According to research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 44% of new teachers leave the profession within their first five years on the job. 

The reasons range from lack of autonomy and low pay to behavioral problems within the classroom and constantly shifting standards for evaluating teacher and student success. There’s also the suffocating amount of paperwork and extra time teachers are expected to dedicate outside the classroom to serve on committees, coach student teachers, and the like.

Most educators are nurturers. The downside of being a nurturer, though, is that the nurturer will often sacrifice their own well-being for the benefit of others.

While incredibly noble, the dynamic isn’t always sustainable. In his work facilitating workshops in stress management and teacher well-being, Saenz often reminds educators that “one of the most loving things we can do for people depending on us is to offer them the best version of ourselves. And the way we do that is by loving ourselves well enough to practice disciplined self-care.

Adam advocates a holistic approach to self-care—in essence, asking yourself, “What does it look like to be a good steward of my occupation, my emotions, my finances, my body, and my soul?” 

This is a pratical self-care course that takes you through measuring your current state of well being  (via the Wellness Assessment and Wheel) and a strategic approach to being sustaining yourself in your crucial role.

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Course Overview and Introduction

Wellness Assessment  & Wheel

Module 1 - Introduction

What is Occupational Wellbeing?

Module 2 - Occupational Wellbeing

What is Emotional Wellbeing?

Module 3 - Emotional Wellbeing

What is Financial Wellbeing?

Module 4 - Financial Wellbeing

What is Spiritual Wellbeing?

Module 5 - Spiritual Wellbeing

What is Physical Wellbeing?

Module 6 - Physical Wellbeing

The Wellness Assessment

Section 7 - Your Wellness Assessment

Recommended Strategies for Occupational Wellbeing

Module 8 - Occupational Wellbeing Strategies

Recommended Strategies for Emotional Wellbeing

Module 9 - Emotional Wellbeing Strategies

Recommended Strategies for Financial Wellbeing

Module 10 - Financial Wellbeing Strategies

Recommended Strategies for Spiritual Wellbeing

Module 11 - Spiritual Wellbeing Strategies

Recommended Strategies for Physical Wellbeing

Course Conclusion

Module 12 - Physical Wellbeing Strategies

Course Rating (for impact) and Feedback Form

Course Feedback and Comments

The Sustainable Educator

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Adam Saenz

The Sustainable Educator

Course Overview

Meet the course producers