What does it mean to humanize education and the world?
Humanizing education is not a new concept since we know that people and relationships are at the heart of working in the field of education. We understand that the people matter most - leaders, administrators, teachers, support staff, and of course, our students and families. Our reach must not be limited to the field of education. Organizations of all sectors, industries and sizes are also in the business of supporting and building capacity in people and it is important to humanize the spaces beyond education as well.
However, humanizing education and the world from the inside out insists that we work on our own self as we are working to educate and coach others. As educators and as professionals we are busy getting through the day the best that we can and we do not always give ourselves the much deserved time to be reflective and introspective about who we are as humans, and how our view of humanity shapes our actions and our connections with those whom we encounter and our relationships with those whom we serve and work. Nor do we grant ourselves the grace and space to focus on understanding our individual and multiple identities and our inescapable human interconnectedness in order to be effective and equitable when it comes to serving, educating, and coaching those around us.
As we continue to give so much of ourselves to the collective good within the public arena of education and beyond, the human component, the need to affirm and expand who we are as a person and as a human, must be the cornerstone of our journey toward improved performance outcomes and transformative systems change for our schools and our professional workplace communities.
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What does it mean to innervate2educate?
INNERVATE2EDUCATE provides this very opportunity for educators, professionals, and leaders to deeply look within ourselves in order to transform outward. Through what are called profound learning experiences that focus on the whole adult, individuals can learn more about who they were, who they are, and who they want to be as they continue to show up for work. Regardless of the industry, the roles that we take on in the workplace are evolving significantly every day with increasing demands on our personal and professional time and energy. The people who surround us every day continue to grow in diversity and we each deserve to feel belonging with our dignity preserved in any space, whether that be the classroom, the board room, the conference room, or the break room.
When it comes to striving for equity within any organization, transformative change needs to occur at the individual, interpersonal, and institutional level. For any systemic change to be transformative and sustained, attention must be given to the people working within the systems and in particular, the mental models that we, the people, hold at the individual level. When we are given the opportunity to innervate, to stimulate our hearts, minds, and spirits, our mental models can expand and shift in ways where everyone in the organization benefits...especially those whose professional and educational needs we are tasked with serving.
Using the Innervation Framework for Transformation, educators, professionals, and leaders taking the steps to innervate2educate will be guided through a process that begins with looking at our past, present, and future selves in strength-based ways through strides in vulnerability (individual change), equity (interpersonal change), and spirituality (institutional change) that will lead to more expansive mental models and a renewed and reinvigorated commitment to belonging and dignity for all. As part of our commitment to praxis, participants who engage in profound learning experiences will receive actionable tools to turn theory into practice for immediate and ongoing application of newly learned knowledge and skills. Innervation is not only a process but also the outcome of continued commitment to ourselves and to each other.
How we innervate2educate...
Innervating with Vulnerability
(our inner self)
- What does vulnerability look like as a district or school leader? A teacher? An organizational leader or team member?
- How can vulnerability be leveraged as an asset?
- How can we personally look within and learn more about our inner self to better serve our professional communities and improve outcomes for all involved?
- How can vulnerability support individual level change?
- What is possible when we innervate with vulnerability?
Innervating toward Equity
(our multiple selves)
- What does equity look like in your school district? On your school campus? In your classrooms? In your organization or on your team?
- How can equity be foreground as an anchor in our work?
- How can we personally examine our multiple selves in relation to one another to better serve our professional communities and improve outcomes for all involved?
- How can equity support interpersonal level change?
- What is possible when we innervate toward equity?
Innervating from Spirituality
(our embedded selves)
- What can spirituality look like in the educational, organizational or team context?
- How can spirituality be practiced in your district or on your school campus? In your organization or on your team?
- How can we personally understand our shared humanity and socially embedded selves to better serve our professional communities and improve outcomes for all involved?
- How can spirituality support institutional level change?
- What is possible when we innervate from spirituality?
Profound Learning Experiences (PLX)
The 1:1 PLX
The Full Day PLX
The Keynote PLX
At INNERVATE2EDUCATE, the mission is to deliver profound learning experiences that stimulate the hearts, minds, and spirits of educators, professionals, and leaders to achieve belonging and dignity for all. For those needing a more personalized profound learning experience as they learn how to innervate, 1:1 profound learning experiences
At INNERVATE2EDUCATE, the mission is to deliver profound learning experiences that stimulate the hearts, minds, and spirits of educators, professionals, and leaders to achieve belonging and dignity for all. For those needing a more personalized profound learning experience as they learn how to innervate, 1:1 profound learning experiences are available. This type of PLX will be delivered in more of a coaching format tailored to your individual needs.
The Keynote PLX
The Full Day PLX
The Keynote PLX
I believe that innervation is a worthy pursuit in the name of equity and would love to share the potential of what it could mean to humans everywhere if the adults who are in service to them were committed to looking within themselves in order to transform school and organizational systems. Keynotes are an excellent avenue for spreading t
I believe that innervation is a worthy pursuit in the name of equity and would love to share the potential of what it could mean to humans everywhere if the adults who are in service to them were committed to looking within themselves in order to transform school and organizational systems. Keynotes are an excellent avenue for spreading this news and planting the seed for more profound learning experiences delivered through consulting arrangements.
The Full Day PLX
The Full Day PLX
The Full Day PLX
I am available to provide a full day profound learning experience for districts/schools and organizations/teams wishing to take the first steps toward innervating with vulnerability, innervating toward equity, and innervating from spirituality. For this to be actualized and then applied meaningfully in context over time, a full day profou
I am available to provide a full day profound learning experience for districts/schools and organizations/teams wishing to take the first steps toward innervating with vulnerability, innervating toward equity, and innervating from spirituality. For this to be actualized and then applied meaningfully in context over time, a full day profound learning experience is highly recommended, with follow-up virtual sessions throughout the year available.
The In-Depth PLX
The Full Day PLX
The Full Day PLX
My goal is to provide comprehensive support to help districts/schools and organizations/teams sustain their knowledge and skills when it comes to innervating to educate. For those districts/schools and organizations/teams who so wish, an in-depth profound learning experience that is comprised of multiple days of learning over time, suppor
My goal is to provide comprehensive support to help districts/schools and organizations/teams sustain their knowledge and skills when it comes to innervating to educate. For those districts/schools and organizations/teams who so wish, an in-depth profound learning experience that is comprised of multiple days of learning over time, supported by virtual sessions throughout the year is recommended and encouraged.