Port Clinton Social Emotional Learning & Mental Wellness Symposium

The Leighton Leaders is a service group comprised of 5th grade students whose purpose is to support the school and community. Part student council, part service team, the group has traditionally read the morning announcements, done mail delivery, and provided opportunities for the school to participate in food drives, book drives, and the like.
This year's group of 36 students came in with a different focus...they wanted their service projects to directly improve our school environment and culture. This session is about how they have directed this change in the groups' purpose, how they have struggled and supported each other, and how the advisors have helped pave the way for their ideas. 

In this session, participants will explore strategies to build staff morale and address teacher burnout through a focus on relationships, culture, and support. It will provide actionable tools and real-world examples to help educational leaders create a school culture that values its educators, inspires collaboration, and enhances overall morale. Walk away with strategies to transform challenges into opportunities for growth and ensure your school is a place where staff feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.

We will not accidentally build positive wellness habits and good self-regulation skills, and neither will our students. These skills need to be modeled, encouraged, and practiced with intention. This presentation based on both my children's book on wellness, anxiety coping skills and mindfulness, Unthink Before Bed, and my research an application for The Apple Education Community Forum on using devices to build self-regulation skills with devices and improve wellness, will help us identify and address many of the challenges students face and adults. I will recommend free apps and settings to assist in solving the challenge, and offer a vision of the desired outcome to improve wellness and increase self-regulation. Giving away copies of my book too, and podcast stickers. Participants will learn and practice coping and regulation skills both on their devices and with mind and body.

In this session, participants will explore strategies to build staff morale and address teacher burnout through a focus on relationships, culture, and support. It will provide actionable tools and real-world examples to help educational leaders create a school culture that values its educators, inspires collaboration, and enhances overall morale. Walk away with strategies to transform challenges into opportunities for growth and ensure your school is a place where staff feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.