How Exercise Boosts Teacher Wellbeing
Happiness, energy and confidence are boosted by focusing on teacher wellbeing. Both yours and your students!
6 Ways to Improve Teacher Wellbeing and Beat the Stress
Simple ways to care for your wellbeing before it’s too late.
When I ran over Clover I knew things had to change!
Have you ever had a wake up call?
I was teaching full-time, had 4 children of my own, and a husband who was a 7 days a week, sometimes 24 hours a day, workaholic.
I ran from one thing to another: soccer training, tennis lessons, swimming training, guitar lessons; grocery shopping, trying to put healthy meals on the table every night, pack healthy lunches every day; spend time with my own kids as well as turn up every day for my 30 Kindergarten students and give them my best.
How School Culture Impacts Teacher Wellbeing
There is no doubt that in schools where there are high levels of harmony and a positive outlook, staff usually experience greater job satisfaction; improved sense of belonging; stronger loyalty; greater commitment; less absenteeism; and higher levels of job performance.
Self-Talk And Teacher Wellbeing
The talk in your head impacts your wellbeing.
Gandhi said,
‘I will not let anyone walk through my mind with his dirty feet.’
Sometimes we are the ones with the dirty feet in our own minds!
Have you ever had Imposter Syndrome?
Have you ever taught something important to your students and then thought ‘Hey, who am I to sprout about all of this? or ‘Hey, I don’t do that!’
The ‘Musts’ of the Classroom For NEW Teachers
It’s your first teaching gig! How ridiculously wonderful and absolutely terrifying at the same time!
At last you get to put into practice all that you have learnt for your very own students.
Essential Back To School Tips For Parents
Going back to school can be a time of great excitement… and anxiety. These simple tips can help parents and students have the best start to the year possible.
The Key To Better Academic Results
While you may already give a lot of thought to increasing academic results by improving your instruction, providing better resources and designing better units of work, have you given any thought to the social and emotional development of your students?
Here are 3 steps outline how you can improve academic results through a social and emotional curriculum
Mentally Preparing For Going Back To School
If you are feeling apprehensive about going back to school after the summer break, you are not alone. Many teachers find it daunting returning to school after a break to face the whirlwind demands of planning, managing, teaching, marking and reporting.
A Letter To All Teachers
Teaching is one of those rare occupations where you never feel as though you have actually achieved anything.
There is always the vague feeling that if you just had a bit more time, or an extra set of hands or some inspired thinking you would be a better teacher.
How To Be A Great Teacher
Becoming a great teacher doesn’t happen overnight. It is the combination of experience, passion and self-reflection that makes a successful teacher.