Leading Educator Wellness

When leaders don't prioritize their wellness, supporting teachers and students becomes challenging. This resource emphasizes wellness as a core part of a leader's identity, addressing low morale and exploring personal connections. It outlines six critical actions for self-care, goal setting, and professional learning, enabling leaders to create systems that prevent burnout and build resilient school communities.



Readers will:


• Critically examine personal and communal health practices to identify wellness needs

• Develop a common educator wellness vision to guide improvements to health practices

• Identify clear, feasible goals and actionable steps to achieve desired outcomes

• Strengthen commitment to wellness goals through professional learning teams

• Sustain educator wellness through active assessment and improvement of health practices


Contents:


Introduction


Part I


Chapter 1: Engaging in Purposeful Self-Care


Chapter 2: Implementing a Common Vision for Educator Wellness


Chapter 3: Performing a Needs Assessment


Part II


Chapter 4: Goal Setting and Action Planning


Chapter 5: Designing and Facilitating Effective Professional Learning


Chapter 6: Monitoring Progress and Sustaining Educator Wellness


Epilogue


Appendix A: Engaging Stakeholders in the Needs Assessment


References and Resources


Index