I. Tips for teachers to stay empowered
Description: This graphic highlights tips for teachers to stay empowered. It should be attractive but clear to read. The points below are to be included;
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses
- Attending self empowering events
- Encourage those around you to engage in activities they enjoy
- Reflect on the success of students
- Remind yourself that failure is a part of the process
- Change your fixed mindset to a growth mindset
- Practice daily affirmations of your purpose and importance as a teacher
- Have heart to heart conversations with students
II. What Makes Us Different
Description: This video is a reference for teachers who feel undervalued. The speaker poses a question “What do you see?”, “A bee” everyone replies, he elaborates on the importance of bees and the negative effects on society if it did not exist. However, despite its endless benefits everyone saw it as just a bee. The same concept could be applied to teachers and it is within themselves to really see their own value though the world may be against them.
Reference: TEDxTalks. (2016, April 20). What makes us different | Joshua Bingwa | tedxyouth@brookhouseschool. YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKlaMJaE0g
III. How To Stay Motivated As A Teacher
Description: The blogs highlight the importance of self-care as a teacher and ways in which teachers can practice self-care.
Reference: Tci. (2020, July 29). How to stay motivated as a teacher. TCI. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://www.teachtci.com/blog/how-to-stay-motivated-as-a-teacher/
Reference: Tammy. (2022, September 19). 8 must-do ideas for teacher self-care. The Owl Teacher by Tammy DeShaw. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://theowlteacher.com/teacher-self-care/
