Trillium Montessori Talks 022: Exuding an Air of Confidence…Even if You Aren’t Feeling It!
Whether you’ve spent ten years or ten days in the Montessori classroom, you’ve probably had days where you felt unsure and unconfident. Maybe you had to teach on a subject you’re uncomfortable with or set a new boundary with your students. That feeling is common, and it’s part of the journey to becoming a more confident teacher and leader.
In this episode, we explain why it’s so important to practice confidence in the classroom. We explain how to recognize when you’re feeling unconfident and how to “fake it ‘til you make it.” We also share a few “microsteps” you can take towards becoming more comfortable and confident in your classroom.
What’s in this episode:
- Why we try to cultivate confidence in our students
- How practice and experience inspire confidence
- Signs that you’re lacking confidence in the classroom
- Why you might feel unconfident in certain situations
- How to navigate questions and comments from students that make you anxious
- Why some teachers lack confidence in the operational side of classroom management
- How to “fake it ‘til you make it” in the classroom
- Microsteps you can take to becoming more confident
- How exhibiting confidence helps your students become more confident
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit https://www.trilliummontessori.org/confidence/
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