Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being (Actionable Steps for Self-Care, Health, and Wellness for Teachers and Educators)

• A complete guide to sustaining wellness in four dimensions. Timothy D. Kanold and Tina H. Boogren give teachers and educators a practical guide for sustaining physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, not just one slice of wellness at a time.
• Backed by two leading voices in educator wellness. Written by the co-creators of Solution Tree's Wellness Solutions for Educators™, Timothy D. Kanold and Tina H. Boogren, this guide combines research credibility with real classroom experience.
• Understand your own wellness journey, and how to sustain it. Frames educator wellness as a personal journey with starts, stops, and bumps along the way, helping readers understand how to bring their best selves to students and colleagues each day.
• Actionable steps, not just abstract wellness concepts. Provides concrete, actionable strategies for self-care, health, and wellness that educators can put to use immediately, paired with a companion plan book and journal for ongoing practice.
• From Solution Tree: invest in your greatest asset. Complements 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators and the broader Wellness Solutions for Educators™ collection, for schools and districts building a culture that supports the adults as well as the students.

Contents:
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Physical Wellness Dimension
Chapter 2: The Mental Wellness Dimension
Chapter 3: The Emotional Wellness Dimension
Chapter 4: The Social Wellness Dimension
Appendix A: Wellness Solutions for Educators Framework
Appendix B: Wellness Solutions for Educators Rating, Reflecting, Goal Setting, Planning, and Progress Monitoring Protocol
Appendix C: Wellness Solutions for Educators Self-Evaluation Rubric
Notes
Index

<p>Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an award-winning educator, author, educational speaker, and national thought leader in mathematics. He is former director of mathematics and science and served as superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community (PLC) district in Lincolnshire, Illinois.</p> <p>Dr. Kanold has authored or coauthored more than thirty books on K-12 mathematics, school culture, and school leadership, including his best-selling and 2018 IPPY award-winning book <em>HEART! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader</em>. He also has authored numerous articles and chapters on school leadership and culture-care development for educational publications.</p> <p>Dr. Kanold received the 2017 Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), the international 2010 Damen Award for outstanding contributions to education from Loyola University Chicago, and the 1986 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.</p> <p>To learn more about Timothy D. Kanold's work, follow him @tkanold or #heartandsoul4ED on Twitter.</p> <p>Tina H. Boogren, PhD, is a fierce advocate for educators and an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and highly sought-after speaker. Tina has proudly served as a classroom teacher, mentor, instructional coach, and building-level leader and has presented for audiences all over the world.</p> <p>Dr. Boogren is deeply committed to supporting educators so that they can support their students. She conducts highly acclaimed and inspiring keynotes, workshops, and virtual webinars that focus on quality instruction, coaching, mentoring, and professional wellness and she hosts a weekly podcast, <em>Self-Care for Educators with Dr. Tina H. Boogren.</em></p> <p>Dr. Boogren was a 2007 finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of her school district's Outstanding Teacher Award eight years in a row, from 2002 to 2009. She is the author of numerous books, including <em>In the First Few Years: Reflections of a Beginning Teacher</em>, <em>Supporting Beginning Teachers, The Beginning Teacher's Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years, 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators</em>, and T<em>ake Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators</em>, which was the Independent Publisher's Gold Award winner in the Education category. She is a coauthor of <em>Strategies to Motivate and Inspire Students</em> along with Robert Marzano, Darrell Scott, and Ming Lee Newcomb, and is a contributing author to Richard Kellough's <em>Middle School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources</em> and Robert J. Marzano's <em>Becoming a Reflective Teacher</em>.</p> <p>To learn more about Dr. Boogren's work, follow her at #THBoogren or #liveyourbestlife on Twitter or at @TinaHBoogren on Facebook, join her Facebook group (facebook.com/selfcareforeducators), and listen to her podcast, <em>Self-Care for Educators With Dr. Tina H. Boogren</em>(selfcareforeducators.com).</p>