6 Immediate Strategies For Improving Teacher Morale
Rediscovering the human elements of teaching and learning is among the most powerful strategies for improving teacher morale.
Rediscovering the human elements of teaching and learning is among the most powerful strategies for improving teacher morale.
The following metacognitive prompts can help teachers reflect on the full picture of being an educator, including their well-being.
Working hard also means being smart. Prioritizing, collaborating, and working with a ‘do less’ partner can all help you reduce your workload as a teacher.
Gerstein’s Self-Assessment includes questions to evaluate your teaching, like “Do you help learners develop steps to achieve their dreams?”
Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.
The ‘giving’ of yourself implies that you give your whole self to the act of teaching–that you merge your ‘self’ and your pedagogy.
I found myself more frustrated in the classroom, less tolerant, less friendly, and worst of all, sarcastic. I needed to recharge my teaching.
The need to be rational collides with the enormous complexity and scale of the circumstances teachers face.
What happens when teachers step out of their comfort zones? Well, that depends on the nature of the change.
While the goal of a school isn’t ‘to make teachers happy,’ a school full of ‘happy’ teachers can change the world.
Teachers must be provided with the appropriate environment, time, finances, and resources to teach students in this ever-changing society.
If we’re asking teachers to help young people be the best they can be, shouldn’t we clear as many obstacles as possible?