Quiet Wisdom: Continuing our Exploration of Contemplative Practices in Teaching
WINTER 2026 SERIES
Inspired by Quiet Wisdom: Exploring Contemplative Practices in Teaching, this all new session of Quiet Wisdom will dive deeper into some previously explored contemplative practices for educators, as well as expand our repertoire of self-care and mindfulness. Both new and past participants are encouraged to attend.
Meditation, reflection and contemplation is an effective practice that assists participants in emotional regulation, nervous-system balancing, stress-management, and creative thinking. Scientists from Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School suggest that meditation can alter brain structures, enhancing the density of the hippocampus and effectively strengthening the parts of the brain relevant to learning, memory, self-awareness, compassion and introspection. By participating in contemplative practices in a school setting, faculty and students alike may experience a great improvement to the level of presence, positive behavior, and general well-being throughout the entire school community.
In this series, Emileigh Tanner, meditation specialist, will lead participants through various contemplative practices, focusing on one technique per week. An interactive discussion will follow, led by teachers who will share the research behind the practice and facilitate a conversation on how to apply it in different classroom settings and disciplines.
This course will have 7 hours of synchronous instruction, with a one-hour synchronous make-up session. There will be a total of 8 hours of asynchronous work, which is optional, but required to receive the full 15-hours.
FORMAT: Synchronous online learning (optional asynchronous work)
DATES: Tuesdays, 1/20/26, 1/27/26, 2/3/26, 2/10/26, 2/24/26, 3/3/26, 3/10/26, 3/17/26
TIME: 7PM-8PM
FACILITATOR: Emileigh Tanner, Meditation Specialist, co-owner and teacher at Wisdom Roots Wellness
GCRTC FACILITATORS/CONTACT: Valerie Lovelace, Erica Boms Egdemir, and Mary Ann Nickloy, GCRTC Staff and Teacher Leadership Coaches [valerie@teachers'-center.org] [erica@teachers-center.org] [maryann@teachers-center.org]
FEE: None. Registration is required.
CTLE HOURS: 15
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/3zvbu9r8