Teacher Well-being and Stress

Management
Tengku Faekah Tengku Ariffin
School of Education, UUM
tfaekah@gmail.com

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Teacher’s Roles
You have 1 minute to fill in the blank for
the statement “A teacher is _____” with
as many ideas as you can come up with
on your own.

GO!
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A teacher is _______.
○ Someone who imparts knowledge
○ Someone with management skills
○ A leader
○ Someone who empowers students
○ A learner
○ An effective communicator
○ Someone who helps others to have ○
new experiences
○ A change-maker
○ A good role model
○ A coordinator of people and
resources
○ Someone who can support different
types of learners
○ Someone responsible for the well-
being of the students
Someone guiding and supporting
children
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 Identifying Expectations
1. What do students in your classroom expect of you?
2. What does the leader of the school expect of you?
3. What do parents in the community expect of you?

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Teacher Motivation
School-related factors that…
Encourage Teachers Discourage Teachers

● Student success ● Limited resources

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Individual Goal Setting
1. What are some goals that you have for yourself as a teacher? Think
about what kind of teacher you want to be.
- What kind of relationship do you want to have with your
students?
- What skills or values do you want to teach your students?

1. What do you need to do to achieve your goals? What kind of support

will you need?

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 Factors Affecting Teacher Well-being
● Coping with trauma
● Ability to take care of oneself and one’s
family
● Ability to save money
● Financial security
● Housing/lodging
● Family life
● Community relationships
● Access to health services
● Access to social support services
● Security
● Physical health
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Importance of Teacher Well-being
1. Who does your well-being influence? List at least 3
different types of people.
2. What other emotions, both positive and negative,
can people spread in this way?
3. In what ways do our emotions affect our
behaviour?

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 Scenarios
1. What signs of stress the teachers are displaying.

1. The impact of stress on the teacher's performance in

the classroom.

1. The impact of stress on the student’s performance and

well-being.

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Importance of Teacher Well-being
1. How does teacher well-being affect teacher
performance in the class room?
2. How does teacher well-being affect student well-
being?
SUMMARY: “Why is teacher well-being important?
(30 words!)
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Conflict Resolution
STOP
THINK
ACT
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STOP
1. Take a breath

1. Walk away if necessary

1. Calm down
-Put things into perspective

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THINK
1. How do I feel?

1. How do they feel? (Try to see the

conflict from the other side)

1. What was I doing? Was it causing a

problem?

1. What can I do to solve the problem? 15

ACT
1. Be respectful

1. Make the situation better, not worse

1. State the conflict without placing blame

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Levels of Collaboration
Meetings Between Schools

School Wide Collaboration

Group Sharing

Individual Assistance

An Informal
Conversation
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What is a Teacher Learning Circle?
a. Who will be involved in your TLC?
i. Will participants be from the same school?
ii. Will they be from the teacher training?
iii. Will they be from the area around where you live?
iv. You can be part of many TLCs and can work in smaller groups to strengthen specific skills.
b. What are the necessary roles?
i. Having a facilitator is optional. A facilitator can lead activities and discussions, help set up groups,
assign roles like a secretary and take attendance.
ii. We recommend that the facilitator be a different person each time chosen by their knowledge and skills
on the topic.
c. Where will the meeting take place?
i. Will the TLC be at your school?
ii. Will it be at the teacher resource center?
iii. Will it be at a central location within your community?
iv. Decide together where would work best.
d. When will the meeting take place?
i. When will your next meeting be?
ii. How often can your group meet?
iii. Could this meeting happen monthly?
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Creating Community Standards
What kinds of behaviors or
attitudes would you like to
see in your community?
What kinds of behaviors or
attitudes would you like to
leave outside of your
community?
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Teacher Learning Circles (TLCs)
School-based, regular peer support mechanism for teacher professional development:

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 Peer Support
1. Why is collaboration so important?
2. How does collaboration make you feel?
3. In what ways will you use collaboration going forward?

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