Whole Teacher® Workshops
Interactive and informative workshops explore simple strategies educators can use as fuel to prioritize their health and happiness.
Tailored to Your Needs
We offer 14 workshops that explore strategies to enhance every educator's well-being at school AND at home. Every workshop can be in-person or virtual.
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1. The Spiral Effect: The Whole Teacher Impact on Self, Students, & School
This workshop examines how an educator’s well-being has a ripple effect on their professional and personal life. Through this lens, participants will be introduced to The Whole Teacher outlook, establish their personal why, and learn three wellness strategies they can implement immediately.
2. A Day in the Life of a Whole Teacher
This workshop explores realistic and simple strategies to enhance an educator's well-being on a typical day (this is personalized to your school’s schedule!).
3. The Voices of Stress
This workshops examines how stress shows up in our lives in various ways. We explore simple, yet powerful strategies to stay on top of stress levels at school and at home.
4. Teaching With a Full Joy Tank
This workshop examines what we like to call our "joy tanks." Participants will gauge how full their joy tank is currently and explore simple strategies to fill it. We will also examine the powerful effect of the negativity bias and how it impacts educators.
5. Overcoming the Afternoon Slump with Nutrition
Our afternoon classes don't deserve drained energy and enthusiasm. Sometimes we feel like we can't help it, but we CAN! Educators have an accessible tool at their hands to overcome the dreaded afternoon slump: nutrition. We will explore realistic, yet purposeful snacks and lunches for the busy educator.
6. Movement Is Medicine
This powerful workshop encourages educators to get up and move (yes, even during the workshop!), and provides brainstorming time to include movement in a content lesson.
7. Rediscover Rejuvenating Relationships
We all know relationships are key to supportive, inspiring classrooms. But what other relationships are impacting the way we teach, the way we treat our students, and even the way we react? This workshop explores powerful strategies to examine the role of relationships in our lives. Also, we will participate in activities to encourage reflection on these relationships.
8. A Great Day Starts the Night Before
Education is one of the most physically and emotionally draining careers, so many of us are guilty of spending the evening doing the same habits that might actually be draining us more. This workshop will explore reframing how we view our evenings and provide strategies to create a rejuvenating evening routine.
9. Invite Calm, Not Chaos
This workshops explores tangible strategies to consistently and confidently feel calm, not chaotic, in our classrooms and at home.
10. Our Most Powerful Muscle: Our Mind
Our mind is our most powerful muscle, and our mindset determines everything about our days--our energy, our attitude, our reactions, our tolerance, etc. This workshop examines simple mindset shifts that have the power to significantly alter our day-to-day experiences.
11. Reignite the Creative Spark
In the modern-world of education, unfortunately educators are feeling limited creatively due to the pressures of standardized testing. This workshop gives educators the space to reignite that creative spark professionally and personally.
12. Inspire Resilience Through the 4 C’s
In this workshop, we examine how confidence, control, connection, and care have a direct impact on how resilient we feel professionally and personally.
13. Fuel Your Best Year Yet: Wellness Practices for a New School Year
This workshop is perfect for the beginning of the school year. We explore tangible tips that educators can implement immediately to feel energetic and excited, fueling their best year yet.
14. Summer Wellness for the Relaxed Educator
This workshop is perfect to host during the last few months of school. Educators will be equipped with realistic strategies to implement throughout the summer to ensure they completely rest and rejuvenate.
Our organization, the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition, welcomed Lauren to speak at our annual Breakfast for School Wellness Leaders event. Teacher burnout in our state has been a troubling issue and we were very impressed with the idea of a Whole Teacher program, addressing the mental and physical health of teachers. Lauren gave an informative, engaging, entertaining talk that was wildly popular with the school staff in our audience! Not only can we recommend the Whole Teacher program, but also Lauren as a speaker on the critical
importance of teacher wellness.
Karin Wetherill & Kelly Swanson, Co-Directors
Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition
Community Workshops
When educators from local schools come together to discuss wellness, takeaways and insights can spread even further.
School workshops
There's nothing quite like engaging in-person! We make the most of our time together by prioritizing conversation, engaging in collaboration, and practicing the strategies we share together.
We offer virtual workshops as well.
Conference Workshops
Larger conference workshops allow for more diverse conversations, experiences, and insights.