The frazzled teacher's wellness plan : a five step program for reclaiming time, managing stress, and creating a healthy lifestyle
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The frazzled teacher's wellness plan : a five step program for reclaiming time, managing stress, and creating a healthy lifestyle
Corwin Press, c2004
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This wellness plan for today's busy teachers has been custom crafted by an educator and a nurse who knows the daily, weekly, and yearly stresses of the academic calendar.
This generously illustrated volume offers a five-step programme to a healthy lifestyle covering (1) identifying schools as a culture of stress; (2) restructuring personal and teaching priorities for a healthy lifestyle; (3) mastering the science of stress management for better health; (4) arresting time bandits at home and at school; and (5) using nutrition to support a healthy lifestyle. Special features include "21 planning techniques to prevent classroom stress"; "saying NO with a smile"; dealing with perfectionism and procrastination; physical activities like Yoga, Pilates, Karate/Kick Boxing, Tai Chi Chuan, QiGong; and more!
Table of Contents
Foreword - Donald Schumacher, M.D.
Preface and Acknowledgments
About the Authors
STEP ONE: Identifying Schools as a Culture of Stress
School Culture and Stress
Teacher Stress and the Immune System
Teaching and Personalizing Stress
Managing School Stressors
Twenty-One Planning Techniques to Prevent Classroom Stress
STEP TWO: Restructuring Personal and Teaching Priorities for a Healthy Lifestyle
Why Manage Priorities?
Analyzing Your Priorities: Problem Analysis I
A Mirror Image of Self
Your Mirror Image of Self: Problem Analysis II
Managing Your Personal and Teaching Priorities
STEP THREE: Mastering the Science of Stress Management for Better Health
Managing Your Stress
Stress Is a Reaction to Change
Stress and Temperament
Reducing Stress Levels
Personal Coping Strategies
The Benefits of Physical Stress
Desktop Yoga
Physical Activities with a Different Twist
Immediate Stress Reducers
STEP FOUR: Arresting Time Bandits at Home and at School
The Three Major Time Bandits
Perfectionism
Procrastination
Inability to Say NO
Personal and Professional Time Management
STEP FIVE: Using Nutrition to Support a Healthy Lifestyle
Nutrition Affects Teachers' Health
Making Good Choices
Nutrition, Stress, and Exercise
Important Numbers to Know
Bibliography
Resources
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