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I'm not sure what challenges a school would face in implementing a stress management program... it seems like a great idea! The only challenge I can see is finding the time to fit it in! Maybe it can be offered in the form of yoga or meditation classes before or after school? I don't think there should be incentives... if a teacher feels they need to participate, they will!

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Challenges will always be present! I think it might be hard to get every single teacher on board, and also might be difficult for teachers to follow the specific protocols that should be followed. I think if it were offered maybe during a SIP day, or as a PD situation, then teachers would be more open to the idea.

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I think if this were offered at one of the teacher's institute days or even as part of the beginning of the year activities, it would be beneficial.  Otherwise, I think offering it as PD might get a few teachers to buy in.  Our school offers PD stipends for those who sign up for classes.  If we could be taught some strategies that would help throughout the year on our own time, that might be a good place to start.
Patti

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I do like the idea of some type of stress management program but I think it would be difficult to get teachers to participate, especially after school. I think incentives would have to be offered for people to participate. This may be something valuable during a PD 1/2 day or during a time when teachers are getting paid. I think it's easier to voluntarily go to something like this if you're getting something tangible in return (food, free exercise class, money, etc.)

Tori

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Teachers would probably think of this as an extra thing they have to do. We have a calm classroom representative come to our department meetings once a month to discuss stress Management and to practice meditation. I like doing this during the school day.

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I think some teachers would see this as just one more thing added to their plates.  There would definitely have to be some kind of incentive offered. Food and money are the two that I feel teachers would be more apt to show up for (at least it's true for me)

Alysha

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Challenges will always be buy-in. Teachers will want to see an example of what a typical session looks like, and data to support it. The teachers who want to participate will participate, and those who are in it only for the incentive won't get the full benefit from it. The challenge will always be time, not everyone will be available.
A teacher in my school does yoga twice a week after school and cardio twice a week. Teachers are welcome to attend or not. Some weeks more participate and others less.
Offering it wouldn't be a bad idea, but it would take time for teachers to warm up to it.
Tiffany

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Teacher involvement is the biggest issue I think we would face. No one seems to want to participate in these things. Not unless they get paid, get free food, or it's their evaluation year. There are even a couple teachers that barely do what they are supposed to do let alone volunteer for a little extra. Once their PD hours are done, they don't care.
Cecilia

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I think it would be helpful but I think it would be difficult in my school to keep people interested. Even when offering board credit hours for actives people still don't stay committed. The most important part of this is to help people realize that they are helping themselves and making themselves happier in the process to better serve the students. I'm unsure if they should be offered an incentive for this program.  However, when we look at the number of teacher burnout each year, it might be worth it to help districts keep teachers and decrease turnover.

Sara

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I think teacher buy in would be necessary for a program to be successful. Adding yet another requirement on teachers will not be perceived well. We set up monthly after school events for teachers- usually something active like a volleyball game or exercise video. Those who participated had a lot of fun, but not very many joined us.

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I think if something like this was offered during a time that teachers got paid for, they would be more apt to come. I definitely believe this is a huge time commitment and many people have personal things going on. However, if this was created and students had a half-day, I feel like more teachers would participate.

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I think some teachers may not be willing to put forth the time or energy to participate. Our school tried implementing a night every week where we all got together and had popcorn, snacks, and rotated rooms. There would be only a few teachers that showed up. It was nice for us to be able to connect to one another and just talk about our lives outside of the education world. I think just like with our students we would need to set up a schedule of differential reinforcement for the teachers to participate in a stress management program.

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I like how our  school has committees and have a social committee where they plan activities to do things together. I think this is a good time to build rapport with each other, and have some chill time outside the school. We also do some fun things throughout the year. I know at my old school during teacher appreciate week the teachers used to get massages.

Jen

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I would love to see my school implement something like this but, the biggest challenge would be to get teachers to even come!

Teachers have lives before/after school. Rarely do I see teachers before 7:50am or after 3:30pm at my school. I have NO IDEA how they manage to prepare and get through the year with such little prep time. They have got it figured out and I have not!

I think incentives such as small door prizes or challenges among the teachers to be means of getting them to attend the sessions. I have to admit I may not attend because my time in my room is valuable to me. I live over 30 minutes away from my school and feel very overwhelmed with all my requirements of paperwork, data collection, lesson planning, etc. If these sessions would help me get through these tasks quicker and more efficiently, maybe I would attend.

Hilari