Igniting the Spark in Others Without Extinguishing Your Own

Outline

This presentation will be divided into two parts. The first half of the presentation will focus on strategies to support teacher burnout. The second half will focus on sustainable habits leaders can implement to ensure that they don’t burnout themselves.

Part 1: Strategies to Support Teacher Burnout (30 minutes)
Process: Peer-to-peer interaction, individual reflection, whole group analysis

Part 2: Sustainable Habits for Leader (30 minutes)
Process: Peer-to-peer interaction, experiential activities, individual reflection

Supporting research

Our own book, of course ;). What Can I Take Off Your Plae? A Structural and Sustainable Approach to Countering Teacher Burnout
Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery.
Flook, L., Goldberg, S. B., Pinger, L., Bonus, K., & Davidson, R. J. (2013). Mindfulness for teachers: A pilot study to assess effects on stress, burnout, and teaching efficacy. Mind, Brain, & Education, 7, 182-195.
Jennings, P. A. & Greenberg, M. T. (2009). The prosocial classroom: teacher social and emotional competence in relation to student and classroom outcomes. Review of Educational Research, 79, 491-525.
Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Jha, A., Cullen, M., Wallace, L., Wilensky, R., Oberle, E., Thomson, K., Taylor, C., & Harrison, J. (2013). Mindfulness training and reductions in teacher stress and burnout: Results from two randomized, waitlist-control field trials. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 787-804.