Presented by The Orange County Reggio Roundtable:

No Magic Lecture: How Everyday Choices Based On Values And Vision Add Up To A Meaningful Life Alongside Children

register here by March 1, 2020

Creating a meaningful life with children is about holding a vision and seeing it through together. As educators, we make hundreds of decisions each day. Even small choices have a direct impact on the learning and development of children. But what values do we uphold in those daily moments? Inquiry? Skill-building? Independence? Obedience? Reflective practice means starting with ourselves. The phrase “No Magic Lecture” means there is no one perfect thing that must make or break a moment, a behavior, a child, family, or classroom. It’s a reminder, reprieve, and an invitation. But where to start? 

This presentation/workshop is designed to provide a framework for thinking about how values, visions, and habits of mind are communicated through daily life with children. Facilitator Micah Card will guide participants through an examination of what it means to be a teacher and a child in the U.S. today, how patterns are passed on through generations, and how teachers can change them through reflective practices. Additionally, participants will explore their own social contexts, personal histories, and hopes through a series of guided reflective writing exercises and come away with useful strategies for thinking through and living out their best intentions for the children in their care. 

Micah Card is a writer and teacher in Los Angeles, Ca. No Magic Lecture is a blog about teaching, learning, and living alongside young children. A sixteen-year educator, Micah holds Child Development Certification from Bakersfield College, a B.A. in Gender Studies from San Francisco State University, and an Early Childhood Associate Teacher credential from the American Montessori Society. She is a California Mentor Teacher certified by the California Early Childhood Mentor Program. Micah believes in the power of children, thinking deeply and critically, and in reminding ourselves that the point of all this is to grow.