OOL_0035 Finding The Tools To Center Relationships

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Often times, educators are told to center relationships but not necessarily given the tools or time to figure out what that looks like in practice. Latoya Nelson joins Annie Friday once again to explain how she transitioned from conventional teaching methods using punitive measures to attempt to manage her classroom toward a relationship-based classroom. Now that she has recalibrated toward the most important part of the learning environment – the young people – Latoya finds teaching more fulfilling and maybe even easier than ever before.

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Co-Founder at Blue Bridge ALC

Annie Friday is an educator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and birth doula. Most recently, Annie co-founded Blue Bridge Agile Learning Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blue Bridge serves families engaged in self-directed education pursuits. Annie considers herself a recovering teacher engaged in the ongoing process of deschooling and relearning everything she has ever known about education. Annie is a public school parent who is actively working to decenter school in her family life. Annie believes all learning needs to be learner-led, consent-based, and rooted in play. Annie holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Her teacher and family training focuses on supporting young children through play, nature, and mindfulness. Annie lives in Michigan with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy playing outside hiking, camping, boating, and skiing as well as inside with board games, video games, dancing, doing yoga, and cooking.

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