Linking Professional Challenges to Wellbeing Strategies at St Joseph’s

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This interactive matching activity invites staff at St Joseph’s Secondary College to connect common teaching challenges with appropriate wellbeing and collegial support strategies. Based on realistic school-based scenarios, the activity encourages staff to reflect on their professional practice and recognise how everyday interactions can positively influence wellbeing and mental health.

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Matching Pairs Linking Professional Challenges to Wellbeing Strategies at St Joseph’sOnline version This interactive matching activity invites staff at St Joseph’s Secondary College to connect common teaching challenges with appropriate wellbeing and collegial support strategies. Based on realistic school-based scenarios, the activity encourages staff to reflect on their professional practice and recognise how everyday interactions can positively influence wellbeing and mental health. by Jake 1 Midway through a busy teaching day, you notice you are becoming mentally fatigued and struggling to stay focused 2 You are experiencing ongoing difficulty managing a particular class and are unsure how to respond effectively 3 As an early career teacher, you are finding it difficult to structure an upcoming lesson sequence and feel unsure where to begin 4 During your first term at St Joseph’s, you feel disconnected from other staff and unsure how to build professional relationships 5 You are unfamiliar with the expectations and routines specific to St Joseph’s Secondary College 6 You find yourself continuing to think about work late into the evening and are struggling to switch off after school hours 7 As a new teacher in the St Joseph’s and Toowoomba community, you are still developing an understanding of the school context and student background 8 You have spent several hours marking assessments and are beginning to feel mentally overwhelmed and burnt out 9 After teaching a Year 9 class at the College, the lesson did not go as planned and you are unsure what to adjust for next time Take a deliberate break away from your workspace, such as a short walk, to reset and return with clearer focus Seek targeted advice from an experienced teacher on behaviour management strategies Pause briefly to engage in a short mindfulness or breathing activity to restore focus Organise a collaborative planning session with a colleague to share ideas and structure the lesson Set clear boundaries around work time, including limiting work-related tasks in the evening Connect with colleagues to gain insight into the school environment and the wider Toowoomba community Ask colleagues for clarification and observe established practices within the school Make an effort to engage in informal staffroom conversations to build relationships with colleagues Arrange a short conversation with a colleague to reflect on the lesson and discuss possible improvements

Matching Pairs

Linking Professional Challenges to Wellbeing Strategies at St Joseph’sOnline version

by Jake

Midway through a busy teaching day, you notice you are becoming mentally fatigued and struggling to stay focused

You are experiencing ongoing difficulty managing a particular class and are unsure how to respond effectively

As an early career teacher, you are finding it difficult to structure an upcoming lesson sequence and feel unsure where to begin

During your first term at St Joseph’s, you feel disconnected from other staff and unsure how to build professional relationships

You are unfamiliar with the expectations and routines specific to St Joseph’s Secondary College

You find yourself continuing to think about work late into the evening and are struggling to switch off after school hours

As a new teacher in the St Joseph’s and Toowoomba community, you are still developing an understanding of the school context and student background

You have spent several hours marking assessments and are beginning to feel mentally overwhelmed and burnt out

After teaching a Year 9 class at the College, the lesson did not go as planned and you are unsure what to adjust for next time

Take a deliberate break away from your workspace, such as a short walk, to reset and return with clearer focus

Seek targeted advice from an experienced teacher on behaviour management strategies

Pause briefly to engage in a short mindfulness or breathing activity to restore focus

Organise a collaborative planning session with a colleague to share ideas and structure the lesson

Set clear boundaries around work time, including limiting work-related tasks in the evening

Connect with colleagues to gain insight into the school environment and the wider Toowoomba community

Ask colleagues for clarification and observe established practices within the school

Make an effort to engage in informal staffroom conversations to build relationships with colleagues

Arrange a short conversation with a colleague to reflect on the lesson and discuss possible improvements

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

Linking Professional Challenges to Wellbeing Strategies at St Joseph’s

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Linking Professional Challenges to Wellbeing Strategies at St Joseph’sOnline version

by Jake

Midway through a busy teaching day, you notice you are becoming mentally fatigued and struggling to stay focused

You are experiencing ongoing difficulty managing a particular class and are unsure how to respond effectively

As an early career teacher, you are finding it difficult to structure an upcoming lesson sequence and feel unsure where to begin

During your first term at St Joseph’s, you feel disconnected from other staff and unsure how to build professional relationships

You are unfamiliar with the expectations and routines specific to St Joseph’s Secondary College

You find yourself continuing to think about work late into the evening and are struggling to switch off after school hours

As a new teacher in the St Joseph’s and Toowoomba community, you are still developing an understanding of the school context and student background

You have spent several hours marking assessments and are beginning to feel mentally overwhelmed and burnt out

After teaching a Year 9 class at the College, the lesson did not go as planned and you are unsure what to adjust for next time

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