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CONFRONTING �BURNOUT

USING JOY TO BUILD RESILIENCE

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BY: CHRIS HAYES

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AGENDA

  1. The Most Important Questions
  2. A Little Background
  3. Burnout (this part will bum us all out)
  4. Using Joy and a Shared Playlist to avoid Burnout
  5. Q&As

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PART I

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

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USING THESE IN THE CLASSROOM WILL SET THE STAGE

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IS A HOT DOG A SANDWICH?

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CEREAL. ��IS IT…

SOUP, SALAD, OR SANDWICH?

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DRAW A SCIENTIST

What can you learn from the little questions? From bellringers/warm-ups?

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PART II

A LITTLE OF MY STORY

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IF YOU WANT MORE, I’M AN OPEN BOOK!

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PART III

BURNOUT

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LETS MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING

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DEFINING “BURNOUT”

  • According to the National Institute of Health, “The term “burnout” was coined in the 1970s by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. He used it to describe the consequences of severe stress and high ideals in caregiving professions. Doctors and nurses, for example, who sacrifice themselves for others, would often end up being “burned out” – exhausted, listless, and overwhelmed.”

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DEFINING “BURNOUT”

  • Key Components:
    • Exhaustion
    • Cynicism
    • Reduced Effectiveness

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DEFINING “BURNOUT”

    • “Forty-four percent of new teachers leave teaching within five years.” (Will, 2018)
    • “Twenty-Three Percent of Teachers Left Their School or a Teaching Role Last Year” (ERS, 2024)
    • “Teachers experience the most professional growth during their first five years of teaching, so the high percentage of teachers leaving around this time underscores a cyclical impact” (ERS, 2024)

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PART IV

JOY AS AN ANTIDOTE TO BURNOUT

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“DESPAIR IS A FORM OF CERTAINTY, CERTAINTY THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE A LOT LIKE THE PRESENT OR DECLINE FROM IT. OPTIMISM IS SIMILARLY CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN. BOTH ARE GROUNDS FOR NOT ACTING. HOPE CAN BE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT REALITY DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATCH OUR PLANS.”�― REBECCA SOLNIT, MEN EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME

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A COUPLE OF PIECES OF INFO FROM THE BOOK, YOUR BRAIN ON ART BY SUSAN MAGSAMEN AND IVY ROSS

“POETRY…OFFERS A SAFE WAY TO ENGAGE WITH DIFFICULT EMOTIONS” (P.54)

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“SOUND IS ONE OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES TO REDUCE AND ALLEVIATE STRESS” (P. 35)

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CREATE A PLAYLIST (LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY)

If all you ever do is pull from your preferred experiences and approaches, you may lose the students.

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On the other hand, if you only ever prioritize what students want to add to the “playlist,” you start to lose out on the classroom experience.

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Ideally, you will blend the playlist and start to draw from each other.

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SHARE YOUR SPACE

This is an image of my current office!

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HELPFUL APPROACHES

  • Maintain boundaries
  • Recognize that outside self-care activities are important, but should not be the only time you find fulfilment or joy
  • Rely on a team– and this means knowing who exaclty makes up your team
  • Make sure the classroom is a shared space for you and your students
  • Take action

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

  • I firmly believe that back and forth engagement is one of the most crucial elements of any speaking format– please ask any questions you might have.
  • Remember a question for later? Here’s my email:

Chris.hayes117@gmail.com

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