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Teaching, Well at Work, Well-being

Are schools more stressful places to work?

Listen to "Are schools more stressful places to work?" on Spreaker.Stress can be good – there’s a healthy level at which we all need to have some stress to respond in appropriate ways. But when the stress gets so big that it overwhelms our ability to cope, then there’s a problem

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Susan Rodger

Equity, Well at Work

Racism and K-12 Workplace Well-Being

Listen to "Racism and K-12 Workplace Well-Being ft Rohan Thompson" on Spreaker.How is racism a workplace wellness issue? Most workplace wellness programs are focused on the individual - helping people deal with stress, workload, and enhancing their communication skills. Often, the solution is to provide tools such as webinars, programs, and employee benefits. While these programs and tools are all great, they often ignore how organizations can actually be environments that increase stress and mental health issues among racialized peoples. The onus is often put on the individual to tend to their own-well-being while rarely acknowledging how racism can impact employee mental health and wellness.

by: EdCan Network, Rohan Thompson

Well at Work, Well-being

Downtime for principals?

Listen to "Downtime for principals?" on Spreaker.With higher workloads, long hours, and increasing demands, principals' work is intensifying, threatening recruitment, retention, and job performance.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Katina Pollock

Well at Work, Well-being

What does it mean to flourish in your work?

Listen to "What Does It Mean To Flourish in Schools? ft. Dr. Sabre Cherkowski" on Spreaker.What are the earliest signs of burnout? What are the daily practices of educators who have positive mental health and are able to handle stress well? How would you support a teacher’s happiness at school, and how important do you think happiness is to a teacher’s overall well-being? In this episode, Dr. Sabre Cherkowski discusses what it means to “flourish” at work, and answers some common questions about K-12 workplace well-being.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Sabre Cherkowski

Well at Work, Well-being

Why teacher self-care is not a thing

by: EdCan Network, Patrice Palmer

Well at Work, Well-beingWell at Work

Recess for Everyone

Listen to "Recess for Everyone ft. Dr. Shannon Kell" on Spreaker. As educators, we often think that work time and leisure time don’t really mix. We tend not to view spending time in the outdoors as “productive.” In reality, stress levels decrease when we go outside, and an effective break is necessary if you’re looking to conquer that to-do list of yours. So how can we change mindsets where both students and staff are motivated to go outside? There are small ways that we can incorporate the outdoors into our everyday work lives.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Shannon Kell

Well at Work, Well-being

COVID-19: The Demoralization of Educators

Listen to "COVID-19: The Demoralization of Educators ft. Mandy Froelich" on Spreaker.Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing a rise in a little understood phenomenon among K-12 educators called “demoralization.”

by: EdCan Network, Mandy Froehlich

Well at Work, Well-being

The Teacher Mom Struggle is Real

Listen to "The Teacher Mom Struggle is Real" on Spreaker.Being both a teacher and a parent means being a full-time caregiver – both at work and at home. With the piled up demands of the workplace and family life, how can teachers better care for themselves? More importantly, how can schools better recognize and support the emotional and care aspects of the teaching profession?

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Shirley Giroux

Promising Practices, Well at Work, Well-being

Who’s taking care of YOU?

Listen to "Who’s taking care of YOU?" on Spreaker.There’s an enormous amount of pressure that’s put on educators – both from the workplace and from their own inner critic. This comes at a cost as educators are really good at putting others first yet often don’t look after their own well-being. Could self-care, mindfulness, and self-compassion be the answer?

by: EdCan Network, Lisa Baylis

Research, Well at WorkWell at Work

The changing nature of principals’ work

Listen to "The changing nature of principals’ work ft. Fei Wang" on Spreaker. Effective school leaders are key to creating healthy schools. Yet, work intensification continues to threaten principal recruitment and retention – and ultimately staff and student performance. In this episode, Dr. Fei Wang shares key findings from recent studies conducted in Ontario and British Columbia on how the role of school leaders is changing and the consequences for principal and vice-principal well-being, both professionally and personally.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Fei Wang

Well at Work, Well-being

3 Steps to Districtwide Staff Well-Being

Listen to "3 Steps to Districtwide Staff Well-Being" on Spreaker. Featuring Kristen Brock, Rosetta Doolan, Amanda LaBoucane, Gail Markin, Byron Robbie, Theresa Verdiel, and Jackie Brown. When you’re constantly encountering negative situations in the workplace, your mental health can take a hit. How do we look after each other’s well-being as colleagues in the education system? Collectively, we can get to the root of what’s helping (or hindering) our well-being at work.

by: EdCan Network, DASH

Promising Practices, Well at WorkWell at Work

It takes a village: A Comprehensive School Health approach to well-being

Listen to "It takes a village: A Comprehensive School Health approach to well-being ft. Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew" on Spreaker. Historically, student well-being has been the primary focus within K-12 education. However, there’s growing evidence that an approach is required that supports the well-being of both students and staff. In this episode, Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew discusses one such approach – called Comprehensive School Health.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew

Teaching, Well at Work

Making a Drastic Change in my Teaching Career

Listen to "Making a Drastic Change in my Teaching Career ft. Laura De Simone" on Spreaker.For the first ten years of her career, Laura De Simone was one of the most motivated and inspired teachers who simply wanted to change kids’ lives. Somewhere along the way, though, she started to feel tired and reached a point of resentment from working long hours and neglecting other parts of her life beyond work. Ultimately, ongoing stress led to job dissatisfaction and burnout, which pushed her to make a drastic change in her life.

by: EdCan Network, Laura De Simone

Well at Work, Well-being

The Ups and Downs of Co-Teaching

Listen to "The Ups and Downs of Co-Teaching Ft. Christine Hanna and Laura De Simone" on Spreaker.What happens when the dynamics of working with a colleague in the classroom aren’t all what you expected it to be? In this episode, Christine Hanna and Laura De Simone talk about having to navigate each other’s different teaching styles and trying to find where they both fit in their co-teaching partnership — which in the beginning wasn’t always easy. The turning point? Having a conversation.

by: EdCan Network, Christine Hanna, Laura De Simone

Well at Work, Well-being

Are education systems designed to care for teachers?

Listen to "Are education systems designed to care for teachers? ft. Dr. Mark T. Greenberg" on Spreaker.While there are strategies that can help teachers become more resilient and better manage job stress – like yoga programs, nutrition lessons, and initiatives that encourage physical activity – these strategies often don’t target the root causes of stress. If teachers are experiencing very high rates of stress that’s impacting student learning and causing them to leave the profession, then we need to shift our focus to organizational approaches – changing whole school cultures, redesigning jobs to reduce workload, and engaging teachers in a participatory environment. Our education systems aren’t designed to care for teachers.

by: EdCan Network, Mark T. Greenberg

Leadership, Well at Work

Principal SEL: What’s it look like?

Listen to "Principal SEL: What's it look like? ft. Dr. Mark T. Greenberg" on Spreaker.One of the best predictors of teachers leaving their school and the profession altogether is the quality of their principal. A high quality principal has the ability to develop strong relationships with teachers, to be a good listener, and to set goals for the school to be a healthy, caring, and supportive environment. Unfortunately, most principals don’t have training in this area, while the focus of their training remains on test scores, accountability, and instructional leadership – rather than on how to be the social emotional leader of their school.

by: EdCan Network, Mark T. Greenberg

Well at Work, Well-being

Self-Reg Isn’t Just for Kids

Listen to "Self-Reg is Not Just For Kids ft. Marie Edwards" on Spreaker. Have you checked-in with yourself today? Self-regulation can’t be effectively taught to students unless the adults teaching them how to self-regulate can do it for themselves first. As an educator, it's important to check-in with how you're feeling as you transition into work mode and into your classroom each day. That means identifying any personal stressors you might be experiencing – and knowing how best to cope.

by: EdCan Network, Marie Edwards

Research, Teaching, Well at Work, Well-being

How are you REALLY feeling?

Listen to "How are you REALLY feeling?" on Spreaker.There’s a cone of silence around what you can admit to in the workplace – how you’re feeling, behaving, and how things are genuinely going for you. Sound familiar? There’s actually a term for this – “emotional labour.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Astrid Kendrick

Promising Practices, Well at WorkWell at Work

Positive Reframing: How to find the good in a stressful situation

Listen to "Positive Reframing: How to find the good in a stressful situation ft. Dr. Lisa Lucas" on Spreaker. When we experience a stressful situation, it can launch us into a spiral of negative thoughts and reactions, impacting our overall well-being. How then do we address this and focus on turning a problem into a solution? According to Dr. Lisa Lucas, the answer is simple, yet so powerful – reframing.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. Lisa Lucas