Category: Pedagogy & Professional 

Session Type: Roundtable

Modality: F2F/ In-person, only

As educators navigate increasingly complex and emotionally demanding teaching landscapes, the question of ‘who we are when we teach’ becomes as important as what or how we teach’ This roundtable invites participants into a collaborative exploration of pedagogies of archetypes: the idea that teaching is guided not only by rational methods and explicit beliefs, but also by symbolic, emotional, and archetypal energies.

Drawing on the work of Jung (1969), Dirkx (2001), and Palmer (1998), this session treats teaching as an act embedded in deep emotional structure, where archetypes such as the Mentor, Healer, Warrior, or Trickster unconsciously shape our pedagogical choices, classroom dynamics, and leadership styles. These archetypes offer profound insights into the affective and mythic dimensions of the teaching self, often overlooked in professional development.

What story are you living when you teach? This roundtable invites educators to uncover the archetypes guiding their practice and to reimagine teaching as a mythic, emotional journey of connection, transformation, and purpose.

To access the CFP, please click: https://cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/21675

Decision about acceptance: TBD