Teaching well - how healthy, empowered teachers lead to thriving, successful classrooms

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Teaching Well explores how healthy, empowered teachers can create thriving, successful classrooms. The text connects teacher wellness to prevention of job stress and burnout, emphasizing manageable workloads, work-life balance, and sustainable routines. It addresses collaboration and mentorship, student-centered instructional practices, and wellness-informed assessment approaches. Additional guidance covers prep and after-school time, shifting expectations for teachers and families, and strategies for rebuilding assignments while maintaining authenticity in learning.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResumes

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Is This Book for You?

Why Assessment?

What Is Wellness?

Who Is Your Role Model?

1. The Need for Change

2. Why Wellness?

3. The Benefits of Collaboration

4. Thriving Classrooms

5. Preps and After-School Time

6. Shifting Expectations

Conclusion

To Enrique © 2019 Pembroke Publishers 538 Hood Road Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 3K9 [www.pembrokepublishers.com](www.pembrokepublishers.com)[ ](www.pembrokepublishers.com)[Distributed in the U.S. by](Distributed in the U.S. by) Stenhouse Publishers [www.stenhouse.com](www.stenhouse.com) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, scanning, recording, or any information, storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Excerpts from this publication may be reproduced under licence from Access Copyright, or with the express written permission of Pembroke Publishers Limited, or as permitted by law. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for permission to reproduce borrowed material. The publishers apologize for any such omissions and will be pleased to rectify them in subsequent reprints ofthe book. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Bush, Lisa (Lisa Christina), author Teaching well : how healthy, empowered teachers lead to thriving, successful classrooms / Lisa Bush. Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55138-337-8 (softcover).--ISBN 978-1-55138-937-0 (PDF) 1. Teachers--Job stress--Prevention. 2. Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention. 3. Teachers--Workload. 4. Work-life balance. I. Title. LB2840 .2.B88 2019 371. 1001’9 C2018-905898-6 C2018-905899-4 Editor: Alisa Yampolsky Cover Design: John Zehethofer Typesetting: Jay Tee Graphics Ltd. Printed and bound in Canada 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Introduction 5 Is This Book for You? 7 Why Assessment? 7 What Is Wellness? 9 Who Is Your Role Model? 11 1. The Need for Change 13 Listen to Reason 13 From Surviving to Thriving 14 Embrace Change 16 Changes in Your School Environment 18 Widen the Lens 19 Start the Conversation 19 Be the Role Model in Your School 21 2. Why Wellness? 23 We Need to Practice What We Teach 23 Taking Risks 24 Fulfilling Your Dreams 25 Finding Your Passion 26 Wellness Begets Wellness 26 A Teacher’s Emotions Are Contagious 27 A Teacher’s Priorities Are Contagious 27 Educated Teachers and Students 28 Multitasking Does Not Exist 28 Sleep Is Essential to Learning (And Teaching!) 28 Exercise Is Important 29 Stress Affects You in Many Ways 30 Wellness Is a Collective Responsibility 32 We Need Creative Teachers, Students, and Schools 34 For the Fun ofIt 34 “Adventurous Spirits” in the Classroom 35 Creators of Magic 36 3. The Benefits of Collaboration 39 Working Together 39 Reduce the Number of Classes to Plan For 40 Meet the Needs of Your Students 41 Find a Partner/Mentor 42 Create Interdisciplinary Projects 43 Create Projects that Transfer 44 Organize Your Long-Range Plans 46 4. Thriving Classrooms 49 Change the Way You Look at Learning 49 Effortful Retrieval 50 Feedback vs. Grades 51 “No-Stakes” Quizzes and Assessments 52 Modelling the Growth Process and Authenticity 56 One Shot at Success? 56 Students’ Learning Is Expanded 57 Repeated Retrieval and Meaningful Content 57 How to Learn vs. the Need to Learn 62 Authentic Learning Takes Time 63 Guidelines for Minimizing and Rebuilding Assignments 65 Far-Reaching Benefits 69 Fear of Change 70 Letting Go of Control 71 Allow Students to Become the “Experts” 72 Student-Centred Classrooms 72 5. Preps and After-School Time 83 Optimizing Your Prep Time 83 Create To-Do Lists 84 Group Tasks 84 Use Preps to Decompress 85 Treat Paperwork like Paperwork 86 Be Intentional 88 Set up a Marking Routine 89 Extracurricular Activities 89 6. Shifting Expectations 93 Shift Our Expectations of Teachers 93 The Little People in Your Life 94 Friends and Family Members 95 Be the Voice for Your Wellness 95 Share the Workload 96 Focus on Priorities 97 Don’t T

FAQs

What does the book say about teacher wellness and classroom success?

It links teacher wellness to healthier, more empowered teaching and argues that this directly supports thriving, successful classrooms.

How does the book address job stress and burnout for teachers?

It presents wellness practices aimed at prevention of teachers’ job stress and burnout, along with guidance for balancing workload and responsibilities.

What practical strategies are offered for planning and after-school time?

It recommends optimizing prep time, creating to-do lists and group tasks, using preps to decompress, and setting up a consistent marking routine.

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