Educator Wellness Podcast

A Podcast Just for K-12 Educators

Dr. Kari Vogelgesang hosts nationally recognized experts who help us explore and reflect on various dimensions of health and well-being. Take away strategies and tips to transcend wellness knowledge and practices into your classroom or school.

Latest episodes

Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom - Whose Problem Is It? (Season 2, Episode 2)

Dr. Allison Bruhn discusses what challenging behaviors are, who is at fault, and how we can work toward more supportive learning environments for both educators and students.

Educator Wellness: Planning Your Summer for Personal Harmony (Season 1, Episode 8)

Dr. Ilana Nankin offers information and practices for us to prioritize our summer wellness, moving into a space of personal harmony by balancing the 8-dimensions of wellness.

Connecting to your Environment in a Meaningful Way to Support your Well-Being (Season 1, Episode 7)

Guest Dr. Craig N. Sawchuk encourages participants to think about what environmental wellness is and how it impacts their daily lives and well-being.

Challenging our Minds to Improve our Intellectual Dimension of Wellness (Season 1, Episode 6)

Dr. Shelli Kesler dives into intellectual wellness, exploring strategies to enhance our mental growth, sharpen concentration, boost memory, and develop critical thinking skills.

We are Professionals! Educator Compensation, Retention, and Attrition (Season 1, Episode 5)

Join us for a conversation about educator wellness and the future of the profession. Leave with tips to individually and collectively enhance educators' occupational and financial dimensions of wellness.

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Watch, listen, and reflect on each of the 8 episodes in Season 3 of the Educator Wellness Podcast to earn 1 Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit (IRLU)!

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). Topics this season include collective action in K-12 education, finding your authentic teaching voice, school avoidance, advancing social connection, strong family-educator relationships, nourishing student minds through nutrition, tackling burnout, and the intersection of youth physical activity and mental health.