Stressed Out: Helping Students Build Skills for School and Life

This workshop equips educators with practical, actionable strategies to support students in managing stress, building resilience, and developing critical coping skills. Participants examine the increasing prevalence and impact of stress in student populations. Through engaging activities and classroom-ready resources, educators explore how the brain and body process stress and how these responses affect student learning and behavior. The session also highlights interventions that can be implemented immediately to promote emotional regulation and academic performance.

• Increased levels of stress and anxiety among students.
  
  
• Limited teacher preparation in addressing students' emotional regulation and stress response.
  
  
• Disruptions in learning caused by unmanaged emotions and lack of coping mechanisms.
  

1. Understanding the Impact of Stress on Student Behavior and Learning
   Educators will develop a foundational understanding of how the brain and body react to stress and how these physiological responses impact classroom behavior, focus, and performance.
   
   
2. Resilience-Building Strategies for Daily Instruction
   Participants will learn how to help students “flip the 3 P’s” (Permanent, Personal, Pervasive) to reframe negative thinking and build a growth-oriented mindset for handling academic and personal challenges.
   
   
3. Implementing Immediate and Practical Coping Tools
   The workshop provides educators with resources and hands-on strategies—such as mindfulness techniques, reframing exercises, and guided reflections—to help students self-regulate, manage emotions, and succeed in both school and life