1st Edition
Teaching Resilience and Mental Health Across the Curriculum A Guide for High School and College Teachers
Written by a teacher for teachers, Teaching Resilience and Mental Health Across the Curriculum is an integrative approach to pedagogy for educators at the high school and college level to survive, thrive, and sustain in the profession. Blending theory, research, and practice for a comprehensive program for teachers to incorporate well-being tools into the classroom, each of the book’s five foundations includes engaging information, strategies, real-world examples, interactive reflection questions, and activities that can be directly applied to teaching and life.
Practical guidance in designing real-world curriculum is offered alongside accessible strategies for engagement, investment, and active learning in student-centered classrooms. An essential guide for teachers, it includes techniques for incorporating well-being that are grounded in culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed instruction, mental health, resilience, and emotional literacy. Teachers will also gain insight on how to make the career sustainable through practices for self-compassion and authentic self-care so they can not only survive, but flourish in and out of school. For all the challenges that students and teachers face, this book defines what it means, and what it takes, to teach in today’s classrooms.
Meet the Author Acknowledgements Introduction Foundation 1: Purpose A. Find Your Why B. Curriculum: Aligning Goals, Instruction, and Assessment C. Application: Curriculum Design and Projects Bibliography Foundation 2: Investment A. Relationships B. Ownership C. Application: Community Partnerships Bibliography Foundation 3: Relevance A. Culturally Responsive Teaching B. Trauma-Sensitive Instruction C. Application: Emotional Literacy Bibliography Foundation 4: Mental Health Mindfulness in Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being Stress Resilience C. Application: Self-Care and Self-Compassion Bibliography Foundation 5: Resilience A. Types of Resilience B. Relentless Sparkle C. Application: Leading Positive Change D. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix A: Sample Curricular Units and Syllabus Appendix B: Learner Statements Appendix C: Recommended Books for Further Study
Biography
Linda Yaron Weston is the author of Mindfulness for Young Adults: Tools to Thrive in School and Life. A National Board Certified Teacher with twenty years of classroom experience teaching academic and well-being courses at the high school and college level, she lectures at the University of Southern California, where she developed their undergraduate mindfulness course. Across grade levels, she regularly leads professional development for educators on how to integrate mindfulness and well-being supports in the classroom.
"Over the last several years the science of learning has shown how addressing the social, emotional, and mental needs of children is a pathway to academic learning. In her thoughtful and practical book, Linda Yaron Weston has brilliantly created a roadmap, filled with evidence, stories, and tools for teachers and administrators to teach resilience and improve life success for every young person in our nation’s public schools. A must read for every educator prepared to teach the whole child!"— Barnett Barry, Research Professor, University of South Carolina; Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute
"Linda Yaron Weston makes the lofty accessible in this book—it simultaneously validates some of my best teaching practices while motivating me to take concrete next steps in fostering a culture of resilience and bolstering strong mental health amongst both staff and students at my school. It couldn't be more relevant right now and even though I just finished it, I'm already planning to read it again."— Nancy Phear, National Board Certified Teacher of English, AVID, and AP Capstone
"A useful guide for educators who are seeking practical suggestions for addressing the social, psychological and emotional needs of their students. In order to make a difference during these challenging times, teachers and students must be resilient. This book provides highly effective advice on how to do that important work."— Pedro Noguera, Dean of Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
