Tending the Teacher

Overview

• Welcome and introduction
• The science of self-care
• Pillars of self-care
• Interactive: Menu of options
• Creating and sharing solutions
• Wrapping up

Welcome

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Science + Self-Care

Tip #1:
Incorporate diffuse thinking

Tip #2:
Find your rhythm

Course Design

Tip #1:
Use audio or video functions for interactions (instead of typing)

www.vocaroo.com
(If your LMS doesn't have native option)

Tip #2:
Quality over quantity
in your student interactions

Consider random,
in-depth feedback

Tip #3:
Let them play together

Create, share and evaluate assessment questions (and have fun)

Tip #4:
Plan ahead for the future

Ways to plan ahead

• Save "canned" responses
• Make videos timeless
• Have students create materials
• Calendar notes to yourself
• Pace assignments

Tip #5:
Maximize peer-to-peer engagement

Peer Review Methods

• Peer review assignments in LMS
• One person forums
• Final project responses
• Buddy system support
• Spirit of partnership

Day-to-day

Tip #1:
Work in short bursts

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• Pomodoro technique
• Brain.fm or Focus@Will
• Schedule reminders to get up

Tip #2:
Analyze work environment

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• Comfortable chair/seat?
• Something living?
• Reminders or inspiration?

Tip #3:
Productivity software or list

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• ToDoIst, Facile Things, etc.
• EverNote
• Freedcamp
• Completed list
• Momentum

Tip #4:
Self-reflection or mindfulness

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• Buddhify or Headspace app
• Gratitude journal
• Yoga and/or meditation
• MBSR

Food and fuel

Tip #1:
Start your day with breakfast

Begin your day with substance

• Oatmeal with nuts and fruit
• Eggs and greens
• Lunch or dinner for breakfast
• Yogurt, berries and oats
• Boiled eggs and fruits
• Nut and seed bars

Tip #2:
Nibble wisely and mindfully

Snack with sense

• Take a snack break
• Yogurt with berries
• Veggie sticks
• Instant miso soup
• Dark chocolate
• Pickles and fermented foods
• Nuts (esp. walnuts)

Tip #3:
Awake!!! (Without caffeine)

Awake in more ways

• Movement, circadian rhythms, and breaks
• Dandyblend
• Chocolate
• Bacopa monnerii (An herb)
• Ginkgo biloba (Another herb)
• Sleep well (Nighty nite?)

Tip #4:
Increase cognition

Bright brains

• Walnuts
• Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
• Bitters blends
• Go spicy
• Tickle your senses with sour

Tip #5:
Keep calm... and teach

Breathe deeply

• More sustainable energy
• Oats as food and self-care
• Ashwaganda (Withania somniferum)
• Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
• Easy Now by Traditional Medicinals

Where could you use support?

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Name a solution
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