1. Educating for HumanityEducating for Humanity
Educating for Humanity II: Excellence in Teaching PracticeEducating for Humanity II: Excellence in Teaching Practice
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2. Key Factors education:Key Factors education:
• StudentsStudents
• TeachersTeachers
• EarthEarth

3. Students should be educated in:Students should be educated in:
• SelfSelf
• CommunityCommunity
• EarthEarth
• SpiritSpirit

4. Teachers prepare them for…Teachers prepare them for…
• Their place in societyTheir place in society
• Their function in their communityTheir function in their community
• Their passionsTheir passions
• The causes and effects in the environmentThe causes and effects in the environment
• Building and exploring differentBuilding and exploring different
relationshipsrelationships

5. Students: OneselfStudents: Oneself
• Making choicesMaking choices
– What kind of educationWhat kind of education
– What teacher theyWhat teacher they
wantwant
• Group WorkGroup Work
– What role do they playWhat role do they play
• ExpressionExpression
– Students needs to beStudents needs to be
heardheard

6. The Importance of TeachersThe Importance of Teachers
• Share oneself with studentsShare oneself with students
• AuthenticityAuthenticity
• Personal growth and developmentPersonal growth and development
• Connect to studentsConnect to students
• Collaboration with othersCollaboration with others

7. Teachers: GrowthTeachers: Growth
• Team collaborationTeam collaboration
• Life long learningLife long learning
– Feel of accomplishment and appreciate forFeel of accomplishment and appreciate for
going beyond the teaching degreegoing beyond the teaching degree
• Take pride in their workTake pride in their work
• Use their passion to engage with studentsUse their passion to engage with students
and communityand community

8. Spirit in Education:Spirit in Education:
Students and TeachersStudents and Teachers
• Nurturing of the inner lifeNurturing of the inner life
• Find deeper purpose and meaningFind deeper purpose and meaning
• Building an inclusive community of learningBuilding an inclusive community of learning
togethertogether

9. The Spiritual RealmThe Spiritual Realm
• Teachers a facilitators aid students allowTeachers a facilitators aid students allow
help students:help students:
– FindFind
– EvokeEvoke
– UncoverUncover
• To find their personal meaningTo find their personal meaning

10. Spirit Integrated with EducationSpirit Integrated with Education
• Education is understood in school whenEducation is understood in school when
– HeartHeart
– SpiritSpirit
– CommunityCommunity
• Are integrated with academicsAre integrated with academics

11. Students Need and UnderstandingStudents Need and Understanding
• Value of lifeValue of life
• Mean and purposeMean and purpose
• WisdomWisdom
• BeautyBeauty
• JusticeJustice

12. DiversityDiversity
• When celebrated studentsWhen celebrated students
– Are rewarded through collaborationAre rewarded through collaboration
– Show commitment toShow commitment to
• Social responsibilitySocial responsibility
• The natural world around usThe natural world around us
• Honor and spirit in educationHonor and spirit in education

13. Inner Life of StudentsInner Life of Students
• Vocabulary development so there areVocabulary development so there are
meaningful discussions aboutmeaningful discussions about
– What is sacredWhat is sacred
– Spiritual meaningSpiritual meaning
• Their inner life needs to be woven into theTheir inner life needs to be woven into the
curriculumcurriculum

14. Schools, teachers, & studentsSchools, teachers, & students
• Build a sense of communityBuild a sense of community
• Encourage diversityEncourage diversity
• Embrace artsEmbrace arts
• Celebrate natureCelebrate nature
• Honor the pastHonor the past
• Encourage social actionEncourage social action
• Search for authentic meaningful learningSearch for authentic meaningful learning

15. Social ValuesSocial Values
• Schools can teachSchools can teach
academics with aacademics with a
broader context ofbroader context of
social valuessocial values
– A district wideA district wide
mandatemandate
• Bi-weekly classBi-weekly class
meetingsmeetings
– TopicTopic
 BullyingBullying

16. Building Classroom ClimateBuilding Classroom Climate
• Creating a mysteryCreating a mystery
• Maintaining thatMaintaining that
mysterymystery
• Creating acceptanceCreating acceptance
• Training to ask goodTraining to ask good
questionsquestions
– Open endedOpen ended
• Building enthusiasmBuilding enthusiasm
to find solutionsto find solutions

17. Positive Classroom ClimatePositive Classroom Climate
PromotesPromotes
• CuriosityCuriosity
• QuestioningQuestioning
• Eager to learnEager to learn

18. Community: Indirect TeachingCommunity: Indirect Teaching
• Non-judgmentalNon-judgmental
• IntegratedIntegrated
• BelongingBelonging
• ConnectednessConnectedness