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Stress Management For Teachers. Nurturing.
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Nurturing “Much like nurturing a garden, we have to attend to both removing the weeds (negative thoughts) and planting new seeds (positive thoughts). Just because you pull the weeds of your garden doesn’t mean flowers will grow in their place” (Herman and Reinke, 2015).
Thinking Habits This book focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors. Not everyone thinks alike and there is more than one way to think about particular events and situations that happen in our lives.
Thinking Habits handout Total from “yes” column Total from “no” column
Positive/Negative Thought Method Chapter 5 Your mood is determined by the ratio of positive to negative thoughts you are having. You must work on both ends of the equation. Many strategies for increasing positive thoughts and decreasing negative thoughts (journaling, positive and negative method goals, attitude scales, etc.)
Group Activity Team Drives → MWVC Mentors → Stress Management → Common Negative Thoughts and Their Positive Replacements Worksheet Common Negative Thoughts and Their Positive Replacements Worksheet Were there any negative thoughts that were easy to replace with the positive? Were there any that were more of a struggle? How can we use these with our teachers?
ABC Method A - activating event (event that evokes an emotional response) B - beliefs (thoughts, attitudes, and images) C - consequence (emotional consequence that follow from the event and your beliefs)
Scenario At a faculty meeting at Riley Elementary School, the principal announces that she will make weekly observations in every teacher’s classroom for the remainder of the school year. Three teachers at the school have every different emotional reactions to the news. Ms. Malcolm feels inspired and excited about the announcement, Mr. Gonzalez feels anxious, and Ms. Phipps feels angry. They all experienced the exact same event, yet their emotional reactions were completely different.
ABCs Ms. Malcolm C - excited, inspired, enthused A - My principal announced at our faculty meeting that she would start doing weekly classroom observations starting next week. B - I’m going to learn a lot from this experience, this is going to give me a chance to become a better teacher, it will be great to get to know my principal better.
ABC DE Ms. Phipp’s C - Frustrated, annoyed, angry A - My principal announced at our faculty meeting that she would start doing weekly classroom observations starting next week. B - She is wasting my time, she’s trying to show she’s in charge, she is incompetent and has no business telling me how to teach. Mr. Gonzalez’s C - Anxious, sad, anxious and depressed A - My principal announced at our faculty meeting that she would start doing weekly classroom observations starting next week. B - My principal is going to discover that I am an imposter, I am not a good teacher, I’m going to lose my job.
ABCDE A - activating event (event that evokes an emotional response) B - beliefs (thoughts, attitudes, and images) C - consequence (emotional consequence that follow from the event and your beliefs) D - dispute (actively argue against and challenge your beliefs) E - effect (your feelings about the event after going through the process
ABCDE D (disprove, dispute, debate) This is a chance for me to get feedback, and that is one of the best ways to learn and grow as a teacher. I do a lot very well as a teacher, my students like me and are learning, and I am doing everything I can to get better at it. I’m not that bad! The worst that is likely to happen is that I will get some feedback about areas for improvement, and I will improve, which, is the whole point. Mr. Gonzalez’s C - Anxious, sad, anxious and depressed A - My principal announced at our faculty meeting that she would start doing weekly classroom observations starting next week. B - My principal is going to discover that I am an imposter, I am not a good teacher, I’m going to lose my job. E (evaluate) Energized Resolved Accepting ENERGIZED RESOLVED ACCEPTING
Another Scenario Mr. Caldera is nearing the end of his third-period math instruction when he notices three students in the back texting and not paying attention. Mr. Caldera stops his instruction, charges to the back of the room, waves his finger at the students, and shouts, “I am not going to tell you again! Put those away and start paying attention!” He hovers over them for a few more seconds before quickly turning and walking to the front of the room. The class notices Mr. Caldera is flushed and visibly shaking as he begins instruction again.