011: Re-Igniting Creativity in Classrooms to Boost SEL and Positive School Culture with Ayesis Clay

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Telling your story can empower others to find their voice.
• Our young people need brave spaces where the adults will listen empathetically and actively to what they believe they need to thrive, especially in identity matters.
• Unicorn teachers celebrate and are completely invested in each student's diversity and uniqueness, pushing them to believe in their own individual magic.
• Compassion fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout carry similarities but show up differently for educators.
• Everyone can find freedom by tapping into their “magic”--authentic connections or authentic networks, gratitude, intentional self-care, and creativity.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Connect with Ayesis Clay on Instagram and Twitter
• Fresh Ink Theatre
• Sculpted Clay Productions–Write 2 Create
• Using Creativity to Cope with Burnout–Facebook Live with Ayesis Clay