Self-Care: Survive or Thrive?

Debbie Schraeder/ESU #3

Survive or Thrive? Taking care of ourselves will allow us to better serve our colleagues and students; this session will focus on how we might thrive while meeting the day-to-day demands of school. Schools are increasingly aware of the importance of social-emotional health and the impact on learning. Districts that support the well-being of staff are likely to see lower levels of stress, improved attendance, and an increased ability to model positive emotions for students. Self-care for educators also leads to reduced rates of teacher turnover related to burnout; supporting the social and emotional well-being of staff is critical for creating a positive school climate. Building a culture of health and well-being can benefit EVERYONE in the school community.

Session Outcomes

• Understand how prioritizing your own self-care will better equip you to positively impact student learning.

• Discover low- and no-cost self-care designed to help make meaningful, positive change.

• Explore the dangers of stress in the classroom and understand how this stress affects students.

• Learn how to assess what you need.

Together we can lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilled life inside and outside of the classroom; we cannot only survive--we can thrive!

Session Resources

Session Recording

Revitalizing Your School Library Collection

Courtney Pentland/Lincoln North Star High School & Nebraska School Librarians Association

Join in this discussion about revitalizing your school library collection. Attendees will walk away with tips and a step-by-step process for evaluating, weeding, reorganizing, and rebuilding a print collection.

Session Resources

Session Recording

Supporting Resilience

Megan Harding/ESU #3

This session will focus on how to bring your best self to your daily work. We will look at strategies that build emotional resilience while working with others and ways to better deal with emotions to bring our full self to everything we do.

Session Resources

Session Recording

Selecting Diverse Books: Looking Beyond the Surface

Ferial Pearson/University of Nebraska at Omaha

Participants will learn why diverse books are important, how to choose authentic multicultural literature, and how to build a balanced diverse collection of books.

Session Resources

Session Recording

Pandemic Librarianship

Facilitated by Area Librarians/Media Specialists

Join in for a conversation about operating your school library during a pandemic! Whether your library is open to students or providing services in other ways, come learn and share from other area librarians/media specialists about the wins, challenges, and lessons learned!

Session Resources

Elementary Session Recording & Saved Chat/Notes Document

Middle School/High School Session Recording & Saved Chat Document

Young Adult Literature as Windows, Doors, and Mirrors

Kari Bulgrin/Gretna High School

We will spend our time looking at the evolution of young adult literature and the importance of understanding where we have been and how that impacts school libraries and selection policies

Session Resources

Session Recording

STEM Engagement During a Pandemic & Beyond!

Jeff Ingraham/Prairie STEM

This session will showcase online STEM kids and provide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math lessons for students in either online environments or in-person classes. There are over 100 lessons available for students to extend and experiment using low-cost household and classroom items!

Here are the household supply lists for the lessons that will be highlighted during this session. Gathering necessary supplies is not required to attend this session--just optional if attendees want to actively participate during the session.

Levitation Innovation Lesson | Electrical Energy Challenge | Pulley Challenge

Session Resources: Elementary/Middle School, Document of Resources Shared During Session

Session Recording