Challenge:
Take Time for You 

Maslow's hierarchy of needs comes into play in our persoanl and professional lives.  We need to be equipped with doable strategies for the various needs and finally transcend and connect to something greater than ourselves.  In Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina Boogren, You will go step by step through Maslow's hierarchy and create and action plan for each "rung" of the ladder.  

This challenge counts as 3
Task: 
Check out Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators.  

Challenge 1:
Introduction and Chapter 1

Challenge 2:
Chapters 2 and 3

Challenge 3:  
Chapters 4 and 5

Challenge 4:
Chapters 6 and 7 

Challenge 5: 
Self Care Plan and Staff workshop/Presentations 
Resources

Challenge:
Dare to Lead Book Study

Counts at 3 challenges 
Task: 
​Small Group book study on Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Don't Forget about adding Collaboration ​
Resources

Challenge:
Zones of Regulation 

The Zones of Regulation by Leah M Keuper is at the core of the SEL work at W-SR.  
Task: 
The best SEL practices are entertwined with good instrution.  Implement the Zones of Regulation into your daily routine.  Note the changes in your classroom.  Books are available in the Instructional Coaches office.  Share what you learned.   ​
​Resources

Challenge:
Independent Book Study

Mindfulness in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong
Teaching to Strengths by Zacarian, Alvarez-Ortiz and Haynes
Relationship Responsibility and Regulation by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall
Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall
Brain Rules by John Medina 
​ Task: 
All of these books are available in the Instructional Coaches office for checkout.  Using a book study format,
read the book, journal on your learning, and share your learning with someone or group.  Or consider working with another person or group in order to discuss your learning, application, and implementation of content, which adds collaboration to this challenge.

​Challenge:
Using Strengths

Positive Psychology takes Mental Illness to Mental Wellness by working through Character Strenghts.  
Tasks:
Take the free online assessment to find your own character strengths:
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/account/register

Option 1:  Create a new teaching practice that plays heavily on one of your top five strengths.  Log and Share.

Option 2:  Check out the Road Map to Strengths Use article and see what ways your Character Strengths can change your paradigm.

​Option 3:  Using the Article "Stress Equation" See how your Character Strengths can reduce your stress level and implement those findings in your classroom.

Option 4:  Check out The Power of Character Strengths, The Strengths-Based Workbook for Stress Relief or Character Strengths Interventions  from the Instructional Coaches office and research ways you can use character strengths to your advantage in your classroom. 
Resources
Challenge:
Choose your own adventure
Task:
Is there an SEL intervention you'd like to try?  Are you trying morning/class meetings for the first time? Are you already studying PBIS?  Do you want to engage parents and the community in your classroom or building more?  This is your task.  Connect with an instructional coach to talk through your idea and make it happen!