Teacher Stress

The importance of teachers
Why do teachers matter .... to education?

All education stakeholders should demonstrate the value of teachers and take steps to ensure that the wider society develops a more positive and supportive attitude towards teacher.
Teachers are central actors in education, facilitators of learning, bringers of knowledge, brokers of relationships. Despite the critical contribution of teachers to education, there is a tendency to bypass teachers in decision-making and to neglect their needs. Teachers' performance in contributing to learning is strongly influenced by teacher motivation. Teachers want to be enable to perform well, which influences their motivation. Teacher motivation is a critically ignored factor in education management.

What is the relationship between teacher motivation and performance?
What is the current level of teacher motivation in your school?
What are the critical factors influencing teacher motivation?

School leadership is crucial in establishing support systems that secure professional commitment from teachers.

Bring the What Makes Teachers Tick? Workshop to your school

The workshop can be tailored to suit your particular requirements. Some schools focus on well-being strategies, while other schools focus on school culture. All schools include basic modules of self-care and relationship building.
Two hours of teacher reflection, collegial discussion, personal mindfulness and team bonding.
This workshop uses games and high-level interactive activities to engage teachers in effective ways to change their vulnerability to stress.
Workshop fee - $1500 includes comprehensive teacher engagement and well-being resources.
To enquire about available dates contact Michael Auden at [email protected]

This workshop is perfect for an after school professional development session. Two hours of interaction, discussion, exploration and reflection that will impact on:

Teacher morale
School culture
Mindfulness
Self-care strategies
Ways to improve relationships
Happiness at work

What Makes Teachers Tick? Workshop tour

The program is suited to School Wellness Coordinators and outlines an approach for conducting stress awareness and wellbeing sessions with teachers back in their schools.
10am start 12 noon finish
$195 per participant

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"Nowhere else (but in schools) are large groups of individuals packed so closely together for so many hours, yet expected to perform at peak efficiency on difficult learning tasks and to interact harmoniously"

Job satisfaction at school – making teachers happier
An important step in developing a high quality schooling system is recognising the importance of teacher job satisfaction.

Why Teach?

Motivational factors help people make the decision to enter the field. Some people believe that by providing their service they will be contributing to humanity. Their position as a teacher is a challenge, and helping young people learn and succeed brings them joy. People who feel challenged by their work are more apt to persist in and have a greater satisfaction with their employment. They believe they can make a difference, and that keeps them motivated to stay in the profession.

“I have known since I was five that I wanted to be a teacher. I always said, “I’m going to be a teacher; I’m going to be a teacher.” I thought about nursing or some other ‘helping people’ professions, but I always knew that my strengths lie in helping people and I’ve always loved kids. So, it was just a very logical option. “

School Leadership

As the school climate can be a predictor of stress levels and teacher job satisfaction the principal has a key role in establishing environments that enhance teacher job satisfaction and work commitment. Of course, aspects other than the principal’s relational and affective domains may have effects on job satisfaction, such as workload, student behaviour, and employment conditions.
What can school leaders do to help ensure that teachers are working at their best? Five suggestions are offered for principals to use with teachers. They are:

positive feedback,
high standards,
opportunities for professional growth,
support systems, and
increased parental and community involvement.

Early teacher motivation research shows common interests in initial teachers’ motivation for career choice. Researchers listed four frequently nominated reasons:

a desire to work with children or adolescents,
a desire to impart knowledge,
the opportunity to continue one’s own education and
service to society.

What Makes Teachers Tick? Workshop

Presenter:
Michael Auden is an experienced teacher and workshop presenter. Over recent years over 13,000 Australian people have attended his development workshops throughout Australia. His training style is engaging, relevant, fun, interactive and motivating.
Key learning outcomes:
Critique personal resilience levels.
Anticipate struggle points and influence positive outcomes.
Scan activities to build resilience levels.
Identify and label common stressors.
Develop strategies to build resilience
Stay motivated and think with the end in mind.
Manage how you react to events.

Session One
Teacher Motivation & Engagement
Teacher Stress. Its causes, symptoms and some remedies
Session Two
Resilient Teachers & Emotional Literacy
Teachers with high resilience are more likely to encourage their students to have good mental health, feel safe in the classroom, and promote resilience in their pupils.
Session Three
School Culture
School leaders can implement strategies to keep teachers invested in the school and in their classroom.
Session Four
Teacher Wellbeing & Coping Strategies
Putting professional and lifestyle choices into action.

Buy the Workshop Program on CD

What Makes Teachers Tick? CD
Cost $99 includes GST and postage.
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The importance of teachers​Why do teachers matter .... to education?