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Here's How Fostering
Creativity + Mindfulness Training Works staff members use our website to access training
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a valuable opportunity
for Montessori classroom educators to learn from an expert early childhood independent Art teacher with experienced Montessori classroom background - build + utilize integrative tools for practice in the Montessori classroom
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Practices + Purposes to Support
Creativity + Mindfulness in Emergent Learning for Montessori Classroom Environments Overcoming Our Implicit Bias as Classroom Guides
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Who is Fostering Creativity + Mindfulness Training For?
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An Overview of the Topics
Overcoming Implicit Biasaddressing our inspiration and burnout how our implicit bias translates to students purpose of examining our own creative core 5 Pillars of Creativity + Mindfulness in Practicematerial + purpose technique + intervention implementation + self identity outcome + stress empathy + experience Process-based Art Making Techniques
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Case Studies + Demonstrations
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build empathy, compassion, inclusion + understanding,
foster the whole child through creativity + mindfulness,
support whole brain thinking skills,
develop social-emotional resiliency + self-regulation,
use creative action to reduce stress + restore calm,
all in the Montessori classroom environment
what's included for $37
*includes lifetime access to full training via website
*narrated powerpoint/slideshow style videos with full presentation,
printable pdfs, and complementary audio
for each segment of the training outlined above
*printable eBook of short, social-emotional learning based creative projects
for use in the classroom environment
*optional activities and prompts to examine your own creativity
*direct email support for staff member questions
*EXTERNAL TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR 2 CLOCK HOURS
additional training options:
+ lunch-and-learn / staff meeting style workshop
+ curriculum consultation / existing program auditing
+ in-person local or virtual nationwide hands-on Art making lesson training
wondering how it works step by step? read on below!
ready to purchase? click here
*includes lifetime access to full training via website
*narrated powerpoint/slideshow style videos with full presentation,
printable pdfs, and complementary audio
for each segment of the training outlined above
*printable eBook of short, social-emotional learning based creative projects
for use in the classroom environment
*optional activities and prompts to examine your own creativity
*direct email support for staff member questions
*EXTERNAL TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR 2 CLOCK HOURS
additional training options:
+ lunch-and-learn / staff meeting style workshop
+ curriculum consultation / existing program auditing
+ in-person local or virtual nationwide hands-on Art making lesson training
wondering how it works step by step? read on below!
ready to purchase? click here
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So...why take professional development this way?
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Hi, I'm Karly Mortensen
I am a practicing artist, wellness enrichment educator + Denver-based business owner who helps teams + educators understand creativity + mindfulness so they can do their best work possible.
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As an instructing artist, my dedication is to expanding the lens through which
preschoolers view their world. The rapid development during a person’s
early years will shape the rest of their life - emotionally, intellectually, spiritually,
physically, and socially. I believe it is a privilege to work closely with the world’s
youngest people, and I honor the special responsibility that comes along with this
privilege.
My passion is working with this specific niche of people in a way that supports their
lifelong ability to think creatively, while attending to the age-appropriate development
of fine and gross motor skills, along with cognitive, language, and social
considerations. I integrate the Montessori classroom philosophy
into my pedagogy, while focusing on play-based and emergent learning.
I believe in honest and thoughtful answers to young questions, and am committed to
fostering tolerance and respect for the world’s diversity.
I began my teaching practice in 2002,
developing process-based art lessons
centered on intentional outcome + mindfulness practices
for kindergartners
along with one neurodivergent preschooler.
for the past twenty years, I have taught early childhood learners ages 3-6
how to access their own creativity through self discovery in art making
I have taught in art studios, workshops, event spaces,
all varieties of schools (with a focus on Montessori classroom integration)
holistic spaces, community centers,
churches, specialty groups and clubs,
private and small group lessons,
team and corporate events,
families and private parties,
from as few as a single student to as large as hundreds of corporate employees.
And of course - online courses.
It is with a heart of unity to serve all through creativity
that I started my practice in 2002 and my studio in 2012,
to inclusively and accessibly support all people
on their quest for creative self discovery.
I teach what I know after doing this for twenty years
so Montessori classroom educators
can foster creativity + mindfulness,
building lifelong skills in their students.
we create in all forms to:
practice mindfulness and positive self awareness
express true self with natural fluidity
practice peace in ourselves and our environment
give a gift to the world that wasn’t there before, that’s only ours to give
preschoolers view their world. The rapid development during a person’s
early years will shape the rest of their life - emotionally, intellectually, spiritually,
physically, and socially. I believe it is a privilege to work closely with the world’s
youngest people, and I honor the special responsibility that comes along with this
privilege.
My passion is working with this specific niche of people in a way that supports their
lifelong ability to think creatively, while attending to the age-appropriate development
of fine and gross motor skills, along with cognitive, language, and social
considerations. I integrate the Montessori classroom philosophy
into my pedagogy, while focusing on play-based and emergent learning.
I believe in honest and thoughtful answers to young questions, and am committed to
fostering tolerance and respect for the world’s diversity.
I began my teaching practice in 2002,
developing process-based art lessons
centered on intentional outcome + mindfulness practices
for kindergartners
along with one neurodivergent preschooler.
for the past twenty years, I have taught early childhood learners ages 3-6
how to access their own creativity through self discovery in art making
I have taught in art studios, workshops, event spaces,
all varieties of schools (with a focus on Montessori classroom integration)
holistic spaces, community centers,
churches, specialty groups and clubs,
private and small group lessons,
team and corporate events,
families and private parties,
from as few as a single student to as large as hundreds of corporate employees.
And of course - online courses.
It is with a heart of unity to serve all through creativity
that I started my practice in 2002 and my studio in 2012,
to inclusively and accessibly support all people
on their quest for creative self discovery.
I teach what I know after doing this for twenty years
so Montessori classroom educators
can foster creativity + mindfulness,
building lifelong skills in their students.
we create in all forms to:
practice mindfulness and positive self awareness
express true self with natural fluidity
practice peace in ourselves and our environment
give a gift to the world that wasn’t there before, that’s only ours to give
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"there is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”
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How This Works Step by Step
1. purchase training here*enter quantity for number of staff purchasing for *additional consultation may be purchased at this time or later on - we contact additional training requests directly to coordinate scheduling 2. fill out the school profile form for your school here*your school will get an automatic email reminder to fill out this form sent to the email on the purchase receipt *this is how we register your school for the training *this is where you will enter the staff names + emails for us to send the individual training registration info to *this information is kept private + is used for registration + training completion purposes only 3. within 24 hours of receiving your school profile form...*registered staff members will receive an in-depth email explaining step-by-step how to log-in + complete the training *individual staff members will receive a short individual email inviting them to register on the website + create a unique password, with a basic walk-through on how to log in + access training *individual staff members can access the training module as soon as they register their staff email address on our website *staff members can email us for support directly with any questions 4. staff members can log on whenever + wherever to complete their self-paced training*registered staff + school email addresses have lifetime access *additional staff email addresses can be added to your school's profile by request at any time *we generate a certificate of completion by request for individual staff members + schools. *we are here for each + every staff member to have a successful + enriching training experience |
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questions? contact me
Fostering Creativity + Mindfulness Training
for Montessori primary classrooms
teaches classroom educators:
how to use creative decision making skills and trust emergent ideas
how to explore new materials and techniques through process-based experimentation
how to use familiar and introductory materials to develop fine motor skills
how to establish the process of ideation, creation and completion
how the insights and choices of learning artists are valued in the creative process
how to keep the expectation away from the end result
how to allow for the discovery of individual creative self agency
how to make decisions and executions from a place of established confidence
how to explore new materials and techniques through process-based experimentation
how to use familiar and introductory materials to develop fine motor skills
how to establish the process of ideation, creation and completion
how the insights and choices of learning artists are valued in the creative process
how to keep the expectation away from the end result
how to allow for the discovery of individual creative self agency
how to make decisions and executions from a place of established confidence
questions? contact me
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