The Best Medicine – Teachers Need to Feel Good about Themselves
Article by Helen Street from Western Teacher. This month I am writing with a feeling of energy and inspiration having just completed three amazing Positive Schools conferences around Australia. Several...
View ArticleSelf-compassion, self-awareness and self-regulation
Listen to Patricia Jennings talk about the importance of self-compassion, self-awareness and self-regulation play in the lives of teachers: http://bit.ly/1d5pL8J
View ArticleMindfulness for Teachers: Effects on Stress, Burnout, and Teaching Efficacy (US)
An interesting research article on mindfulness-based stress reduction for teachers. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855679/ ABSTRACT— Despite the crucial role of teachers in fostering children’s...
View ArticleWhat’s a teacher worth?
Have you seen the car sticker: If you can read this thank a teacher ? There is so much to thank teachers for – and not only for our children’s ability in literacy and numeracy. If we started listing...
View ArticleThe Responsive Classroom Approach
– training is not enough to make the difference. Teachers need a psychologically safe environment and principal support to take the risk of using new methods. http://bit.ly/1e5QCVz Results From a...
View ArticleIt’s not just lonely at the top, it’s dangerous
“The demands of principals’ jobs are seriously out of balance with the diminishing support resources available to them.” This article on the psychological health of principals comes from the December...
View ArticleSick of School
We know teacher wellbeing matters – but how much? Just listen to this … bbc.co.uk/programmes/b055g8zh
View ArticleGetting enough sleep?
The physical dangers to yourself and others if you don’t: bbc.in/1SJiNs0
View ArticleOwning professional development for wellbeing
Thoughtful article from Kathryn Taylor, WBA member, published by ACEL: bit.ly/1kuVLeE
View ArticleTeacher Resilience
An excellent article by Angela Vance and colleagues on the importance of teacher resilience: Teaching teacher resilience
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