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Reminder: If you are taking this class for credit, please follow your study guide carefully as you must do activities that are not online. You are to explore the 4 areas through journaling.

Review the topics and intended outcomes described below. Select where you would like to go first. Your choice determines where you go. Later choices will do the same. When you have visited all topics, you will be ready to go on to the Learning Activities for Part 4.

Why Self-Care and Renewal in the Classroom?	Understand better why it is important for children to learn about self-care and renewal. Serve as a role model for your students by practicing self-care habits.
Classroom Strategies to Support Students' Self-care and Renewal	Expand knowledge of teaching and classroom management strategies that support students' self-care. Make practical applications of what you have learned to help students: value the meaning of the "whole self." learn the meaning and dimensions of self-care. recognize the consequences of neglecting their own self-care. make personal choices that support their self-care. balance commitments. distinguish between what is important and what it urgent. set priorities in order to manage their time effectively. recognize the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual impacts of excess stress. identify the primary causes of excess stress in their own lives. recognize how change--even positive change--can be stressful. accept and manage change as a natural process. balance positive and negative stress in their lives. recognize the important of resilience in managing stress and change. take practical steps to build and strengthen their resilience. make choices about how they will manage change and stress. use a variety of stress management tools and techniques. make a commitment to life-long habits of self-care.
Beyond the Classroom--Sharing with Colleagues	Using day-to-day interactions for offering support. Contributing through Teacher Inservice Encouraging others to bring self-care to the classroom.