Building and Sustaining a Teaching Career: Strategies for Professional Experien

Building and Sustaining a Teaching CareerStrategies for Professional Experience, Wellbeing and Mindful Practice\nAuthor(s): Narelle Suzanne Lemon, Sharon McDonough\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108724722, 978-1108724722\nSynopsis\nProfessional experience in initial teacher education programs can be both a challenging and rewarding experience. As student teachers take their first steps in the classroom, they often encounter stresses that compromise their teaching and learning. Within this context, well-being, resilience and self-efficacy are critical to their success. Building and sustaining a teaching career introduces the coping strategies, informal and formal practices, time management and organisational skills, and positive psychology critical to self-care for professional experience. The text uses case studies, 'fill your bucket' strategy building solutions, reflection activities and d.