Enneagram Basics for Educators - Inspired Together Teachers

Enneagram Basics for Educators: An Online Course

We’re all busy, and sometimes exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed. There is so much to do that it is easy to get lost in the thick of it all. Have you ever wondered how you could sort through all of the things coming at you, and find a way to achieve a more balanced life?

The Enneagram is a tool that will help you understand behavior patterns, motivations, and fears of yourself and others. It will help you sort through what you need, and what you should be doing based on your individual patterns.

When you finally understand why you do the things you do, and what it is you really want and need, you can get out of your own way and do the right things, reducing your stress and overwhelm in the process. The Enneagram helps you to live with more intention, eliminating things that don’t serve you while helping you to recognize what you need to thrive.

Once you understand the patterns, you will also understand why students don’t do what you tell them to do and what we can do to increase their intrinsic motivation. You can even use behavioral patterns to understand ways to reduce behavioral issues and reduce the effects of trauma.

Wouldn’t that be amazing?

We love the Enneagram and have found it useful in all areas of our lives. We became certified Enneagram teachers and created this online course for educators to help you understand and use the Enneagram. This course is ideal for anyone working in the field of education, with particular emphasis on teachers, administrators, or paraprofessionals.

In this course you will learn to…

discover and understand your own patterns of behavior and motivations which uncovers your unique potential. You’ll examine ways to bring your potential into the world in a way that feels less stressful and more joyous and freeing.
stop struggling with motivating students and understand how they are motivated.
reduce the impact of trauma by understanding and leveraging Enneagram patterns.
recognize patterns of behavior in students, teaching teams, and even in your loved ones to finally understand why people do what they do-and to use this knowledge in order to strengthen relationships and influence positive behaviors.
create a nurturing and supportive environment that encourages each student to flourish and allows for strong staff teams that foster growth.
recognize the unique gifts and challenges of your students and others and use that knowledge to help bring their potential to life.

Here is what you will walk away with:

A foundational understanding of the Enneagram, including its nine personality types, core motivations, behavior patterns, and how these manifest in teaching and learning environments
Strategies to reduce the effects of trauma based on core patterns of behavior
Knowledge of how mindset, motivation, and environment intersect to unleash hidden talents and abilities
A better understanding of your unique strengths and talents, gaining insights into how to leverage these for maximum impact in the classroom
Techniques to recognize and nurture the potential within each student, creating an environment where every learner can thrive
Strategies to create a nurturing and supportive environment that encourages each student’s potential to flourish and allows for strong staff teams that foster growth.

What is the Enneagram?

The Enneagram is a psychological map of the human personality. We all have patterns of behavior, the Enneagram helps you recognize and understand those behavioral patterns.

At its best, the Enneagram is a tool that can lead you to self -awareness. You can learn to recognize patterns in your own behavior, and understand how those patterns play out in your personal life, your relationships, and in your work. You can learn to change the patterns that aren’t serving you well. You can, in a sense, learn to get out of your own way. This can open up a path for you to become your best, truest self.

The Enneagram can be applied to all areas of your life. It can help you understand your communication styles, how you interact in relationships, basic fears and desires, how you lead, and even how and why you are motivated.

We can also use the Enneagram to understand others.

The Enneagram will help you understand human motivations, which is extraordinarily helpful in working with students. You will likely learn to see students in a new way, which helps you understand them better and understand why they do the things they do. The insight we gain from the Enneagram can help us improve how we relate to others. It can help us to walk through the world with a stronger sense of compassion and empathy.

The Enneagram does not assume that personality is fixed or permanent. The Enneagram, unlike many other personality assessments or tools, invites us to grow and change. It’s like a road map, it shows us where we are at the moment, and it gives us a plan for where we can go.

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Invite a friend to enroll too!

We often attend workshops and take courses together, and we encourage you to invite a friend, or even your team to enroll. Learning is more fun with a friend and you can process your ideas together. We’ve often shared that some of our most productive and innovative ideas have come when we’ve engaged in new learning together.

How does it work?

This is an online course hosted on our platform called Kajabi. You will have access to the course 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for one year.

The course consists of videos, audio links, short readings, and optional discussions. It is broken up into several modules which are each divided into multiple short lessons.

You can work on your own time and at your own pace. You can work from anywhere as long as you have internet access. You can watch the material and complete the lessons in any order and comment in the discussion sections or not, whatever you wish. We’ll be in the discussions too, commenting and adding our insight. You can also use the discussions to ask us questions!

Upon registration, we will send you a link and directions to access the course.

Your instructors:

Paula Schmidt, Ed.D. and Michele Vosberg, Ph.D. Founders of Inspired Together Learning and the Inspired Together Teachers podcast and blog.

Paula and Michele are award winning, lifelong educators with a passion for helping teachers to be their best. They have trained thousands of teachers and conducted workshops throughout the world. They are the voices behind the Inspired Togethers Teachers podcast and the Inspired Together Teachers blog. They are also the authors of The Inspired Teachers Journal: A Weekly Guide to Becoming Your Best Self.

You can read more about Paula and Michele on the Inspired Together Learning website here.

Cost:

This online course is valued at $199. The Summer Self-Care Conference special price is $59.

You must enroll with a link on this page in order to get the special price.

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Here is what educators who have attended our programs have said:

“This was truly inspiring. It made me look at the positive and really try to change my mindset for better. You both made it fun, engaging and personable.”

“This is what professional development should be like. ”

“Thank you so much! I learned a lot about myself and how to reshape my thinking. There were many ideas to bring back to our staff and students.”

“BEST PD in a longtime!!!! Thank you so much! 😊 I could listen and expand on this so much longer!!!! WOW! This is a blessing to many!”

“This is quite possibly the most essential workshop I have been to.”

“Thank you for an inspirational workshop. Good reminders to use positive self talk and to surround myself with a strong support system! Ya’ll are wonderful!”

“Thank you so much for this refreshing learning opportunity. This is something I needed to be a part of right now. Great information.”

“Your dedication and passion for education is so inspiring, and I look forward to using more of these practices and strategies in my everyday life. Thank you for helping me become a better educator and a more confident individual.”

Are you ready to learn more about using the Enneagram to understand why people do the things they do in a whole new way? Do you want to know what makes people tick and how to recognize and help fulfill potential in yourself and others?

“The expectations people hold of us often become self-fulfilling prophecies. When others believe in our potential, they give us a ladder. They elevate our aspirations and enable us to reach higher peaks. Dozens of experiments show that at work, when leaders hold high expectations, employees generally work harder, learn more, and perform better. In schools, when teachers set high expectations, students get smarter and earn higher grades- especially if they start out with disadvantages.”

Adam Grant

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things