Self-care for educators can seem like telling someone to do yoga while they are drowning. We get it! Natalie and Jen offer realistic ideas for busy teachers to practice self-care. We hope you have a restful summer and look forward to seeing you all next school year. Check out these resources! https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/the-3-rs-for-teacher-self-care-reflect-release-recharge https://www.teachingchannel.com/k12-hub/blog/why-we-roll-our-eyes-when-we-hear-self-care-for-teachers/ https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-dont-need-more-self-care-they-need-self-efficacy/2023 ..read more

On this episode of Teaming for Well Being, Natalie and Jen talk about auditing meeting practices. It is close to the end of the school year and NOW is the time to assess how your meeting practices have gone this school year. Learn about ways to zoom in and out on your practices and plan a way to improve them. Check out the resources mentioned in the podcast here. https://lianedavey.com/how-to-evaluate-the-quality-of-meetings/ https://www.ittoolkit.com/articles/post-meeting-assessment Check out the transcription here ..read more

On this week's episode of Teaming for Well Being, Jen and Natalie talk about Teach Happier by Suzanne Dailey. Suzanne is an author, podcaster, and a Nationally Board Certified educator. Learn about how micro shifts can create big gifts! Check out Suzanne's website here! Check out the transcript here ..read more

Join VT T/TAC Coordinator's Jen and Natalie as they speak about Section 504 in schools. They discuss what Section 504 is and how teaming may look different. Check out the audio transcript here! To sign up for the Section 504 Training in Blacksburg, Virginia on March 13, 2024, go here! To join the Section 504 Network, go here ..read more

Join Teaming For Well Being as they celebrate National School Counseling Week! Jennifer Baldwin welcomes a special guest, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Sullivan to the show to discuss the field of school counseling. Check out the transcript here ..read more

Today's episode focuses on Patrick Lencioni's book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In the book, there is a visual pyramid that discusses the dysfunctions of teams and how to solve them. Check out today's transcript here. Check out the pyramid visual here ..read more

Join Teaming for Well Being as they discuss teacher and staff wellness. Learn strategies and barriers to this hot topic. Enjoy your well-deserved winter break! Check out the resources mentioned in the podcast below. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883035520318206?dgcid=rss_sd_all#:~:text=Teacher%20burnout%20is%20associated%20with https://www.ascd.org/blogs/four-ways-to-support-teacher-well-being https://corp.smartbrief.com/original/2023/11/what-teachers-need-isnt-more-to-do?utm_term=C5EDC55D-F3EB-4D3E-9E33-F4377C17A720&lrh=c75930590767f650a7058973742cc1deaca278f0 ..read more

Join Teaming for Well Being as they discuss executive functioning. Learn how these skills impact students, teachers/staff, and impact on neurodiverse learners. Also, you will hear a few strategies on how to support the learning of executive functioning skills in your classroom! Check out the resources mentioned in the podcast below. https://www.edutopia.org/video/whats-executive-function-and-why-does-it-matter/ https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/executive-function https://www.additudemag.com/executive-functioning-adhd-teacher-guide/ https://www.additudemag.com/7-executive-function-deficits-lin ..read more

Join the Teaming for Well-Being Podcast as they interview school psychologist, Josie Loomis, to celebrate National School Psychology Week (NSPW) November 6-10th, 2023. The theme of this year's NSPW is Let's Grow Together. Learn more about the theme HERE! If you would like resources on how to celebrate National School Psychology Week, click HERE. Find the transcript for this episode here. #SchoolPsychWeek #Let'sGrowTogether #NASP ..read more

As educators, we spend a lot of time in meetings and many times leave feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning why we were even there. Join us as we discuss "The 5 P's" of meeting facilitation to learn easy ways to help make meetings more purposeful, effective, and even ENJOYABLE! Click HERE to find an easy 5 P's checklist! ⁠Join our ABC ~123 Behavior Change email group⁠ . The purpose of ABC~123 is to share three ideas that teachers  can use to support students with challenging behavior. These three ideas will be delivered to your email box each week! We hope ..read more