Managing Anxiety, Yours and Theirs
Tuesday, February 11 11:00-12:15
ROWE 319
Presenter: Wayne Trembly, CETL
Participants will come away with specific strategies for managing their own and their students’ anxieties
We will discuss topics such as:
- Causes of anxiety: Lack of confidence, Lack of knowledge, lack of preparation, lack of experience, the unknown…
Solutions:
- Prioritize tasks (It’s not ALL vital or ALL immediate)
- work with a partner or friend, seek help from a colleague, a friend, a professional,
- establish and follow routines,
- move (exercise), get enough rest,
- consider how to change the environment to make it more effective for you, breathe,
- think positive thoughts and believe in yourself, consider accommodations, laugh- esp. when you want to cry (crying is okay, too)
- Managing Student Anxiety:
- Give choices
- Be Flexible
- Listen
- Share all relevant information regarding grades, assignments, policies…
- Make a connection with your students
Register at - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1158
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu