What is professional leadership? Professional leadership is the ability to influence and guide others in your field or organization based on your knowledge, skills and experience. It involves setting goals, making decisions, solving problems, managing change, and communicating effectively. Professional leadership can be learned and improved through self-awareness, feedback, reflection and practice. Jennifer Herrity, aRead More…
The Benefits of Personal Leadership for Your Wellbeing and Happiness
What is personal leadership, I hear you ask? Personal leadership is the ability to lead oneself towards a desired vision or goal. It involves intrapersonal intelligences such as: self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, and self-development. Personal leadership can have significant benefits for wellbeing and happiness, as it can help a person to achieve: personal and professional successRead More…
Teacher Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance: How to Manage Your Time and Priorities as an Early Childhood Educator
Teacher wellbeing is the state of feeling good and functioning well as an educator. It involves physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of wellbeing. Teacher wellbeing is important not only for teachers themselves, but also for the quality of education they provide and the outcomes of their students. However, teacher wellbeing can be challenged byRead More…
How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset and Embrace Challenges as an Early Childhood Educator
As an early childhood educator, cultivating a growth mindset in oneself and in one’s students is crucial for fostering a positive and supportive learning environment. Early childhood is a critical period for developing cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills that lay the foundation for future learning and success. Children who develop a growth mindset inRead More…
How to Develop Your Professional Identity and Leadership Style as an Early Childhood Educator
Developing your professional identity and leadership style as an early childhood educator is a key aspect of your professional growth and practice. It can help you to enhance your confidence and competence, to align your actions with your values and vision, to build positive relationships with others and to contribute to the quality of earlyRead More…
