The Frazzled Teacher S Wellness Plan

A handy five-step wellness guide helping busy teachers to optimize their classroom effectiveness and breeze through stressful and busy times.

This handy wellness guide helps busy teachers optimize their classroom effectiveness and breeze through stressful times. Custom crafted by an educator and a nurse who understand the stresses teachers face, this updated second edition offers a five-step program to help weary educators

Restructure your personal and professional priorities by tackling the stresses of managing workplace environments, juggling competing priorities, and balancing personal and professional agendas.

Restructure your personal and professional priorities by tackling the stresses of managing workplace environments, juggling competing priorities, and balancing personal and professional agendas.

Boost teacher retention and help banish classroom burnout with this expert guide! This handy wellness guide helps busy teachers optimize their classroom effectiveness and breeze through stressful times. Custom crafted by an educator and a nurse who understand the stresses teachers face, this updated second edition offers a five-step program to help weary educators: Master the science of stress management Restructure professional and personal priorities Use technology for time management Easily fit health-promoting nutrition and exercise routines into their day New research and expert tips address high-stakes CCSS, 21st Century Learning initiatives, and technology requirements.

Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list? All teachers have different experiences and different needs. Through stories by diverse educators, this professional resource invites you to try different wellness strategies, explore varying perspectives, and consider new ideas of what it means to “be well.” Grounded in servant leadership and a holistic model, each chapter connects to Indigenous perspectives of wellness through remarks from Elder Stanley Kipling and Knowledge Keeper Richelle North Star Scott.

A one-stop resource for all your first-year teaching needs! With tips for everything from establishing an ideal classroom environment to making it through teacher evaluations, this practical volume helps you plan ahead with confidence, keep your perspective, and prepare for the unexpected. Written in a conversational tone, this completely revised edition introduces techniques by grade level, includes an expanded section on Internet use, and provides field-tested strategies on how to: Encourage student participation and critical thinking Establish fair grading practices Modify instructional methods and curriculum for students with special needs Increase parent involvement Manage stress and maintain sanity

"Educators know the impact daily stressors have on their personal and professional lives. Still, they may be unsure of where to begin to address the stressors and how to stay committed-and without a prevention plan, these stresses can easily accumulate and become chronic. Authors Tina H. Boogren, Timothy D. Kanold, and Jasmine K. Kullar help teachers prioritize each dimension of wellness with weekly routines and reflection prompts in The Educator Wellness Plan Book and Journal: Continuous Growth for Each Season of Your Professional Life. Part planner and part journal, this companion guide to Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being assists teachers to commit to wellness practices throughout the school year that tend to all dimensions of well-being. Both inspirational and practical, The Educator Wellness Plan Book and Journal is an invaluable resource for educators aspiring to create-and sustain-a more balanced lifestyle so they can be fully present and maximally effective in their profession"--