Written by a teacher for teachers, Teaching Resilience and Mental Health Across the Curriculum is an integrative approach to pedagogy for educators at the high school and college level to survive, thrive, and sustain in the profession. Blending theory, research, and practice for a comprehensive program for teachers to incorporate well-being tools into the classroom, each of the book’s five foundations includes engaging information, strategies, real-world examples, interactive reflection questions, and activities that can be directly applied to teaching and life.
Practical guidance in designing real-world curriculum is offered alongside accessible strategies for engagement, investment, and active learning in student-centered classrooms. An essential guide for teachers, it includes techniques for incorporating well-being that are grounded in culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed instruction, mental health, resilience, and emotional literacy. Teachers will also gain insight on how to make the career sustainable through practices for self-compassion and authentic self-care so they can not only survive, but flourish in and out of school. For all the challenges that students and teachers face, this book defines what it means, and what it takes, to teach in today’s classrooms.
Author(s): Linda Yaron Weston
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 195
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Meet the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Foundation 1: Purpose
A. Find Your Why
Goals and Decisions
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
B. Curriculum: Aligning Goals, Instruction, and Assessment
Learning Goals
Curriculum Design
Ways of Learning
Active Learning
Learning Styles
Growth-Model Differentiation
A Yogic Lens in Differentiating Instruction
Thoughts on Classroom Management
Assessment
Check for Understanding
Takeaways
Rubrics
Grading
Celebrate Success
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
C. Application: Curriculum Design and Projects
Unit 1: Here I Stand
Unit 2: Times of Transition
Unit 3: The Quest
Curricular Projects
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
Bibliography
Chapter 2: Foundation 2: Investment
A. Relationships
Student Stories and Identity
Trust
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
B. Ownership
Student Leadership
Motivation
Owning Success
Student-Centered Classrooms
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
C. Application: Community Partnerships
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
Bibliography
Chapter 3: Foundation 3: Relevance
A. Culturally Responsive Teaching
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
B. Trauma-Sensitive Instruction
Post-Traumatic Growth
Secondary Trauma
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
C. Application: Emotional Literacy
RAIN Technique for Working with Emotions
Emotional Conditions for Learning
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Bibliography
Chapter 4: Foundation 4: Mental Health
A. Mindfulness in Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being
Physical Health
Exercise
Nutrition
Sleep
Consent
Substance Use
Mental Health
Mindfulness
Social Health
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
B. Stress Resilience
What Is Stress?
Growth Mindset
Physiological Response
Anxiety
GOBB Technique
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
C. Application: Self-Care and Self-Compassion
Simplify
Balance Competing Interests
Pause for Self-Care
Set Boundaries
Release
Get Some Armor
Support Networks
Mindful Self-Compassion
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
Bibliography
Chapter 5: Foundation 5: Resilience
A. Types of Resilience
Foundations of Success
Leading with Strengths
Adjusting the Stimulus to Get the Response You Want
If It's Not Working, Change It
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
B. Relentless Sparkle
Technology
Signature Strengths
Time Affluence
Boundaries
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
C. Application: Leading Positive Change
Implementation
Pre-Change
During Change
Post-Change
Professional Development
Questions for Reflection or Discussion
D. Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A: Sample Curricular Units and Syllabus
Thematic Unit 1: Here I Stand (Grades 11–12)
Unit Summary
Common Core State Standards
Possible Texts
Thematic Vocabulary
Summative Assessments
Sample Learning Questions and Activities on Select Texts
Difference and Indifference
Allegiance and Survival
Allegiance and Duty (self, state)
Allegiance and Duty (family, self, state)
Redemption
Essay Options
Here I Stand Mental Health Research and Video Project
Part 1: Research to Develop a Solid Understanding of Your Issue
Part II: 3–5-Page Research Paper Answering Your Question
Part III: Video
Part V: Here I Stand Film Festival and Soapbox Presentation
Extra Options
Option 1: Take Action: Service and Interview
Option 2: Create a Proposal for a School or Community Organization that Addresses Your Issue
Option 3: Apply to be Part of our School Mental Health Team
Option 4: Enter a Contest to Magnify Your Voice
Thematic Unit 2: Times of Transition (Grades 11–12)
Unit Summary
Common Core State Standards
Possible Texts
Sample Learning Questions and Activities on Select Texts
Metamorphosis
The Past, Present, and Future
Internal and External Struggles
Approaches to Life
Facing the Past
Personal Stories
Assessments
Thematic Unit 3: The Quest for Treasure (Grades 9–10)
Unit Summary
Common Core State Standards
Essential Questions
Possible Texts
Thematic Vocabulary
Sample Learning Questions
Sample Learning Activities
Summative Assessments
StoryCorps Interview Project
Great Questions for Anyone
Grandparents
Parents
Growing Up
School
Love and Relationships
Working
Family Heritage
Remembering A Loved One
University Mindfulness Course Syllabus
Introduction to Mindfulness
Course Description
Learning Outcomes
Acknowledgement
Required Course Book
Communication
Reflection and Evaluation
Online Etiquette (if online)
Grades
Grading Scale
Course Outline
Appendix B: Learner Statements
Growth Mindset
Resilience
Power and Freedom
Community Responsibility
Quest for Knowledge
Curiosity and Openness
Appendix C: Recommended Books for Further Study
Resilience, Courage, and Compassion
Habits, Motivation, and Willpower
Happiness and Well-Being
Mental Health, Emotions, and Stress
Mindfulness
