Educator Wellness (eBook)

<p>Educator and teacher wellness is a personal journey. And likeall journeys, there are starts, stops, and bumps in the road. The questionbecomes, how do we bring our best selves to our students and colleagues eachday? Designed as a reflective journal and guidebook, <i>EducatorWellness</i> by Timothy D. Kanold and Tina H. Boogren will take you on adeep exploration where you will uncover profound answers that ring true foryou.</p><p>Rely on this book ofideas for self-care for educators and develop ongoing habits for wellness:</p></li>Use this resource on your own or asa book study to guide staff through a reflective, goal-setting process.</li><li>Observe the importance of self-carefor teachers and other educators and how a commitment to daily self-care andwell-being leads to a more fulfilling, successful life in and outside of theschool setting.</li><li>Review the four dimensions ofeducator self-care and wellness--(1) physical, (2) mental, (3) emotional, and(4) social--and 12 corresponding routines.</li><li>Explore self-care activities forteachers and educators to sustain well-being in the face of workplace overloadand potential burnout.</li><li>Use the My Wellness Actionjournaling spaces designed to encourage thoughtful reflection to wellness andself-care plans for teachers and educators.</li><li>Learn how to monitor your self-careprogress and design an actionable wellness plan for next steps.</li><li>View videos that highlight theauthors' personal experiences with the four dimensions of educator or teacherwell-being.</li><li>Access the EducatorWellness--Rating, Reflecting, Planning, and Goal-Setting protocol.</li></ul><p><b>Contents:</b><BR>Introduction<BR>Chapter 1: The Physical Wellness Dimension<BR>Chapter 2: The Mental Wellness Dimension<BR>Chapter 3: The Emotional Wellness Dimension<BR>Chapter 4: The Social Wellness Dimension<BR>Appendix A: Wellness Solutions for Educators Framework<BR>Appendix B: Wellness Solutions for Educators Rating,Reflecting, Goal Setting, Planning, and Progress Monitoring Protocol<BR>Appendix C: Wellness Solutions for EducatorsSelf-Evaluation Rubric<BR>Notes<BR>Index</p>