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 * Week 11: Teacher Inquiry: Developing as a Healthy Education Professional **

PLC Group Name: The Scholastic Warriors PLC Meeting Location: Break Room, Vending Machines, 3rd Floor PLC Meeting Time: 9 A.M.-12 P.M.

Teachers wear so many hats: counselor, parent, referee, etc.
 * Hour 1 **
 * ENGAGE **

We’ve talked about being a better teacher by inquiring into your own practice. Today we are going to talk about teacher well-being. Teacher Wellness: []

Check out the following: []   **Hour 2 ** 1. How can administrators assist teachers’ wellbeing? 2. Why is teachers’ wellbeing necessary? 3. How are students affected by teachers who are not one hundrend percent?  **ELABORATE ** First, introspection of our lives for the past three and half months. Think about your own classroom observations, teaching/making lesson plans, four method classes, and multiple assignments. Also on top of that, your family life, extracurricular activities, KDP, and/or extra classes that were taken during this time.  Now as group, discuss: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1. How each Warrior felt with all the workload? <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2. How it affected their friends and family. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. What did you do to overcome that experience? <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. How can you help others overcome that experience? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Hour 3 ** 1. As a group, reflect on what you have learned today about becoming a healthy educator and maintaining work-life balance. What will it take to keep YOU a healthy, happy professional educator? (Note: what works for your friend in the next classroom may not work for you!). <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Once again reiterate, how you overcome those experiences. Moreover, what will you do differently when you become a full-fledged teacher : join a yoga group, renew your faith, pick-up on some new hobbies, make time for friends and family, stay at school to finish work (so you won’t have to bring work home), etc. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> 2. As a group, draft a brief statement (approx 1-2 paragraphs) of what you learned or new understandings you came to during this discussion. What did you agree with/about, and what did you not agree with/about? How do you KNOW you learned and grew?!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">EXPLORE **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">EXPLAIN **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">EVALUATE **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Individually, it is time to register to present at the QUEST Teacher Research Symposium. Registration is simple, and REQUIRED! Just go to this link and enter your name, email, and general presentation topic (your wondering!): []

4. Individually, please send your “PLC Check” as an email to Dr. Pierson and Caroline: --What/Who worked well in today’s PLC meeting? --What/Who didn’t work so well in today’s PLC meeting? **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">