‼️‼️‼️For English Teachers In Their First Years (1-5)


EMOTION REGULATION FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN THEIR FIRST YEARS

Alt başlık: Staying Strong through Challenges

Instructor: Büşra Görkemoğlu, PhDc.

Instructor at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa

Date: December 1 –  January 12 (1 week welcome and meeting + 6 weeks-course)

Place: Online Platform (Zoom)

Weekly Sessions:

Session 1: Brief Welcome & Emotional Awareness

 “I freeze or overreact when emotions hit me in class.”: Recognize what’s happening

 Noticing what triggers us in class

Mapping emotional hotspots

Tuning into body signals

Learning to pause before reacting

Session 2: Emotion Regulation Strategy 1: Situation Selection

“I get pulled into negative teacher room talk or toxic school dynamics.”: Anticipate and choose wisely

Notice who affects your mood

Choose where you spend your time

Step away from draining conversations

Protect your energy so you can teach well

Session 3: Emotion Regulation Strategy 2: Situation Modification

“Group work gets chaotic and I lose control.”: Making the right class management shifts

Change the setup

Simplify the task flow

Adjust seating / timing / instructions

Create calmer group dynamics

Small changes → big emotional difference

Session 4: Emotion Regulation Strategy 3: Attention Deployment

“When the class goes silent, my mind spirals.”: Shift your attention, shift your emotion

Notice the moment you start to panic

Name the thought → don’t follow it

Choose one thing to focus on

Use your anchor to come back

Control your focus = control the moment

Session 5: Emotion Regulation Strategy 4: Cognitive Reappraisal

“When students don’t respond, I assume it's about me.”: Change the story, change the feeling

Notice the story your mind creates

Check the meaning you attach to student behavior

Rewrite the moment, don’t attack yourself

Give more generous interpretations

Kinder self-talk = calmer teaching

Session 6: Emotion Regulation Strategy 5: Seeking Social Support

“I feel like I’m the only one struggling.”: You don’t have to do this alone.

Realizing others feel the same

Understanding that struggle is shared, not individual

Seeing support-seeking as a professional skill

Opening space to speak honestly with others

Small moments of connection easing emotional load

Session 7: Emotion Regulation Strategy 6: Suppression & Creating a Personal Emotion Regulation Kit

“I always look fine, even when I’m not.It is expected of me”: You don’t always have to hold it together alone.

Noticing the cost of holding everything in

Recognizing the emotional mask teachers wear

Allowing safe, small honesty in the classroom and staffroom

Integrating all ER strategies learned so far

Choosing which practices to continue forward