Project

Teach from Your Best Self

“The most significant element in a learning environment is the well-being of the teacher. Students thrive best when their teacher is thriving.”

Jay SchroderAuthor of Teach from Your Best Self: A Teacher’s Guide to Thriving in the Classroom
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The mission of Teach from Your Best Self is to revitalize education through effective training and support that empowers educators to create educational environments where students and teachers both thrive.

Unlike most other teacher professional development programs, Teach from Your Best Self puts you, the educator, at the center. This educator-centered professional development will help you meet the daily pressures in a way that takes care of education’s most valuable resource–you. The skills and principles taught in Teach from Your Best Self allow you to sustain a fulfilling career over decades, while positively impacting the lives of thousands of students along the way.

Teach from Your Best Self promises:

  • A deepened capacity to bring out best, no matter the situation
  • Better teaching with less effort
  • Avoid, or recover from, burnout
  • Transform challenging moments into moments in which real change and growth is possible
  • Learn to awaken the best in others
Project

Teach from Your Best Self

Lead

Jay Schroder

Partnership

Oregon Writing Project, Southern Oregon University, Dr. Margaret Perrow

Testimonials

“Teach from Your Best Self has brightened my outlook and rejuvenated my passion as an educator.”

McKenzie M.Medford School District

“If you are feeling burnt out and you leave work feeling unhappy or don’t want to get out of your car in the morning, check this out. This will benefit you and keep you in the profession you love. This class will give you tools for the classroom and life.”

Lindsey C.Phoenix-Talent School District

“This experience should be at the foundation of all professional development. This institute is absolutely life-changing.”

Clint R.Phoenix-Talent School District

“Teach from Your Best Self has reminded me why I went into teaching. I am in my 18th year of teaching and the last couple of years have taken their toll on my mind, spirit, and body. TFYBS has given me powerful tools to help me balance my life. It brought back the joy of teaching kindergarten.”

Susan M.Grants Pass School District

“I have found community, unwavering acceptance, and practical advice that I can apply, not just to my classroom, but to my personal life as well.”

Jillian F.Private school

“Teach from Your Best Self has helped me pull back from the brink of burnout. It has given me the tools to remember why I love teaching.”

Hannah B.Grants Pass School District

“Teach from Your Best Self goes beyond professional development or any other stress management that we may be handed as educators. This program addresses the unaddressed and under-appreciated truth that educators are people first, and we can only really help our students when we take care of ourselves.”

Jeremy K.Roseburg School District

“This has been one of the most beautiful, meaningful, validating experiences of my life.”

Anne B.Phoenix-Talent School District