Course Description
Course Description: The stress of teaching has reached an all-time high in the United States. Teachers are asked to fill many roles for a school: be a teacher of content area, provide social emotional support to students, ensure all learners reach high levels of proficiency in their work, as well- being guardians to the community as stellar role models. Teachers are caring and supportive by nature and they give energy every day to others. Their own personal stress often goes unnoticed, by themselves and others. This course is specifically designed to provide educators with practical self-care strategies that can be implemented immediately.
The participants in this course will develop a thorough plan for personal self care that will focus on balancing their daily work and personal lives. The course is designed so learners can create their own learning outcomes within the realm of self care. They will be coached by the instructor in the areas of nutrition, exercise, and stress management with an emphasis on habit change. In addition, participants will be able to identify wellness strategies they can use with their students as a way to increase academic performance in the classroom.
The course will discuss the physiology of stress and its impact on the body; help educators identify their own beliefs that can exacerbate daily stress and most importantly help them to establish habits for change that will help diminish stress.
Participants through their own self growth will bring a renewed energy to their profession and their personal lives.
Audience: Educators and Administrators with an earned Bachelor’s Degree
Session Information
You can access the instructor by text or call and/or set up Zoom meetings as needed.
Instructors
Becky Day, M.Ed.
Becky Day, M.Ed.
Rebecca C. Day, M.Ed is a former school Principal, Assistant Principal and Health Educator in the state of Vermont. She has 28 years of experience in Vermont school settings and her area of focus has been on school climate and culture. In addition to her teaching credentials, she has completed a national certification from Health Coach Institute, in the areas of health and life coaching. Her interest in helping educators reach the best version of themselves has been the main impetus for the design of this course. She believes the greatest resource a teacher can bring into the classroom each day is their own sense of well-being and balance. This course will provide teachers with the opportunity to bring their fullest capacity to work each day in order to support student learning. Self-care is an emerging trend in all professional fields and has shown proven results in work performance.
Additional Content Area
Course Goals:
• Understand the correlation between self care and the capacity to improve their practice as educators
• Understand the physiology behind stress and the impact it has on the human body
• Understand how to design a plan for self care that can be used daily
• Understand how habit change can impact their personal and professional growth
• Understand contemporary research as it relates to the importance of self care for all
• professionals and job satisfaction