AISC 2024

For an ecosystem to thrive, healthy soil is vital. Soil stores water, supplies nutrients, provides a hospitable place for plant life to take root and grow. Similarly, in schools, educator well-being is the soil that sustains the entire educational ecosystem. While we often focus on creating a supportive environment for students, the well-being of educators is equally crucial. In this workshop, participants will learn about the core practices to nurture the soil of educator well-being, from developing the portrait of an effective educator, to increasing educator motivation, to assessing one's well-being and recalibrating accordingly. This practical, hands-on learning experience will equip participants with the skills and capacities to increase and sustain well-being at their sites and organizations.

Expected Outcomes:
Participants will
- Create a portrait of an effective educator that includes competencies, skills, and actions that promote well-being and professional practice
- Explore research-informed strategies that influence educator motivation and identify leverage points for these strategies
- Gain tools to assess one's own well-being and develop a sustainable plan to maintain and improve well-being over time
- Generate a "nurture the soil" action plan to transfer and apply learning to one's context