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Free for EdCan School District and Organization Members

EdCan Members can use their EdCan Member ID number, followed by the Course ID (BWE), as their Promo Code to access courses for free. If you don't know whether you or your organization are an EdCan Member, or if you don't know your EdCan Member ID number, contact us at academy@edcan.ca

About the course

This course is meant to engage school-based leadership – principals, vice-principals, department heads, curriculum leads, and teachers who play a leadership role in schools – in an emerging area of research in Canada: the psychological wellbeing of school staff. While we have seen a tremendous amount of work done in the area of students’ psychological wellbeing, there has not been a tremendous body of work done on K-12 staff wellbeing and its impact on education systems. Combining evidence, personal experience, and self-reflection, the course provides a basis for developing soft skills in self-management and for applying principles of self-development to day-to-day life in the K-12 workplace, with a focus on how school staff can improve their psychological wellbeing at work through narrowing in on aspects of their job that are within their own control. 

What's included?

  • 5 Units
  • 10 Videos
  • 3 Quizzes
  • Additional Resources
  • 1 Certification

Learning Targets

  • Understand the difference between  key terms related to wellness
  • Understand the cases to be made to support a wellness initiative
  • Consider research that supports the idea that it is not the interpersonal challenges faced by teachers with their students that is causing wellness concerns
  • Come to appreciate the importance of Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose in regards to motivating staff or becoming self-motivated
  • Learn to use two simple strategies that allow for the evaluation of classroom practices to be viewed through a wellness lens
Meet the instructor

Grant Frost

Grant Frost is an educational commentator and a teacher of almost 25 years. He spent 10 years working in various First Nations communities before moving to Halifax where he has held a number of positions including school-based program co-ordinator and department head. He frequently writes articles for local, regional and national publications.

You will find his commentary on all things educational at Frostededucation.com
Patrick Jones - Course author
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