What do you do if burnout is affecting your teaching quality and student outcomes?

Common signs of burnout in teachers include: - Exhaustion (physical, emotional, mental) - Waking up in the morning dreading to go to work - Lack of motivation and enthusiasm to teach - Lack of student motivation or grades slipping It is important to recognize these signs early on-- don't wait to hit rock bottom or when it's too late, never a good outcome!

Las señales de estar agotándote y a punto del "burnout" es cuando todo se te empieza a acumular y estás siempre contra reloj para preparar tus clases, revisar tareas, proyectos, exámenes, etc. Ahí es el momento clave que no hay que dejar pasar por alto y debemos hacer una pausa, buscar ayuda y recargar pila.

Recognizing burnout is the first crucial step towards sustainable teaching. It's not about pushing through, but pausing to listen to what our minds and bodies are telling us. As educators, we must model the balance we seek to instill in our students by valuing our own well-being. This isn't just self-care; it's about preserving the passion that brought us to teaching in the first place

Teaching can be overwhelming sometimes. As teachers we need to collaborate with other teachers. This will help us learn best practices that will help us in the teaching process.

The people who understand the most are the ones you work with. If you have a healthy work relationship with your team members, be honest with them about what you’re going through. They have probably been there before and can give you advice or at least be supportive. Don’t just go to them to complain. Be open to their suggestions if you’re really looking for ways to overcome the burnout.

A good way to adjust your workload as a teacher (or anyone, for that matter) is to use the Eisenhower matrix. Created by former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, this helpful tool distinguishes between tasks based in importance and urgency. Here are some examples that illustrate this: - For tasks that are important and urgent: these are the tasks that you must do right away - For tasks that important but not urgent: you can schedule a later time to do these - For tasks that are not important but urgent: you can delegate these to other team members - For tasks that are neither important nor urgent: you can delete these

How can I emphasize self-care enough? It is as important as air is to the body. Teachers spend long hours taking care of others and they often forget the need to take care of themselves. Here's the deal, Do you feel a burnout? Take a break, stop, take a deep breath! Go for a walk, get a massage, visit a friend, lounge lounge and lounge! A teacher who's stressed can't give her best. If you push yourself to teach during a burnout, you'll get burnt. So, step aside for a while! Sending ❤️ to every teacher.

Crear espacios para conocer los hábitos y rutinas de descanso, desconexión real y sueño profundo. Este proceso de Auto-Consciente ayudará a identificar lo que pueden necesitar y apoyarse en un proceso grupal puede ser reconfortante. Hay que devolverle el valor al descanso, al ocio y al sueño de calidad.

Self-care is so important. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Here are some ways teachers can show themselves some self-care: - Eat healthy meals - Exercise regularly - Go out into nature - Get enough sleep - Meditation, yoga, and other mindfulness practices No job comes before your wellbeing!

Desconectar para conectar de nuevo. Es decir, es importante que al menos cada fin de semana nos demos tiempo para nosotros mismos haciendo una pausa sin revisar nada relacionado al trabajo docente.

Some institutions offer the possibility to go to a company to work (kind of a training period). That may sound counterintuitive, but seeing the ‘other side of the table’ may strengthen your vision of what should be taught to students, and at the same time give you a possibility to see latest technology used in the field. And would give you an obviously needed break from teaching.

If necessary, take a break, leave of absence, sabbatical, or whatever you like to call it. Use this time for reflection and prioritizing your wellbeing, and be sure that you are fully ready to return to work before doing so. I had a professor who took a year and a half long sabbatical, and she made very good use of the time off, in terms of taking time for herself, taking time to reflect on her teaching practices, and to pursue personal interests. It is great what some time off can do!

Today's teachers are not mere role models for students but they play the role of mentors and facilitators for both parents and students. Burnout is obvious but being self motivated with focus on the fact that what we teach is the path of life and not pushing ourselves in the zone of teaching life will help in avoiding burnout. For, we teachers are the directions to the success but never the path if their lives. Hence, the students are to be prepared for self leadership. I believe avoiding burnout is the better than curing it.