Social and emotional learning and teachers
Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A. (2017).
Future of Children 27(1), 137-155 .
Research review. Examination of the critical role of teachers’ SEL and promising practices to provide them with targeted support.
smartEducation: Developing stress management and resiliency techniques
Ragoonaden, Karen (2017).
LEARNing Landscapes,10(2), 241-255.
Empirical study. Examines ways in which smartEducation (Stress Management and Resiliency Techniques), a mindfulness-based program to support the development of self-care practices, can benefit the wellness of preservice teachers.
Social-emotional learning matters... for students AND teachers
By Nankin, Ilana and Fenchel, Michael (February 5, 2019).Website. EdSurge (edsurge.com).
Web article. Reviews basic facts, issues, and approaches related to teachers’ self-care, emphasizing the mutuality between teachers’ and students’ stress and wellness.
Prioritizing teacher self-care
Edutopia Staff (February 5, 2018).
Website. Edutopia (edutopia.org).
Video. Shows an example of an elementary school that provides SEL support to teachers, giving them opportunities to attend to their personal wellbeing during the school day.
Student teachers’ proactive strategies for avoiding study-related burnout during teacher education
Väisänen, S., Pietarinen, J., Pyhältö, K., Toom, A., & Soini, T. (2018).
European Journal of Teacher Education, 41(3), 301–317.
Empirical study. Examines the benefits of active social coping mechanisms for strengthening the personal wellness of preservice teachers.
Educators' professional and personal growth: A case study of European teachers' in-service training courses
Salomäki, U., Ruokonen, I., & Ruismäki, H. (2012). Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 14(1)
Empirical study. Examines findings that focused instruction of emotional skills, including through the arts, benefits the personal wellness of teachers, both in their professional and in their personal lives.
