Stop and Breathe.

Whenever you feel anxious or stressed or discouraged, just stop. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for one minute, or longer if you have the time.

Self Care tips are courtesy of Ashley Benoit, School Psychologist

Full the full Self Care Guide, click here

We all know that our jobs can be stressful, now more than ever! Add on top of that the responsibilities we all have outside of school, it can sometimes seem overwhelming. Over the past year, there have been more and more stories about employees reaching their breaking point and not knowing what to do. The City of Nashua, through Anthem, offers, a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service call the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). This service is open to all district employees, regardless if you have insurance through the district. The service is in place to offer assistance for a variety of challenges you may be facing: the stress of your job, being behind on bills, looking for daycare, etc. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To access this information, please visit www.anthemeap.com. Under "Members" click Login; then type City of Nashua.

Course Descriptions and Course Dates

• 10 Trauma-Informed Strategies to Help Students Heal

• Developing Problem-Solving Strategies with Bar Models: Winter Virtual Edition

• Differentiating Instruction

• ELL 101 Special Virtual Edition: Planning for the Success of ELLs

• Make Your Virtual Science POP!

• Meeting Writing Expectations in the K-5 Classroom: Recommendations for Improving Writing Instruction

• Simple View of Reading: One Lens at a Time, the Full Picture

• Teach Them to Think

• Teaching for Engaged Learning Course Options:

  • The Classroom Management Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together

  • Every Child Needs a Champion: Unlock Your Ability to Build Online Caring Relationships

  • Real Talk

  • What You Get Is What You Expect\

Costs for Members: $20.00 per course

For Registration, click here.

Winter Educator Academy Homepage

Course Descriptions and Course Dates

Registration Fees

Participant Expectations

Application window: December 1st - March 31st

For more information, click here.

To apply, click here.

Closes January 31, 2021

Sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation. The program is open to members, spouses and dependent children of unions participating in any of the Union Plus programs. See the Union Plus Scholarship Program website (link is external) for more information.