Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being (Actionable steps for self-care, health, and wellness for teachers and educators)

by Timothy D. Kanold, Tina H. Boogren

Overview

Educator and teacher wellness is a personal journey. And like all journeys, there are starts, stops, and bumps in the road. The question becomes, how do we bring our best selves to our students and colleagues each day? Designed as a reflective journal and guidebook, Educator Wellness by Timothy D. Kanold and Tina H. Boogren will take you on a deep exploration where you will uncover profound answers that ring true for you.

Rely on this book of ideas for self-care for educators and develop ongoing habits for wellness:

• Use this resource on your own or as a book study to guide staff through a reflective, goal-setting process.
• Observe the importance of self-care for teachers and other educators and how a commitment to daily self-care and well-being leads to a more fulfilling, successful life in and outside of the school setting.
• Review the four dimensions of educator self-care and wellness—(1) physical, (2) mental, (3) emotional, and (4) social—and 12 corresponding routines.
• Explore self-care activities for teachers and educators to sustain well-being in the face of workplace overload and potential burnout.
• Use the My Wellness Action journaling spaces designed to encourage thoughtful reflection to wellness and self-care plans for teachers and educators.
• Learn how to monitor your self-care progress and design an actionable wellness plan for next steps.
• View videos that highlight the authors' personal experiences with the four dimensions of educator or teacher well-being.
• Access the Educator Wellness—Rating, Reflecting, Planning, and Goal-Setting protocol.

Contents:
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Physical Wellness Dimension
Chapter 2: The Mental Wellness Dimension
Chapter 3: The Emotional Wellness Dimension
Chapter 4: The Social Wellness Dimension

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954631090
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	09/24/2021
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	235,170
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Physical Wellness Dimension 4

Chapter 2 The Mental Wellness Dimension 4

Chapter 3 The Emotional Wellness Dimension 5

Chapter 4 The Social Wellness Dimension 5

Chapter 1 The Physical Wellness Dimension 8

Food Routines 11

Movement Routines 13

Sleep Routines 15

Physical Wellness: Our Stories 17

Summarizing Thoughts 19

Physical Wellness: Your Story 20

Chapter 2 The Mental Wellness Dimension 24

Decision Routines 27

Balance Routines 30

Efficacy Routines 33

Mental Wellness: Our Stories 36

Summarizing Thoughts 39

Mental Wellness: Your Story 40

Chapter 3 The Emotional Wellness Dimension 44

Awareness Routines 47

Understanding Routines 51

Mindfulness Routines 54

Emotional Wellness: Our Stories 56

Summarizing Thoughts 58

Emotional Wellness: Your Story 58

Chapter 4 The Social Wellness Dimension 62

Relationship Routines 64

Trust Routines 68

Purpose Routines 71

Social Wellness: Our Stories 73

Summarizing Thoughts 76

Social Wellness: Your Story 76

Appendix A Wellness Solutions for Educators Framework 81

Appendix B Wellness Solutions for Educators Rating, Reflecting, Goal Setting, Planning, and Progress Monitoring Protocol 83

Appendix C Wellness Solutions for Educators Self-Evaluation Rubric 93

Notes 95

Index 101

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Kanold and Boogren manage to gently weave the importance of educator wellness into the educational arena, peeling back the layers of humanness and the interconnectedness that bind both student and educator in heart and suffering. The capacity for educators to build a sense of agency is carefully crafted through exploration of four dimensions—physical, mental, emotional, and social wellness— and through self-care, self-compassion and reflection practices that are paramount for being at our best and finding balance in unprecedented times of challenge and stress."

 

—Michele M. Rivers Murphy, associate director, Heart Centered Learning

 

"This book will change your life. The interactive workbook format will set you on an active path to adopting new, healthy habits. This transformative power of understanding wellness at the granular level will propel you to success in living your best life at home and in the classroom. Dr. Kanold and Dr. Boogren will motivate you to carve out space in your daily routine to achieve your best self. Go ahead, superstar educator: open up this book and start living your best life now."

 

—Sarah Svendsen, kindergarten teacher, Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida