Staff Wellness Presentation Slides
Use these slides for presentations to promote the benefits in staff wellness in schools.
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Well-Being Spaces for Teachers and Staff
A well-being space (or wellness space, zen den -whatever you choose to call it) provides an area to relax and recharge during the school day. These areas can foster environments that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. They can also be a great place to promote staff connection and collaboration. A warm, welcoming well-being space is one way to show hardworking school staff and teachers they’re valued and appreciated, which decreases staff stress, boosts morale, and increases job satisfaction. Healthy and fulfilled school staff can perform at their best, model emotional regulation for students, and have fewer sick days.
Wellness Calculator
WellSteps created a series of research-based return on investment (ROI) calculators to help estimate the effect of well-designed wellness programs on health care costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism. Each of the three ROI calculators will examine a different employee expense. A well-designed wellness program is one that changes the health behaviors of employees, spouses, and dependents, thus lowering health risks, reducing chronic disease, and helping worksites create a culture of health. The design of the WellSteps wellness solution was based on this body of evidence
What is Going Well?
It takes a lot of discipline to remember and to notice what is going well in your life, what is beautiful, and to notice where there is love, where there is grace. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is Founder and Director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute.
How to Promote Collective Staff Well-being
By understanding the warning signs of burnout, promoting collaboration and collective efficacy, and upholding a work culture that destigmatizes teacher health challenges, districts can promote a positive school climate and increase staff retention. This article describes how to identify teacher burnout and promote collective school staff well-being to increase professional retention and student achievement.
Courageous Conversations
This video is based on the “compass” from Glenn Singleton’s book: Courageous Conversations About Race. It was created to help us understand how we each process and engage with information about race. Using this compass is also a way to understand the reactions of others during difficult conversations. Knowing which quadrant you are in can help you have more productive conversations.
Embodies Anti-Racist Education
Embodies Anti-Racist Education site provides various opportunities to engage in anti-racist education.
Conscious Discipline Brain State Model
A multidisciplinary approach based on three distinct brain-body states in adults and children that drive behavior.
Calm Down Corner
One way to help children learn how to self-regulate is by providing them with calm down corners. A calm down corner is a designated space in a home or classroom with the sole intent of being a safe space for a child to go to when they feel their emotions are running too high and they need to regain their emotional and physical control. Gain some tips for creating a calm down corner in this short article.
42 MTSS Intervention Strategies for Your Student Support Team
Every student comes into the classroom with their own experiences and needs. As educators, we can support students by choosing intervention strategies designed to help them succeed. A strong Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) depends on individualized, research-based intervention strategies. Intervention plans must be relationship-informed as well as data-informed, building on what we know about our students and determining how best to support them. Check out these ideas for your student support team.
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