English Teachers' Day Online: Language Teacher Wellbeing – Commit to Being Emotionally Fit!

Zielsetzung / Objectifs

Knowledge
The participants will learn:
- the cornerstones of emotional competence
- the essential role of positive and negative emotion
- the steps to emotional self-regulation.

Know-how
The participants will be able to:
- take control over their own emotional wellbeing
- replay positive experiences for improved mental health
- mitigate the effects of negativity bias and harmful emotional labour by challenging their own beliefs
- practice self-compassion via a variety of means.

Posture
The participants will reflect on their own self-care and engage in constructive wellbeing practices.

Inhalt / Contenu

Language teaching is intrinsically emotional and can produce feelings of anger, frustration, disappointment, and anxiety; but it can also unleash feelings of happiness, pride, excitement, delight, and utter joy. In this workshop, we explore the importance of feeling and acknowledging an array of emotions in teachers' lives so that we can nurture our own wellbeing. Among the topics we will address are socio-emotional competence, the role of positive and negative emotions, emotional self-regulation, and how to combat negativity bias and harmful emotional labour via self-compassion and positivity. Building on these notions, we turn to conscious strategies for teachers to find joy, meaning and purpose in their professional and personal lives.

Arbeitsformen / Approche méthodologique

Interactive workshop.

Referent, Referentin / Formateur, formatrice

Tammy Gregersen, MA in Education, PhD in Linguistics, professor of TESOL at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates

Remarques / Anmerkung

Une connexion Microsoft Teams, un microphone et une caméra sont indispensables pour participer à cette formation (PC ou ordinateur portable, pas d'iPad ni de smartphone). Vous serez ajouté/e à votre groupe dans Teams un jour ouvrable avant la première séance. Si possible, veuillez vous connecter à MS Teams 5 minutes avant le début du webinaire.