Burnout and stress is TOO LATE for teacher wellbeing - Sarah Mercer
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Education is designed around focusing on the learner first and the teacher as a medium to support the learner. Sarah Mercer tells us why this leads to unhealthy teachers.
Sarah Mercer is a Professor of foreign language teaching at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests include all aspects of the psychology surrounding the foreign language learning experience. She is co-editor of Multilingual Matters’ Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching book series, currently vice-president of IAPLL, and ambassador for IATEFL.
In this episode, Sarah expounds on:
why connecting with learners is fundamental
cell phone addiction and what we CAN'T do about it
re-framing what "student-led" means
defining "engagement" and pedagogical caring
students faking engagement out of respect for their teacher
burnout and stress are the result of the systemic element of teacher well-being
For more from Sarah Mercer:
3. Her handbook "Teacher Wellbeing"
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About Sarah Mercer
Sarah Mercer is a Professor for Foreign Language Teaching and the Head of the ELT Research and Methodology Department at the University of Graz.
Her research interests lie in all aspects of language learning psychology (teacher and learner perspectives), in particular in self-related constructs, engagement, agency, affect, belief systems, and wellbeing. In her research, she prefers to employ qualitatively-oriented approaches and she has a special interest in dynamic systems and ecological theory. Her current research explores teacher psychology, pre-service teacher identity development, socio-emotional intelligence, wellbeing, positive language education as well as interdisciplinary approaches to self.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys to travel all around the world to follow her secret passion - wildlife photography. She loves all kinds of water sports, especially swimming, sailing, and canoeing on the beautiful Wörthersee in Southern Austria. Sarah is also happy when pottering around her garden or reading in her hammock. In winter, Sarah loves skiing, although she feels not particularly elegant on the skis yet, but tries to keep a growth mindset about this. When in the UK, Sarah loves being on the Lakeland Fells - a small piece of paradise.
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