Courtney Berger

I am a mother/step mother of four amazing children, an Aussie-dog mom, a partner, and an educator. I am a lifelong learner and a champion for mental wellness.

[Courtney Berger @CBergsAHSS]

💗 Show up wholehearted💗
Professional development is important. Personal development is important, too. Modelling a love of lifelong learning for my daughters on International Women's Day.#OPCPQP #InternationalWomensDay

[IDA Ontario @IDA_Ontario]

Join us for a session tailored for intermediate & secondary educators exploring structured literacy to support students struggling with reading! #LitLearn2025
We’ll showcase a grade 9 intervention class focused on decoding, fluency, morphology, and syntax. We'll share the structure of this support and student outcome data, plus students' perspectives as they navigate this journey
🎉Learn more and register https://t.co/QJOGlZASpB

[𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙮 𝘽𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 @mrJameyByers]

Aligning stakeholders together so there is synergy is one of the great skills we need to harness as leaders. We need to have the bases loaded as much as we can to drive home success for our students. #students #educationalleadership #baseball #schools
https://t.co/da36EgQjNA

[Peel District School Board @PeelSchools]

The Network of Black Studies Educators of Peel was created to empower teachers to ensure Black Canadian historical and contemporary contributions are infused in the classroom. Members meet, share curriculum content, lesson plans, and work to decolonize curriculum expectations.

[Almaguin HighlandsSS @AlmaguinH]

Sep30 AHSS marked National Day of Truth&Reconciliation by creating a collective thumbprint tree, we shared a smudge, stories&lessons surrounded by the fall leaves. Like autumn leaves remind us change can be beautiful. At AHSS we work each day towards change as we learn the truth.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Optimism has little bearing on health. Avoiding pessimism matters more.

61 studies, 221k people: health is predicted more by the absence of pessimism than the presence of optimism.

Well-being isn't about expecting the best. It's about making sure you don't assume the worst.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

And when teachers who are high in agreeableness and conscientiousness do speak up and feel like they are not heard, ignored, or in so many words, told to "get over it" then it leads to resentment, which is one of the reasons many good teachers leave the field.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

When teachers have concerns, we need to do a better job of listening. Remember teachers tend to be high in agreeableness and conscientiousness. This means they don't like conflict and even when they feel something is wrong they are often afraid to speak up.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

We are doing best by our students when we take care of teachers. As someone once said, "the teacher's working environment is the student's learning environment".

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Add to the calm; not the chaos

[Shilo Garland @shilogarland]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/Pyms04yyMp

[Courtney Berger @CBergsAHSS]

@shilogarland Shilo! Is this the book, you co-authored? Congratulations!

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

"During this time of uncertainty, leaders must be more than visible to school communities; we must be vulnerable. Connect with your team on a human level."

https://t.co/f02atvDnme

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

What does "shared leadership" look like in your school community?

Principal Andy Stumpf shares how a lonely start to his leadership career prompted him to take a team approach to his role.

https://t.co/IwpOKxQdze

[Ontario Principals' Council @OPCouncil]

Join us on March 29 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) for our Supporting Student Mental Health Professional
Learning Network #2. https://t.co/SW2M3QDwIp #OPCLeadLearn @SMHO_SMSO @CPCOofficial @adfo

[Courtney Berger @CBergsAHSS]

“If you lose your why,you will lose your way.”

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

When you decided to become a principal, "You didn't say, 'I want to be a principal—period.' Instead, you inserted a comma and added a reason why."

Principal Baruti Kafele shares how he uses that 'why' to help avoid burnout:

https://t.co/X3mtMzQWP4

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

"When the noise gets to be too much, get into classrooms." —P @AllysonApsey

[northbaynugget @northbaynugget]

Hockey players provided with option to stay home and gain high-performance skills @cityofnorthbay @OHLBattalion @VoodoosNOJHL https://t.co/FI9MOK624a

[Courtney Berger @CBergsAHSS]

Ed + Luke 🤯

[Luke Combs 🎤 @lukecombs]

Covered “Dive” countless times, but this was by far the coolest! Thanks to my buddy @edsheeran for joining me on stage in London!!

[Luke Combs 🎤 @lukecombs]

Covered “Dive” countless times, but this was by far the coolest! Thanks to my buddy @edsheeran for joining me on stage in London!!

[Kristina LaVenia @K_LaVenia]

Leaders who responded to uncertainty with transformational leadership styles—using such "soft" leadership behaviors as showing appreciation and respect for others & sharing information & rationale for decision-making—demonstrated greater effectiveness. 

#leadership