Try some or all of these practices to experience a greater sense of well-being and resilience.• Mindful Breathing for Adults• Brief Body Scan• Self-Compassion Break for Adults• Loving-Kindness for Adults•…

Effective team-building activities can greatly impact and increase faculty productivity, morale, job satisfaction, and retention rates. Team building is a process. When team members share common goals, know their roles…

The high-level demands placed on classroom teachers pose the potential to compromise personal coping resources and increase stress and risk for burnout. EI [Emotional Intelligence] has been shown to significantly…

High-poverty schools also often attract a certain type of intensity junkie who loves the intensity of that work — a person who, previously, has always been able to get through…

Take a look at these seven ways educators are fitting in fitness. Their solutions might work for you, too! 1. Make small changes 2. Be LESS efficient 3. Ditch the Desk 4. Walk, walk, walk 5. Join forces with a partner 6. Exercise with students 7. Use your school’s fitness resources

“If you're killing yourself 10 hours a day and nothing is right and [students are] not succeeding, there's just no fulfillment,” one teacher named Beth said. For her, the pressure came largely from the school administration mandating daily faculty meetings and increased teacher scrutiny to raise the state test scores. It was enough to lead to her suicidal ideation.

"When you talk about urban schools and particularly first-year teachers, retention rates are really low," says Ileana Gonzalez, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education and coordinator…

In addition to interfering with PBIS [positive behavior interventions and supports] implementation, teacher stress also contributes to teacher turnover. About half of teachers leave the field within their first 5…

You often hear stories about someone's second-cousin's best friend's third-cousin's ex-spouse who was a teacher. That person taught classes of 40 or more students, all of whom had disabilities and experienced childhood trauma. Thanks to this amazing teacher, the students excelled on their standardized assessments, exhibited exemplary behavior, and all went on to become physicians, engineers, and CEOs.

What are the steps to developing an employee wellness initiative? 1. Build support 2. Assemble a team 3. Gather information 4. Plan for success 5. Maximize your impact 6. Demonstrate…