A Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) Experience with Dr. Chris McCarthy, professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education
Check-in:
- How is everyone? What is going on in everyone’s life? What is on your radar right now?
- How might you define self-care? What about well-being?
- What questions do you have about these topics?
Watch Part 1 of the Q&A video with Dr. McCarthy.
Discuss the questions that pop up at the end of Part 1 with your CLC.
- What do you think about this definition of stress?
- What has your experience been while teaching during the pandemic?
- Did any of the pandemic teaching stressors resonate with you more than others?
Watch Part 2 of the video.
Discuss the questions that pop up at the end of Part 1 with your CLC.
- What is one thing you learned in this segment?
- In what ways do you like to practice self-care?
- Currently, what are your biggest demands?
- What resources do you need to meet these demands?
As a Collaborative Learning Community, use the Padlet below to determine what demands are present, and what kind of resources we need to meet these demands. Share your link with novice teachers so they can write directly on the Padlet.
Watch Part 3 of the video.
Discuss the questions that pop up at the end of Part 3 with your CLC.
- Did you learn anything new in this segment? If yes, what?
- How can you foster the well-being of your students?
- How can you support (and be supported by) each other as novice teachers?
Watch Part 4 of the video.
Discuss the questions that pop up at the end of Part 4 with your CLC.
- Did anything about this segment resonate with you?
- What are three things from Parts 1-4 that you want to incorporate into your daily/weekly teaching practice?
Complete the LIBRE model activity with your CLC. (Ask novices to make their own copy of this template.)
- CLC Companion: a content and discussion guide to use with your CLC.
- Self Care and Wellbeing Resources on Padlet
- What do you think about this definition of stress?
- What has your experience been while teaching during the pandemic?
- Did any of the pandemic teaching stressors resonate with you more than others?
- What is one thing you learned in this segment?
- How do you like to practice self-care?
- Currently, what are your biggest demands?
- What resources do you need to meet these demands?
- Did anything about this segment resonate with you?
- What are three things from Parts 1-4 that you want to incorporate into your daily/weekly teaching practice?
- What do you think about this definition of stress?
- What has your experience been while teaching during the pandemic?
- Did any of the pandemic teaching stressors resonate with you more than others?
- What is 1 thing you learned in this segment?
- In what ways do you like to practice self-care?
- Currently, what are your biggest demands?
- What resources do you need to meet these demands?
Learn more about Dr. McCarthy and his work on coping and stress.
Email LeAnne if you have questions or would like to connect with Dr. McCarthy.