As part of our approach to supporting new teachers, TPI has
been providing three New Teacher Workshops spread throughout the academic
year. One recurring theme of these
workshops has been stress management. Dr.
Steve Hoover, from the Department of Counseling and Community Psychology at St. Cloud State University has
helped to develop and lead these sessions.
Dr. Hoover shared with me the following study from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison regarding teachers and practicing mindfulness
for reducing stress: http://www.news.wisc.edu/22069
The study found that teachers who were trained and practiced
mindfulness showed decreased stress levels, improvements in classroom
organization, and increased their self-compassion in comparison to the control
group.
As we think about preparing our future teachers whose
positions require them to care for others, we should also provide strategies that
allow them to care for themselves.
How do you manage the stress that comes with being a
teacher?
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