Welcoming Wellness: A Look at the Evidence on Teacher Well-Being and Its Implications
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In this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr. Leigh McLean discusses the significance of teacher well-being, from pathways for improving student educational outcomes to career longevity and positive self-efficacy amongst educators. Dr. McLean also identifies several external factors that have been shown to impact teacher well-being.

For more information on Dr. McLean's projects and the work being done by the Teacher Emotions, Characteristics, and Health (TECH) Lab at the University of Delaware School of Education, see the links below.

Dr. Leigh McLean's Website: https://www.leighmclean.com)

Dr. Leigh McLean's Faculty Bio: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/leigh-mclean/)

TECH Lab Website: https://www.cresp.udel.edu/affiliated-labs/teacher-emotions-characteristics-health-lab/)

Projects Dr. McLean is working on:

- Exploring Elementary Teachers' Feelings, Beliefs, and Effectiveness across Mathematics, Science, and Literacy (Project TEAS: Teachers' Effectiveness Across Subjects)

- The Impacts of Preservice Supervised Field Experiences on Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Retention and Effectiveness (TP2C: Teacher Prep to Career)

EdWeek Article Featuring Dr. McLean's work: "School Districts Move to Ease Teacher Stress, Burnout."

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-districts-move-to-ease-teacher-stress-burnout/2022/08)

https://apnews.com/article/teacher-stress-burnout-f7fa2b061a25849565148a39074722f2)