Course Description:

This course has been designed to bring together education professionals across the state of Iowa to learn about the importance of educator wellness and its connection to social-emotional-behavioral health (SEBH). We will work through topics that address the 8-dimensions of wellness framework (SAMHSA) and evidence-based practices to help educators create systems of habits that support educators leaning into a life of harmony and purpose.

Course Objectives:

• Examine personal wellness strengths and areas of growth that impact your overall well-being.
• Identify key issues in education that are impacting your life and work.
• Analyze strategies and skills that can improve your well-being.
• Analyze strategies and methods that educators can do to improve the well-being of school systems.
• Investigate how community systems directly impact school systems and vice versa.

Course requirements:

• Watch or listen to all 8 episodes of season 2.
• Engage with supporting materials found within the online course platform (Canvas) connected to each episode.
• Complete the interactive discussions found within the online course platform (Canvas).
• Complete all pre- and post-assessments for each episode
• Sequence of plan
  • Listen to/watch all 8 episodes of season two. Engage/complete with all course materials/discussions connected to each episode.

 **Attention: for educators outside the state of Iowa, if you wish to use this learning experience for an educator licensure renewal credit, check with your admin or licensure governing body for approval.