Training Program Overview

Educators Stress Institute’s program is based on Sparks (1983) recommended holistic approach to dealing with teacher stress. In so doing, our workshops are designed to bring educators together, thereby reducing isolation as they share and brainstorm strategies and techniques. Activities are designed to encourage self-awareness as educators restore perspective and balance, and identify the next step using a problem-focused approach. Each participant receives a stress management book and worksheets which are included in the book.  Staff Development practitioners are able to conduct workshops using our powerful books.

Increasing Self-Awareness while Restoring Perspective and Balance

1. Educators Circle (Step 1)

2. Examining Motivational Source (Step 2)

3. Cross Referencing (Step 3)
 

4. Stress and the Four Seasons

Examining the Basis of Evaluative Belief System

Understanding Stress
1.  Source of stress: School Event – Life Events

2.  The Abilene Paradox

3.  The Silo Phenomenon
4.  Recognizing physical, psychological, and transactional manifestation of stress

5.  Role stress and its impact on educators’ stress level.

6.  Our belief system and its contribution to stress.

7.  The impact of predictability & controllability

8.  The impact of demands and consequences

9.  Leading and accepting change in a stress-free manner.

Coping with Stress

Facilitator guides educators in a thorough understanding of the necessary steps for coping:

1.  Developing self-efficacy

2.  Appraising effectively: Primary or Secondary

3.  Choosing the correct coping approach: Emotion or Problem-focused strategies

Culminating Group Activities

Theory into Action

Through these activities, educators will apply various principles which were previously discussed

1.    Recognizing the difference between fundamental and incremental changes.

2.    Identifying change agents (innovators, adaptors & emotional leaders): Change Agents Worksheets

3.    Examining pedagogical beliefs regarding purported changes.

4.    Improving relationships: Additional service request activities.

5.    Individual/Environment appraisal.

6.    Stress-free data utilization activities

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