Krystal Robinson Early Learning Specialist Jessica Yoder Project
Krystal Robinson Early Learning Specialist Jessica Yoder Project Aware Specialist @jesskyoder @Educate. IN
Learning Objectives • Gain insight on multi-dimensional wellness • Understand the value in school employee wellness and self-care • Learn from Indiana school corporations’ efforts to improve school employee wellness • Consider the impact and necessity of leadership support for school employee wellness @Educate. IN
- - This data represents the status of Indiana’s beginning teachers in 2011 followed over a five-year period. “Retained” refers to teachers still in the same LEA after the five-year period. “Moved” refers to teachers who moved to a new LEA within the five-year period. “Left” refers to teachers no longer in an Indiana district at the end of the fiveyear period. “Came back” refers to teachers who left the profession during the five-year period, but returned to an Indiana LEA @Educate. IN
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Making the Case for Wellness “I couldn’t sleep last night…” “We become emotional eaters, we become couch potatoes to zone out, we become so shortfused that our families suffer. ” “My mental and physical health was in jeopardy every single day. Knowing that your kids need and deserve more than they’re getting. . . it breaks you. ”
What does it mean for an educator to be well? From The Power of a Teacher, Dr. Adam Saenz Occupational Emotional Financial ● ● Healthy, supportive relationships in the workplace Sets appropriate boundaries between work and life ● Ability to experience and express emotions Forgiveness of self and others ● ● Spiritual Lives within ● their means (wants/needs) Seeks counsel when necessary Reviews progress towards goals Effectively considering and incorporating one’s beliefs and values into decision-making Physical ● ● Not just the absence of illness Healthy nutrition, physical activity and sleep regimen
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Teacher Self-Care “There is no better Tier 1 intervention than a healthy teacher. ” - Dr. Adam Saenz, author of “The Power of a Teacher: Restoring Hope and Well-Being to Change Lives” @Educate. IN
Self Care - What is it REALLY? “True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from. ” @Educate. IN
Who Are Your Champions? @Educate. IN
Tippecanoe School Corporation Case Study
Tippecanoe School Corporation Case Study • INtegrate Video https: //www. dropbox. com/s/lpcvtikmp 7 ippow/Mindfulness%20%20 Integrate%202019%20 FINAL%201. mp 4? dl=0
Avon Community School Corporation: Taking Care of You, PD Cohort Link to learn more: https: //youtu. be/I 1 PA_sjp. GBc
Science of Happiness Course - - The seven, self-paced modules that make-up the course have been specifically designed to provide information about educator wellness, encourage self-reflection, and offer self-care strategies that you can implement into your daily life. Participants Will Earn 45 Professional Growth Points Upon Completion of the Course Link to online course coming in October 2019! Sign up for Dr. Mc. Cormick’s Weekly Note here.
Resources ● ● ● ● Leading with Emotional Intelligence: ”Fighting Teacher Burnout” Local Health Departments ○ Heart Alive Program (Marion Co. Health Dept. ) ISMHI Regional Workshops ○ Link to Self-Regulation Techniques for Educators Training Local Hospital or Education Foundations Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL) ○ Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Survey Funding Ideas ○ Title IV, Part B Allocations ○ ISDH Worksite Wellness Grant ■ Application coming again July 2020 - 2019 application can be viewed here Healthy Meeting Guidelines and Strategies
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Connect with us! Krystal Robinson krobinson 2@doe. in. gov @Educate. IN Jessica Yoder @jesskyoder jyoder@doe. in. gov
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