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Boost teacher retention and help banish classroom burnout with this expert guide!
This handy wellness guide helps busy teachers optimize their classroom effectiveness and breeze through stressful times. Custom crafted by an educator and a nurse who understand the stresses teachers face, this updated second edition offers a five-step program to help weary educators:
Master the science of stress management
Restructure professional and personal priorities
Use technology for effective time management
Understand and eliminate procrastination and perfectionism
Use nutrition to support a healthy lifestyle
Easily fit health-promoting exercises and yoga routines into their hectic schedules
New research includes expert tools, tips, and examples for managing high-stakes CCSS, 21st Century Learning initiatives, and new technology requirements. Use this all-in-one guide to help teachers maintain high energy, boost morale, and increase productivity!
"Dr. Queen is a visionary in the field of education and his work is a living example of his commitment to children and educators. For this educator, there is no more valuable tool to improve student outcomes than to give those who are in control of it—the educators in the building every day—the tools that they need in order to perform at a higher level and live longer, more productive lives."
—Chris Lineberry, Principal
Stanfield Elementary School, Arizona
Contents
Additions to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
STEP ONE: Identifying Schools as a Culture of Stress
School Culture and Stress
Teacher Stress and the Immune System
Teaching and Personalizing Stress
Managing School Stress
21 Planning Techniques to Prevent Classroom Stress
STEP TWO: Restructuring Personal and Teaching Priorities for a Healthy Lifestyle
Why Manage Priorities?
A Mirror Image of Self
Managing Personal and Teaching Priorities
Something to Think About
Avoiding Lifelong Regrets
STEP THREE: Mastering the Science of Stress Management for Better Health
Managing Your Stress
Reducing Stress Levels
Professional Coping Strategies
The Benefits of Physical Exercise
Developing a Stress Management Plan
STEP FOUR: Arresting Time Bandits at Home and at School
The Three Major Time Bandits
Personal and Professional Time-Management Strategies
Some Additional Classroom Time Savers
STEP FIVE: Using Nutrition to Support a Healthy Lifestyle
Nutrition Affects Teachers' Health
Making Good Choices
Health Screening Measures to Know
References and Suggested Readings
Index
