About: "Secure your own oxygen mask first before assisting children."
That saying aboard planes has resonated with Danna Thomas, a kindergarten teacher in Baltimore who founded a teacher-support group called Happy Teacher Revolution...
About: Education can be an extremely stressful and challenging field to work in. Mindfulness is a practice that can help you quickly calm down and effectively manage stress. New research shows that when teachers learn mindfulness, they are calmer and happier, which helps improve the learning environment, too.
Watch these seven short videos to learn about the many benefits of mindfulness and techniques to practice it throughout the day.
About: When talking about a profession that loses 50 percent of its workforce in the first five years of their careers, it would be an understatement to say teaching is challenging. Aguilar explains how developing these twelve habits, focusing on one per month, contributes to resilience.
About: Working in education is extremely rewarding, but there are always those school days that feel extremely difficult and stressful. Some stress is perfectly normal, but if it gets out of control, stress can lead to some pretty harmful health concerns including hypertension, headaches, and even anxiety and depression. Try these 10 de-stressing tips to find out which work best for you.
About: Use these ideas to recover your sense of self and your joy in teaching.
About: These free signs are ready to hang in your faculty lounge to remind teachers to practice self care. Includes 20 self care quotes for teachers and quote posters.
About: These self-care printables are great for any time of the school year. Print the color poster and hang it in the teacher's lounge to boost morale.