CPD - Perfectionism and teaching strategies

Did you know that the number of perfectionists keeps on increasing throughout the years ?

Often praised, perfectionism is also associated with well-being, mental illness, procrastination, self-esteem,… This CPD session aims at linking research to teaching practices for teachers and teaching assistants.

After a quick introduction on what perfectionism is and why it could be a problem, the teaching staff is invited to reflect on 4 themes and to generate teaching strategies :

1) Theme 1 : Self-esteem
2) Theme 2 : Fear of failure
3) Theme 3 : Goal setting
4) Theme 4 : Procrastination

After giving feedback to the other groups, the teaching staff can reflect on their own teaching practices thanks to a support sheet. The teaching staff will realize that they have already adopted many advised strategies in their practice and can be inspired to experiment new ones.

This 2-hour CPD can be adapted into several sessions if you would like all staff to go through the 4 themes. It aims at supporting students but many teachers and teaching assistants will recognize themselves in the elements described.

The package includes :

• a presentation to lead the CPD session
• a lesson plan
• 4 worksheets
• 1 support strategy sheet

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PS : I am a French native speaker so if you spot some English mistakes, please let me know.