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Description
Teachers have always needed to know and practice protective strategies in their social emotional first aid kits to manage the daily stressors of working on the front lines of a human-service oriented profession. That need has never been greater given the massive increase in uncertainty and unpredictability in the teaching profession and in one's personal life due to COVID.
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In short, teaching is emotional labor-- the effort required to manage and metabolize strong emotions like anger, shame, guilt, anxiety, and overwhelm, as well as generate and stoke positive emotions like joy, hope, and compassion.
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Stress significantly diminishes a teacher's capacity to regulate their negative emotions and cultivate positive emotions. Ironically, teachers who leave the profession often cite their inability to cope with their own emotional reactions to loss of control, unpredictability, and lack of purpose in their teaching as the primary reason for burnout.
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There are many, many strategies and practices rooted in cognitive and affective neuroscience and social and behavioral sciences that teachers can learn, practice, and integrate into their personal and professional lives as teachers to metabolize stress, manage negative energy, protect themselves from the burnout cycle, and find joy in teaching the whole year through!
Learning Objectives
In this session, teachers will:
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Explore the core elements of the teacher burnout cycle and learn how to protect one's self from the 2 paths to burning out,
Tips for Optimal User Experience
1) Bookmark this URL:
https://www.presentteacher.com/cannonfallsptrp
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This is the place you will return to get access to each module as they are posted.
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Simply click on the button/link above each week.
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2) Explore the training dates on the previous webpage for when the 8 modules are released.
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This training is systematically designed to be dosed in small (30 minute) weekly chunks for 8 consecutive sessions so that you can take time each week to integrate the practices you learn into your personal life and teaching.
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3) When you click the "Take Me To Modules" button on the previous page, you will be directed to a LOGIN screen below.
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4) Do not bookmark the PlayPosit URL once you are in the training platform. ​
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Only access the training modules through the Present Teacher website.
5) To "complete" each module, you must watch all videos and listen to the guided meditation from start to finish.
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You will know you have completed a full module when a green check appears.
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You do need to watch the brief "Welcome to PlayPosit: Explore Now" video. Your certificate of completion will not appear to be printed if any of the videos do not have the green check mark.
6) To obtain your 4 "clock hour" Certificate of Completion, you must have green checks by each of the videos and guided meditations in each module:
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Once you have completed each video in each module, a blue CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION button will appear. ​
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Once this appears, you can click and download it to submit (along with the syllabus) to your district for CEU approval.
The Certificate of Completion button will not be visible until **** 2022 after all 8 modules have been opened.​
6) If you experience any technical issues accessing the modules, please email:
jen.presentwellbeing@gmail.com
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