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ENGAGE . INSPIRE . CONNECT
Welcome to the REiL Blog
How can "tricky" situations teach us about flexibility, creative approaches, and being connected with ourselves and others? How can acknowledging what unsettles us carve out space for insight, humor, and calm? In the REiL Blog, we take a closer look at these and other questions.
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Inclusion in "tricky" times
Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued. - Brené Brown Inclusion is a powerful...
Katy Bigsby
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Ways to strengthen engagement
1 Learner participates 3 Learner co-creates activity 2 Learner enjoys activity 4 Learner leads activity Many of us want to increase...
Katy Bigsby
Apr 3, 20242 min read
In the realm of challenging situations
For the past 15 years, I've had the pleasure to support teams as they work through challenging scenarios. For this week's REiL Blog, I...
Katy Bigsby
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Flexible learning
Have you ever been teaching a class or facilitating a learning session and had the fear that if you were to let go of your plan, you'd...
Katy Bigsby
Feb 21, 20231 min read
What we can learn from Out of School programs
I'm a huge fan of out of school programs. What happens here can be overlooked or seen as inconsequential when compared to learning which...
Katy Bigsby
Nov 23, 20221 min read
Co-creating learning
In sessions I facilitate I'm often asked two questions when it comes to co-creating learning: 1) Is it okay to co-create learning with...
Katy Bigsby
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Moving towards meaningful
I was recently working with a dynamic team who was wanting to create space for participants to use their vision and voice in more...
Katy Bigsby
Jun 3, 20221 min read
What is REiL Learning?
A play on words for what is “real” – infusing imagination & creativity into the experience of learning. Think BIG picture. REiL Learning...
Katy Bigsby
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Being proactive
Proactive approaches, such as co-creating guidelines do not eliminate challenging behaviors, but can reduce the number of occurrences....
Katy Bigsby
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Is your default learning model empowering?
You may have heard of Paulo Freire's banking model. Here, the teacher or instructor holds all the wisdom and knowledge. The student is...
Katy Bigsby
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Building rapport
Rapport can be dismissed or seen as not essential in some spaces. My research found it is key to facilitating engaging, meaningful...
Katy Bigsby
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Rapport - the ground we walk on
In the work I do supporting learning facilitators, I've noticed that they tend to have a strong capacity to build rapport. I define...
Katy Bigsby
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Infusing imagination & creativity into practice
I'm an educational consultant, but a more apt title would be learning designer. I’m like an interior designer, except instead of...
Katy Bigsby
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Reclaiming creativity
In grade 3, I was not chosen to be part of the Gifted, Talented, and Creative ("GTC") group at school - and I so wanted to be. I remember...
Katy Bigsby
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Engagement in action
Many years ago, when I was an educator, I sat watching a school play and thought – what if the students created the story and wrote the...
Katy Bigsby
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Engagement - Beyond participation
So glad you’re reading my first REiL learning Blog entry!
Every Thursday, I’ll post a new one. Something about learning, the magic of...
Katy Bigsby
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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