The H.E.A.R.T. Method of Self Care for Educators, Day, Summer 2026

Course Number:	EDU 5710 S53
Instructor:	Rebecca Day
Location:	Online-fully asynchronous
Dates and Times:	Rolling enrollment May 17- August 06, 2026
Credits:	3 Graduate Credits
Tuition:	Set by and payable to educational partner Health Solutions Associates

Course Description

The stress of teaching has reached an all-time high in the United States. Teachers are asked to fill many roles for a school: be a teacher of content area, provide social emotional support to students, ensure all learners reach high levels of proficiency in their work, as well- being guardians to the community as stellar role models. Teachers are caring and supportive by nature and they give energy every day to others. Their own personal stress often goes unnoticed, by themselves and others. This course is specifically designed to provide educators with practical self-care strategies that can be implemented immediately.

The participants in this course will develop a thorough plan for personal self care that will focus on balancing their daily work and personal lives. The course is designed so learners can create their own learning outcomes within the realm of self care. They will be coached by the instructor in the areas of nutrition, exercise, and stress management with an emphasis on habit change. In addition, participants will be able to identify wellness strategies they can use with their students as a way to increase academic performance in the classroom.

The course will discuss the physiology of stress and its impact on the body; help educators identify their own beliefs that can exacerbate daily stress and most importantly help them to establish habits for change that will help diminish stress.

Participants through their own self growth will bring a renewed energy to their profession and their personal lives.

Audience: Educators and Administrators with an earned Bachelor's Degree

Course Goals & Objectives

Course Goals:

Understand the correlation between self care and the capacity to improve their practice as educators
Understand the physiology behind stress and the impact it has on the human body
Understand how to design a plan for self care that can be used daily
Understand how habit change can impact their personal and professional growth
Understand contemporary research as it relates to the importance of self care for all
professionals and job satisfaction

Course Objectives:

Students will be able to design personalized wellness plans for immediate implementation
Students will be able to have strategies for wellness they can use through out the year; impacting classroom climate and culture
Students will understand how their personal wellness impacts student learning, and be able to able to adjust their wellness habits accordingly

Course Schedule

Week 1 -- Chapters 1 & 2 The H.E.A.R.T. Method of Self Care Workbook

Hand In Chart My Progress

Read pages 1 - 40 in Rekindle Your Professional Fire

Read Chapters 1 & 2 The Body Brain Connection

Hand In Prompt from readings- 1- 2 Paragraphs

Week 2 -- Chapters 3 & 4 The H.E.A.R.T. Method of Self Care Workbook

Hand In Chart My Progress

Read pages 41-80 in Rekindle Your Professional Fire

Read Chapter 3 - The Body Brain Connection