: teacher
Teacher, Honor Thyself
Just Teach Stop chasing the test, Just teach. Just ask for your inner wisdom For the lesson hanging like ripened fruit and Ready to drop. Just know when Your students are ready to harvest their own imagination, To make castles … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged chasing the test, education, Educators, K through 12, teacher, teacher wisdom
2 Comments
Effortless Teaching
How to teach without stress Is teaching a hard job? Does it require effort, long hours, struggles to balance the needs of the classroom with those of personal life? It has been so, but the planet is shifting, and … Continue reading
Is Your Classroom Making You Fat?
Coping With the Weight of Our Stuff I recently changed teaching jobs and moved to a new work location. The suite of rooms I inherited along with the new job description was jam-packed with stuff. Books lined carts and shelves, … Continue reading
Posted in The Conscious Teacher's Toolbox
Tagged Classroom, clutter, conscious teaching, dirt, education, energy, fat, feng shui, stuff, teacher, teaching
Leave a comment
Old Schools, New Earth
Schools are transitioning. Like fossil fuels, the old ways no longer fit. Teachers across the world stand in the four walls of their classroom and know the power they hold. Old ways feel cramped. The winds of change blow all … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Children
Tagged Classroom, education, Educators, K through 12, new earth, teacher, transition
Leave a comment
Teacher of Teachers: I Pledge
From a Reading Specialist to Her Teachers Pledge for A New School Year I pledge: To serve you, But not enable you. To talk to you, But not about you. To teach you, And to be open to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Children
Tagged education, K through 12, pledge to teachers, promise, Reading Specialist, school year, teacher, teacher trainer
Leave a comment
Call for Contributions to The Conscious Classroom
Are you a teacher who refuses to be limited by a school culture that defines children in terms of what they cannot do? Would you rather love your students than judge them? Do you seek to make your classroom a … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Children
Tagged Child, Classroom, Educators, Learning, positive teaching, submissions, teacher
Leave a comment
Inspiration For A New School Year
Tomorrow, I’ll be heading back to work to get ready for the upcoming school year. Every year brings a new set of challenges, which makes it even more important to keep a positive attitude and stay inspired. While paging through … Continue reading
Posted in The Conscious Teacher's Toolbox
Tagged education, inspiration, Ken Robinson, motivation, new school year, teacher, teaching, The Element
5 Comments
Where’s Your Spiritual Money? The True Cost of Minding Other People’s Business
Part 1: Minding Everybody Else’s Business Kids do this all the time. Adults do, too. It’s just more obvious when children do it, because they do it physically, and adults do it mentally and verbally. What am I talking about? … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching Children
Tagged ADHD, attention deficit, Child, Classroom, Consciousness, distractibility, energy, minding your business, money, spirit, spirit journey, teacher
Leave a comment
News from the Collective of Children
Children are changing. Ask any group of teachers, and you will likely find at least some who will tell you that kids are becoming harder to teach. You may hear comments like, “Their attention spans are shorter,” or “They expect … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Children
Tagged challenging children, Consciousness, energy, Parent, spirit journey, teacher, wisdom
1 Comment
The Conscious Teacher’s Toolbox: Light
Stepping into a conscious awareness of what is happening in your classroom, and of how your choices impact your comfort and the comfort of your students, makes you a more effective teacher. One tool that you might want to consider … Continue reading
Posted in The Conscious Teacher's Toolbox
Tagged Classroom, Consciousness, education, Lighting, Student, teacher
2 Comments
