Are You Looking to Improve Teacher Morale and Staff Retention Rates?
(especially if your teachers are uninspired by traditional "PD" days and tired of constantly training "new hires")
Imagine a Scenario Where:
- Your school could attract and retain the best candidates based on the reputation of your positive campus culture
- Staff (including you!) leave campus each day at a reasonable time and still have energy left for their family and other things they love.
- Staff have practical science-based tools available to help reduce stress and overwhelm.
- Staff connect with students in a way that increases engagement and puts fun and passion back in your classrooms.
- And what if it only took 15 minutes a week with ZERO prep from you?
Yes, It Is Possible!
Smart school leaders recognize that positive student outcomes start with a teaching staff that is motivated, experienced and able to bring the best of themselves to their classrooms every day. Providing your teachers with the skills and tools they need to make teaching less stressful and more sustainable is the best investment you can make in your school: teachers benefit, students benefit and (let's be honest) your job will be a lot easier. Everyone wins!
I'm In - Book a PD ConsultationIntroducing... the only personal development self-study course for teachers to help them thrive in the classroom
What Makes This Program Different?
- The REAL skills teachers need to thrive. The only self-study program to incorporate classroom-based PD with a personal development curriculum. I give them the tools they need to take back control of their time & energy.
- Relevant and relatable Based on science-based habits and 20 plus years "in the trenches" classroom experience (yes, through and post-pandemic). Teachers want PD from someone they relate to and trust, not some "expert" from a curriculum company.
- Convenient Zero set-up your end. Teachers can access the material from any device & consume the short videos on the go on an app.
- Proven This course was inspired by my best-selling book Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers that has become a staple for many campus book studies and mandatory in several teacher training programs.
- Affordable No need to hire substitute teachers to cover class for PD days. Heck, you don't even need to spring for the bagels.
Invest in a program your staff will actually USE and love and NOT feel resentful and frustrated that you just added "one more thing" on their plate.
Imagine your teachers having the skills and confidence to...
MODULE 1
Reduce Stress & Overwhelm
Teaching is a literal assault on the nervous system. Learn practical strategies & mindsets to:
- Regulate the nervous system and get out of "fight or flight" mode
- Develop daily habits with their class to create more calm
Learning Objective: They’ll finish the module with tools to help them and their students reduce stress and stay calm during overwhelm, as well as proven strategies to help with their mental and emotional health.
MODULE 2
Be Happier
This module is all about training the brain become more positively focused. Mini-lessons include:
- How to set "happy traps" throughout your day
- How to reprogram your radar to look for the "good stuff"
- Easy yet powerful strategies to make gratitude and joy part of your class culture
Learning Objective: Teachers will finish this module with new mindsets and fun accountability tools for themselves and their students.
MODULE 3
Connect & Communicate Better
Authentic connections are essential to our well-being, happiness and even affect our longevity. In the classroom, no learning happens without meaningful connections. In this module the focus is:
- Creating positive connections within the classroom
- Establishing a true classroom community
- Nurturing connections outside of school
- A powerful tool to level up professional communication in any situation
Learning Objective: Teachers will finish this module with proven strategies and a framework to help navigate tricky conversations.
MODULE 4
Improve School and Home Balance
Are your teachers tired of teaching taking up ALL of their time and energy? Discover:
- A powerful tool to help diagnose where you are most out of balance
- Why believing we can "do it all" is a myth
- How to put your personal priorities on the calendar, guilt-free
Learning Objective: After this module teachers will have have clarity and an action plan to improve their work/life balance as well as tips on collaborating with intention.
MODULE 5
Feel More In Control
Your experience doesn't need to be the same as other teachers' experience. Discover:
- Limiting beliefs about teaching that could be holding your teachers back
- How educators can reclaim their identity as a person, not just a teacher
- How to proactively design a teaching day - not be a victim of circumstance (school picture day not withstanding)
Learning Objective: After this module, teachers will have a clearer vision of how they can have a positive experience despite the current negativity in education.
MODULE 6
Maintain a More Positive Outlook
Your mind is the most fertile soil in the universe. What are you planting in it? Learn:
- How your media consumption habits could be adding to your stress
- How to identify the difference between "venting" and toxic conversations
- How to reframe your relationship with your devices
Learning Objective: Teachers will experience more positive habits to ensure that they are actually "relaxing" in their down time and not adding fuel to their over taxed nervous system.
MODULE 7
Spend Less Time at School
Let's face it, there's just too much to do as a teacher. I'm giving everyone permission and solid guidance on how to do less. In these lessons they'll uncover:
- The paradox that you become a more effective teacher if you do less
- Powerful strategies to prioritize tasks that make a true difference for teachers and their students
- Why teachers need "room" in more than just your schedule
Learning Objective: After this module teachers will
have a deeper understanding of why "less" is the new magic word, as well as strategies to make peace with being, doing and having "enough."
MODULE 8
Improve Their Emotional Regulation
A "complete life overhaul" is an ambitious yet unsustainable goal, but incremental improvements in mood and energy can make a significant improvement in life experience. Learn:
- The scope and importance of the emotional scale
- How to tap into a "playlist" of instant mood changers for you and your students (beyond music)
- How to hack your brain by changing your posture
- So, so much more!
Learning Objective: This module explores the secret to having a more positive experience inside the classroom and out - one moment at a time. It could be the critical piece your teachers have been missing in their personal development journey.
Happy Classroom Habits Program Details
- 8 monthly focus topics with 4-5 habit-specific video lessons in each module. Each video is easy to consume 10-15 mins.
- Complete Workbook with exercises, resource PDFs, and habit trackers. These are resources your staff can keep and reuse forever.
- Organize a campus-wide initiative where you go through the modules together, or let staff choose the modules they need the most and work at their own pace.
- Staff have a complete one calendar year access to the program - no pressure to start at the beginning of the year, and many teachers love to binge watch this personal development curriculum over their breaks. They find it helps with every area of their life.
- At the time of purchase, everyone will have immediate access to all of the modules and the BONUS materials.
- School leaders can receive monthly progress reports on request at no extra charge.
- Teachers can receive a Certificate of Completion for 15 Professional Development hours at the end of the course.
Travis M. - Principal
"If you are looking for a great staff PD that is engaging, positive, and supports your team's social/emotional well-being, then look no further than Grace Stevens. Grace left staff feeling inspired, motivated and focused on having a successful school year and provided them with the practical tools to ensure that her ideas were actionable and sustainable. So much more than a positivity pep talk; her advice was real-world and relevant. Teachers talked about her presentation for months afterward."
Shari P. - Finalist Utah Teacher of the Year
" I just feel like [Grace has] the magic key to making this profession sustainable, and I would like ALL teachers to hold that key in their hands."
Geraldine V. - 30 Year Veteran Teacher
"What stood out was her deep understanding of the unique challenges teachers face and her compassionate yet no-nonsense advice. The strategies are realistic—whether it’s learning to leave school on time without guilt, navigating difficult conversations, or quieting the inner critic that many educators struggle with.
Whether you’re a new teacher trying to find balance or a seasoned educator looking to rediscover your spark, this course is a powerful reminder that your well-being is just as important as your students’ success."
Meet your Coach
I'm Grace. In 2002 I traded in a cushy corporate career for life as a public school teacher. After years of anxiety, depression, and burnout in the corporate world, teaching was like a breath of fresh air! Teaching was a joy - and easy. Until it wasn't.
Pretty soon I was overworked, overwhelmed and back on the road to burnout. I realized I didn't need to change careers again, I needed to change ME. I needed to take responsibility and learn how to set healthy boundaries, prioritize, protect myself from negativity and control the things I could control. None of these were skills I had learned in teacher training.
I became obsessed with studying NLP, positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotional intelligence. I learned how to hack my mindset with simple habits to put the joy back in my classroom and in my life. Other teachers noticed, and urged me to share my "secrets."
In 2018, I turned those habits into a best-selling book, "Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers". I'm so happy now to support your staff with a comprehensive program based on this material.
It's simple: happier teachers = happier classrooms and campus culture. All of which, of course, leads to better student outcomes.
What's the REAL cost?
Every teacher loves a "jeans day" or bagels in the staff room. But when was the last time that they left a district-sponsored professional development feeling MORE EMPOWERED and excited to learn how to take more things OFF their over-burdened plate?
The reason that in the last ten years the most popular classes in the top Ivy League schools have been about "how to be happier" is no accident. Research has shown that happier, less stressed employees are more productive, more creative and have better mental and physical health.
When I coach teachers, one of the things I hear a lot is that they are fed up with being told to prioritize "self-care" without being given any tools, skills or resources to do so. By investing in this type of training, you are proving that you truly care about teachers.
We know that it's getting harder to retain great teachers. Many are burning out and leaving. But what about those who are burning out and staying? The cost of recruiting, hiring and training new teachers is very high. The perception of constant turnover is also bad to parents and board members. The invisible cost of poor campus morale is harder to measure and potentially potentially much higher.
This program delivers an easy and cost-effective way to empower teachers to take responsibility for their mental and emotional health, and all the tools to get them there.
Reach out to me today for a complimentary PD consultation if you are ready to learn more.