Better together: The social dimension of Well-Being
This learning module will offer you – working alone or in a team – the opportunity to reflect on your Social Well-Being and the factors that facilitate it within the university community (if you are a student) or the school community (if you are an in-service teacher). The module will focus on the importance of social connection and belonging as factors of Social Well-being and encourage reflection on how to promote them also through methodological choices in the classroom.
The module will offer you many opportunities of reflection and action in your university or school complex to work actively on your Social Well-Being! Let’s get started!
In this module, you will
In this module, you will
- learn to know and understand factors that support teachers social well-being (social connection, belonging)
- become aware of the importance of social support, participation and commitment in the school/university community as well-being factors
- learn to know the role of welcome weeks and university services to support well-being
- reflect on how methodological choices can engourage students‘ and pupils‘ well-being
- learn to know how to encourage students‘ sense of belonging and engagement through methodological choices
- learn to know and understand factors that support teachers social well-being (social connection, belonging)
- become aware of the importance of social support, participation and commitment in the school/university community as well-being factors
- learn to know the role of welcome weeks and university services to support well-being
- reflect on how methodological choices can engourage students‘ and pupils‘ well-being
- learn to know how to encourage students‘ sense of belonging and engagement through methodological choices
How to work on this learning module: Instructions
How to work on this learning module: Instructions
Whether you are working on this module individually or in a group, you will encounter several reflection and transfer questions.
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For individual learners, we recommend
- to find a designated space where you collect your key ideas and findings: a notebook, a digital tool (i.e. Padlet, Miro, OneNote, …), etc. (in addition to your Action Plan (read below))
- if you know of a colleague who completed the same modules like you, to find an opportunity to meet up and share your results (or Action Plans (read below)) with each other
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For groups, we recommend
- to set up an Idea Hub – for example, a white board, a poster, a table, a digital pinboard (i.e. Padlet, Miro), where you collect key ideas and findings. Decide for yourselves whether, after completing the module, the Idea Hub is meant for your group’s eyes only or if you would like to share or even present your work and experience (e.g. in the teacher’s lounge, during a conference, etc.)
- in addition to each learner’s individual Action Plan, to consider setting up a Group Action Plan which can be added to the aforementioned Idea Hub
This icon marks an Action Plan activity to connect ideas with your own context in your personal Teacher Well-Being Action Plan.
- Follow the instructions and fill in the corresponding section in your Action Plan [download Action Plan Template Print-Template here].
- You don’t need to have all the answers right away—the plan is meant to evolve with your learning!
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