In this video, Susan Hopkins shows us how the Energy-Centred Teaching Model (ProtECT, DetECT CollECT and ConnECT) can help educators reflect on and manage the challenges of returning to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Susan mentions the Energy-Centred Teaching Model (ProtECT, DetECT CollECT and ConnECT). You can learn more about this here.
Susan also mentions Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators. You can learn more about that here.
From Susan Hopkins, EdD | Executive Director This reflection was originally published in The MEHRIT Centre newsletter. Sign up for
We are almost finished the first month of school. This year, I’m thrilled to be in a different role, as
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