When leaders don't prioritize their wellness, supporting teachers and students becomes challenging. This resource emphasizes wellness as a core part of a leader's identity, addressing low morale and exploring personal connections. It outlines six critical actions for self-care, goal setting, and professional learning, enabling leaders to create systems that prevent burnout and build resilient school communities.
Readers will: - Critically examine personal and communal health practices to identify wellness needs - Develop a common educator wellness vision to guide improvements to health practices - Identify clear, feasible goals and actionable steps to achieve desired outcomes - Strengthen commitment to wellness goals through professional learning teams - Sustain educator wellness through active assessment and improvement of health practices
Contents:
Introduction
Part I
Chapter 1: Engaging in Purposeful Self-Care
Chapter 2: Implementing a Common Vision for Educator Wellness
Chapter 3: Performing a Needs Assessment
Part II
Chapter 4: Goal Setting and Action Planning
Chapter 5: Designing and Facilitating Effective Professional Learning
Chapter 6: Monitoring Progress and Sustaining Educator Wellness
Epilogue
Appendix A: Engaging Stakeholders in the Needs Assessment
References and Resources
Index