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By the end of this workshop you will:
- analyse your motivation drivers
- add to you understanding of ELT approaches
- acquire new knowledge and skills to apply in your teaching context

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My students

Being a teacher, the ability to share my knowledge to 'form' students as intelligent future generation of the nation

Enjoying the process and seeing the result)

Being inspired, feeling valued, getting a reward

Challenge to personal abilities

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Refusing to Settle_ The Quarter-Life Crisis _ Adam _Smiley_ Poswolsky _ TEDxYouth@MileHigh 

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Ecological approach to foreign language learning and teaching

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Ecological approach to foreign language learning and teaching

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The ecological approach views language as a complex, dynamic system that is constantly changing and interacting with various elements of the learner’s environment. This system includes not only the language itself but also the learner’s experiences, emotions, motivation, and cognitive processes. The language system is also influenced by the learner’s social and cultural context, including family, peers, and community.
https://www.myenglishpages.com/blog/ecological-approach-to-language-learning/

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Teachers’ wellbeing is not a commodity; it is a vital element of the school ecosystem, and without healthy teachers, schools are forced to shut down (Velez, 2021)

Teachers' well-being is not a vacuous nonsense. It is the absolute core of what it means to exist as a human being within a social and global ecology (Merser, 2021).

Source: Teacher Well-Being in English Language Teaching
An Ecological Approach, 2023

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Ukrainian teachers take matters in our own hands

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Ukrainian teachers take matters in our own hands

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The PERMA model derives from the field of positive psychology, which seeks to understand and build the ways in which individuals, communities, and societies flourish by possessing high levels of wellbeing. It comprises the five elements that are the foundation of wellbeing:

1. Positive Emotions
2. Engagement
3. Relationships
4. Meaning
5. Accomplishments

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1. Reconnect to your purpose.
2. Adopt a growth mindset in your teaching.
3. Focus on kindness and gratitude.
4. Create clear boundaries between home and school.
5. Set up effective debriefing and mentoring structures.
6. Establish good sleeping habits.
7. Build up your emotional resilience.
8. Keep focused on your goals.
9. Reward yourself.
10. Build new connections and relationships.

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1. Mental and Emotional Wellbeing - supporting staff mental health.
2. Social Wellbeing - keeping people connected.
3. Financial Wellbeing - minimising worries or financial strain.
4. Physical Wellbeing - maintaining physical health.
5. Digital Wellbeing - using technology in a healthy way, employing moderation.

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Self-care is anything you do that helps to improve your own wellbeing.

Emotional self-care: being aware of your feelings and promoting positive emotions in yourself.

Physical self-care: doing things that are healthy and comforting for your body.

Psychological self-care: addressing things that could be contributing to issues such as anxiety or depression.

Relationship self-care: ensuring the relationships in your life are enriching, positive and supportive.

Spiritual self-care: recognising and drawing strength from things in life that are greater than yourself, such as your community or environment.

Workplace and professional self-care: finding a good work/life balance.

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Ideas for teacher wellbeing and self-care

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Ideas for teacher wellbeing and self-care

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1. Vary your social media use.

2. Take some exercise.

3. Try mindfulness for teachers.

4. Read for pleasure.
5. Enjoy your hobbies.
6. Enjoy holiday time.
7. Take a lunch break.

8. Socialise with other teachers.
9. Do not feel guilty.
10. Incorporate into your work something that evokes positive personal feelings and emotions.

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1. What have I learnt today?
2. Was it useful for me?
3. How am I going to use it?

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13 ideas for teacher wellbeing and self-care. URL: https://www.lbq.org/hub/post?posttitle=teacher-wellbeing-and-self-care

How to Grow Teacher Wellbeing in Your Schools. URL:  https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/infographics/pdf/REL_PA_How_To_Grow_Teacher_Wellbeing_in_Your_Schools.pdf

Patzer R. Sustainable Solutions for Improved Teacher Wellbeing. URL: https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/sustainable-teacher-wellbeing

Robertson D. Wellbeing for Teachers during the Summer Break. URL: https://www.twinkl.com/blog/teacher

Teacher self-care quizzes. URL: https://schools.au.reachout.com/articles/teacher-self-care-quizzes

Teacher Well-Being in English Language Teaching
An Ecological Approach. Routledge, 2022. 282 p.

The importance of teacher wellbeing. URL: https://theeducationhub.org.nz/the-importance-of-teacher-wellbeing/

Thornbury S. E is for Ecology. URL: https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/e-is-for-ecology/

Tips for teacher wellbeing. URL: https://schools.au.reachout.com/articles/tips-for-teacher-wellbeing