Educator Health & Wellness Final Assessment

Which of the following describes why it is important for educators to maintain their mental and physical health?

• Preserves their ability to be effective mentors and leaders

• Allows them to be upstanding citizens to the community

• Preserves their ability to go back to college and earn a doctoral degree

• Allows them to sense negativity from working in education for too long

Select all of the following which describes the effect of stress and anxiety in the educational industry.

• Effects the student

• Increased energy

• Loss of satisfaction

• Poor decision making

• Sense of positivity

Select all of the following which is a positive effect from when an educator attains an adequate amount of sleep.

• Improved mood, health and the ability to think clearly

• Improved classroom environment

• Increased frustration and stress

• Lack of educational resources to educate students

As social-emotional skills decrease, teachers are better able to manage their class.

• True

• False

Which of the following do experts NOT recommend when trying to achieve an adequate amount of sleep?

• Setting a regular time to go to sleep

• Avoiding caffeine four to six hours before bed

• Trying to relax and stop preparing for the next day about an hour before bed

• Napping often to make up lost sleet time

Social-emotional skills are important for a teacher to possess for their own personal lives but also lay the foundation for their students.

• A. True

• B. False

Teachers benefit from making mental and physical health a top priority in their life.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes a way Mrs. Rodriguez can increase her mental and physical health and wellness?

• Take a short walk around the school building during a morning or afternoon break

• Wake up super early and go to the gym for two hours

• Leave her classroom unattended to take a walk when she feels overwhelmed

• Playing music loudly within her classroom to ease her stress

Educator health and wellness programs may only be offered at the state level.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes educator health and wellness programs?

• Some school districts may implement general health and wellness programs

• State health and wellness programs may be determined by subject areas

• All the answer choices are correct

• National organizations may encompass more than one subject area