Stay inspired and motivated with this ultimate teacher self-care
action plan designed to help educators avoid workplace stress and
burnout.
Any educator will tell you it's no surprise that 50% of teachers leave
education within their first five years. Being a teacher is deeply
rewarding and inspiring, but keeping that big picture in mind is hard
after long days, difficult students, and limited resources. On top of it
all, teachers have the added burden of managing an entirely new digital
learning environment. But burning out doesn't have to be your only
option. Don't Just Survive, Thrive offers hardworking teachers a
sustainable blueprint for becoming unshakeable at school with the power
of self-care.
Through mindfulness, connection, and creative art, you can work toward
building a trauma-informed, self-aware strategy that fosters resilience
and results in more engaged and effective teaching. Just five minutes a
day or more of implementing the practical ideas in this book can result
in powerful change. These strategies include:
- Ten ways to practice mindfulness during recess duty
- Guided journaling to celebrate what's working in your classroom
- Daily routines to keep you in the present moment
- Quick practices for self-regulation during a conflict situation
- Sentence stems to encourage internal dialogue and positive self-talk
Whether you're a special education teacher, paraprofessional, speech
pathologist, counselor, or any type of educator, this book offers a
guide to becoming not only a social-emotional role model for students
but a better, healthier teacher.
