Educators work hard wearing many hats far beyond the school day. It's easy to blur the boundaries of our desired work-life balance! The demands of our work aren't getting any more manageable, and our passion for the work isn't letting up, either. Something has to give!
Why not give to yourself through your professional learning? There's more out there than what's required of the job. Choose opportunities that invest in you both personally and professionally: your health, wellness and growth, Pursuing your career should be sustainable with nurturance and resilience, not a recipe for burnout.
To this end, we present our ASCD+ISTE Leaders Meetups to support you as a dedicated professional and as a person striving to make a difference and leave a proud legacy. One shouldn't be at the expense of the other. You matter. Your health and happiness matter. Based on feedback from past Meetup participants, these events provide three key takeaways for everyone:
Professional Learning
You can find training and content anywhere and there aren't enough hours in the day to sift through the vastness of what's available. We need targeted, practitioner-based opportunities to learn in ways that enhance our understanding and solve specific problems of practice. It shouldn't be a luxury to have meaningful discussions with likeminded professionals actually doing the work. Our organic Meetup format allows you the time to actively engage in your own professional growth getting the answers you need and making connections you can take with you as you continue on your journey beyond the event.
Relationship-Building
No one in education makes their journey alone, yet too much of our professional learning community is dictated by our location and chance encounters with the right people. Today's leaders in education understand that the "right" people are not necessarily the ones with the platform or the microphone. We need access to people who are doing the actual work, tackling challenges and finding solutions for educators and the communities they serve. The connections we make and the relationships we pursue define our success. Our Meetups create an energized environment in which this can happen.
Memory-Making
Your career trajectory is fueled by more than earnings and accomplishments. Coming out of the pandemic, educators are even more aware that self-care and quality of life are critical to success. On the last day of our careers, when we close the door that one final time, we take with us the memories we made along the way. Who did we encounter and enlist in our cause? How did we have impact on others' lives? Of what are we truly proud and grateful? Our Meetups take place in settings ripe for memory-making throughout the day and each evening with people you are able to take with you long after your initial conversations conclude.
Professional Learning + Relationship-Building + Memory-Making = PLRM adding new value for your personal and professional growth. And the low-overhead design of our Meetups makes it a unique value that is outstandingly affordable.
Success and wellness are not mutually exclusive, so don't sell yourself short! Make you the priority in your career. Experience PLRM at our ASCD+ISTE Leaders Meetups. Because passion isn't meant to burn out, and neither are you!
