Teacher Resources
Teacher Self Care
The importance of Self Care
It's more than just a catch phrase, it's an essential part of being able to do our job well.
Self care can look like many different things, from the "Treat Yo'Self," of splurges or indulgences to the basics of maintaining our own physical well being through prioritizing sleep and healthy eating, or creating time and space for yourself, cleaning your workspace, and connecting with friends and loved ones.
You are valuable and deserve to treat yourself as such.
Self care plan teacher.pdfCreating a self care plan
For ideas and more information, visit: https://schools.au.reachout.com/articles/developing-a-self-care-plan
Keep your plan simple. Identify 1-2 key strategies in each category.
Put your plan someplace you will see it often.
Share your plan with close friends, family, or coworkers (who is your accountabil-a-buddy?).
Adjust your plan based on what is helpful and what is not.
Check out Poudre School District's Employee Assistance Services
Employee Assistance Services (EAS) is a program offered to help PSD employees and their eligible household family members cope with the demands and stresses of life. EAS assists with problem-solving strategies and mental health/substance abuse counseling services, offering a safe place for employees to solve personal issues and move forward in a positive, healthy manner. All services provided by the EAS team are free of charge to district employees and their household family members. Each individual is offered five sessions per problem, per plan year.
Visit https://www.psdschools.org/department/employee-assistance-services
Resources for Working with Students
Understanding the Impact of Trauma
Helping Repair Early Trauma through Regulation and Relationships
Teaching Materials
Free Social/Emotional Learning Curriculum with 20 Lessons for Students K-3
Visit https://www.centervention.com/social-emotional-learning-activities/
Includes free resources for Social/Emotional Lessons and activities on a variety of topics such as Communication, Cooperation, Emotion Regulation, Empathy, Impulse Control, and Social Initiation.
Growth Mindset Resources
CPS Model for Supporting Students
Collaborative Problem Solving Model: Kids do well if they can!
When we see challenging behavior, it is related to a lagging skill or an unsolved problem. In order to help students we begin by identifying these lagging skills or unsolved problem through a collaborative process.
We can then use a Plan B approach to solving the problem (see below).
For more information, visit https://www.livesinthebalance.org/about-cps or email Ms. Stephanie.
