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Adult Well-Being
Elevate & Advocate: A 5-Part Framework for Supporting Adult Well-Being in K-12 Schools
with Carla Tantillo Philibert
Helping educators advocate for their well-being and build the professional confidence to connect, re-engage, and thrive.
Explore this expert-led learning experience with Carla Tantillo Philibert and tell RocketPD you would like to hear when a future offering is announced.
About this cohort
A virtual cohort with Carla Tantillo Philibert on building personal well-being, advocating for your needs, and achieving sustained fulfillment in your education career.
This learning experience is being considered for a future RocketPD offering. The core content, practical outcomes, and expert guidance are available to explore now.
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Classroom Teachers
Reconnect with your passion for teaching and build sustainable personal well-being practices.
Instructional Coaches
Support teacher well-being and model healthy professional practices for your school.
Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs)
Develop a personal framework for well-being that sustains your impact and career satisfaction.
Department Heads
Build a team culture grounded in mutual support, advocacy, and collective well-being.
What you can learn
Practical outcomes to explore.
Advocate for yourself and your team
Learn to advocate for your needs and the needs of your team within your broader school organization.
Build awareness and self-coping practices
Create space and time to identify self-coping practices and act with self-efficacy.
Strengthen adult agency and connectedness
Build collective well-being and deepen overall staff connectedness across your school.
Support staff retention and engagement
Develop practical skills to improve staff satisfaction, well-being, and engagement at the school and district level.
Planned Learning Experience
Explore the learning progression.
Topics and sequence may be refined before a future offering is announced.-
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Find Your Own Starting Point
Learn to understand and evaluate your approach to work. Confront big feelings like guilt and anxiety in the workplace and develop a process for self-compassion and care.
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Differentiate Your Approach
Turn your focus toward students and their needs. Identify and allocate resources for self- and student-care, and communicate your needs (and the needs of students) with administrators.
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Get Immersed in the Practice of Well-Being
Develop clear personal and professional goals. Adopt a process for personal and professional fulfillment, and balance personal needs with the needs of the school community.
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Work in the Right System
Evaluate your needs in the context of your school environment. Develop a personal system to succeed in your environment and adopt practical well-being templates to be both efficient and effective.
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5
Learn to Embrace and Actively Practice Self-Care
Review and implement practical adult well-being strategies. Develop a working plan to support personal and professional growth, and develop self-efficacy and support yourself with actionable goals.
Your Instructor
Carla Tantillo Philibert
Great educators and school leaders are great because they believe in themselves. That belief gets transferred to students through the embodiment of personal passion and high-quality instruction. But that unique brand of professional self-confidence doesn't come naturally — it's a product of lived experience. Educator, author, and entrepreneur Carla Tantillo Philibert has traveled the world helping teachers and staff build professional engagement with a focus on personal well-being.
Adult Well-Being
School Culture
Staff Engagement
Instructional Leadership
What to expect
A practical, expert-led learning experience
Expert-led exploration of the cohort topic
Practical strategies connected to the published curriculum
Opportunities to learn alongside education peers
Updates if a future offering is announced
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Adult Well-Being
Guide
Ultimate Guide to Adult Well-Being & Staff Empowerment in K-12 Schools
Helps district and school leaders address staff burnout, stress, and retention challenges by providing a structured framework for adult well-being that prioritizes awareness, access to support, and agency—enabling educators to...
Adult Well-Being
Podcast
Episode 5: A Framework for Adult Well-Being in Schools (w/Carla Tantillo Philibert)
Carla Tantillo Philibert joins Corey Murray to explore a framework for making adult well-being a meaningful part of school support systems.
Adult Well-Being
Blog
Use this five-part framework to support adult well-being in your schools with Carla Tantillo Philibert
Supporting adult well-being in schools is no longer just a nice-to-have — it’s essential. As stress levels rise among students, the adults in our schools, particularly those on the front...
Testimonials
What educators say about learning with Carla Tantillo Philibert.
Carla is incredibly engaging and down to earth with any constituency to whom she presents. She works effectively with teacher's aides, teachers, principals, district office personnel and families — anyone! Carla finds a way to connect to her audience and inspire new learning.
Dr. Allison Slade Director, Instructional Leadership & Strategic Initiatives, Roosevelt UniversityCarla and the Mindful Practices team supports the social-emotional and well-being needs of our principals, assistant principals, and school teams. Their high-energy approach comes genuinely from the heart, is rooted in science, and helps administrators and educators deal with today's many challenges. Everyone left our last session feeling motivated and revitalized to continue doing the hard work of leading schools.
Dr. Karime Asaf Chief of Network 4, Chicago Public SchoolsMindful Practices' Carla Tantillo Philibert is a charismatic, dynamic, and engaging speaker. Carla's SEL prowess, hands-on expertise, and knowledge assist her in providing the best-possible experience for her audience when presenting. I would welcome Carla to any environment as a presenter for SEL in and out of the school community!
Kenyea Beach SEL Coordinator & Community Liaison, Chicago Heights School District 170FAQ
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