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December 2020/January 2021 | Volume 78 | Number 4

Mental Health for Educators


To support educators at this time, we are making all the stories in this issue of Educational Leadership on educator mental health free and open to all users through the end of the school year.

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Feature Articles

Reader's Guide / There's Always More to the Story

Sarah McKibben

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How Cognitive Distortions Undermine Well-Being

Chase Mielke

Taking time to address our "thinking traps" is a form of self-care all educators can use.

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Coping with Change and Uncertainty

Phyllis L. Fagell

How educators can regain a sense of control during these tumultuous times.

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Opening Up About Mental Illness

Sydney Chaffee

A Teacher of the Year's struggle with anxiety opened her eyes to the stigma around educators' mental health issues.

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Breaking Through the "Burden of Strength"

Kel Hughes Jones

Black women in education are often harmed by conflicting stereotypes. More responsive and accepting school cultures can help.

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Teaching While Black: An Open Letter to School Leaders

Sharif El-Mekki

To better support Black educators, schools need a stronger grasp of their realities.

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Being Accepted, Not Just Tolerated, Is Good for Mental Health

Peter DeWitt

To truly thrive, LGBTQ educators need to feel a sense of belonging in schools.

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The Mental Balancing Act for School Leaders

Baruti K. Kafele

One educational leader's story of learning to acknowledge and manage stress.

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When Netflix Isn't Enough: Fostering True Recovery for Educators

Allison Rodman, Alissa Farias and Shannon Szymczak

Schools must attend to the social-emotional needs of educators, not just students.

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Morale-Boosting Educators

Naomi Thiers

How three Connecticut teachers came up with a plan for educators to tackle schoolwide SEL needs.

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Interrupting Doom Loops: Reflections on Mid-Year Teacher Exits

Henry Seton

How do we break the cycles that send promising young educators out of the profession too early?

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Fueling Teachers' Passion and Purpose

Ian Parker Renga, Frederick Peck, Ke Wu and David Erickson

Educators need collaborative opportunities to renew their love of learning, not just to review data and rework lessons.

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Caring for Colleagues in Crisis

Susan Johnson

A co-worker may be silently caring for a loved one with mental illness. Here's how to help.

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Columns / Departments

Research Matters / Restoring Teachers' Efficacy

Bryan Goodwin and Susan Shebby

Teachers' sense of efficacy has taken a hit—and it's closely linked to well-being.

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Regaining "Compassion Satisfaction"

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

We need to be highly resilient now—which means practicing self-care. Watch the video.

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Leading Together / We're Not OK, and That's OK

Jill Harrison Berg and Henry Oppong

Educators must cultivate empathy in trying times.

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Confronting Inequity / Honoring Black Educators' Right to Heal and Thrive

Dena Simmons

Schools need to affirm Black identities always, not just when it's trendy.

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The Resilient Educator / The Lowdown on Burnout

Elena Aguilar

It's real, but it can be overcome.

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Whole Child Spotlight: Supporting Educator Mental Health

Sean Slade

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Readers React

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways

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Index to Advertisers

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Advisory: Trends and Ideas

Turn & Talk / Meena Srinivasan on Mindful School Leadership

An interview with Meena Srinivasan, the executive director of Transformative Educational Leadership, a program that integrates training in leadership, equity, SEL, and mindfulness.

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Research Alert / The Link Between Teacher and Student Well-Being

Key takeaways from the 2019 study "Is Teachers' Mental Health and Wellbeing Associated with Students' Mental Health and Wellbeing?" published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

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Relevant Read / Hardwiring Inner Strengths

A review of the 2018 book, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson with Forrest Hanson.

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Numbers of Note / Virtually Stressed Out

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School Tool / Mental Health Resources for Educators

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