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Design Thinking for Teacher Self-Care: How to Beat Burnout and Design Your Best Summer
Educators make 1,500 decisions daily, leading to unprecedented burnout levels. Discover how design thinking can transform teacher self-care from generic advice to personalized strategies that actually work. Learn practical steps to reclaim balance this summer.
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Why SEL Matters: Your Journey through the SEL Playground
In today’s rapidly changing world, education is not just about academic knowledge but also about developing essential life skills. Understanding social-emotional learning (SEL), which focuses on students’ emotional intelligence and well-being, is equally important. That is where the SEL Playground enters the conversation! The SEL Playground is a collection of digital and analog activities that…
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May Brings Mental Wellness Activities for All Educators
Written by Rukshana Ilahi, Kent ISD Mental Wellness Consultant Chance for educators to win a free 30-minute massage during the month of May! Did you know there are nearly 120,000 students throughout Kent and Barry County? They rely on thousands of educators to teach, support and help them reach their full potential. These teachers and…
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Assessing Your Mental Health Hygiene Practices
Written by: Rukshana Ilahi, Mental Wellness Consultant for Kent ISD We all do activities daily to take care of our physical hygiene. We shower regularly, brush our teeth, wash our clothes, etc. These activities are a part of your daily routine. Many of them you do without even thinking about it (not true when it…
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A Healthy Classroom Starts with You!
Written by: Rukshana Ilahi, Mental Wellness Consultant for Kent ISD I don’t know about you, but I feel like last year can be erased from the books. While it was significant in so many ways, it also felt like it never happened. Nonetheless, here we are starting another school year, hoping for better and less…
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How to Support Mental Wellness of Staff and Students
We could not have realized nor planned for the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on students, their families, and our educational communities. The ever changing climate and culture has placed our staff and students under immense pressure. Staff and students are being asked to navigate epidemic orders, virtual instruction, equitable support/resources, online learning…
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Local Experts Address Marijuana Impacts on Teen Health
Pandemics and quarantines are known to cause a significant increase in mental health and substance use issues. – University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry Even before the pandemic hit in March, surveys like the National Institute on Drug Abuse- Monitoring the Future showed that the vaping of marijuana was on the rise among teens. Marijuana…
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Speaking Grief Event
At large, our students and community are experiencing all types of losses. To learn how to support each other and our students, we would like to invite you to view the documentary Speaking Grief. This film is a public media initiative aimed at creating a more grief-aware society by validating the experience of grievers and…