Daniela Falecki

Daniela Falecki is founder and director of Teacher Wellbeing (www.teacher-wellbeing.com.au). She is known as the ‘keep-it-real’ teacher who specialises in positive psychology. Her passionate, practical approach makes her a sought-after speaker, sharing stories from her 20 years of experience in schools.

Education

Daniela FaleckiTuesday, August 17, 2021
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Pep talks for teachers

I encourage you to choose one or a few phrases below that resonate for you, write it out and place…
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Industry voices

Daniela FaleckiWednesday, March 31, 2021
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How to improve the psychological health and safety of teachers

Mental health is a growing topic in education, with millions of dollars poured into student wellbeing.
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News

Daniela FaleckiWednesday, August 19, 2020
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First aid for teacher wellbeing

What if we could use the DRABC model alongside psychological strategies to act as first-responders to our wellbeing? These five…
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News

Daniela FaleckiTuesday, August 20, 2019
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Teachers need ‘psychological capital’

We must acknowledge the mental fatigue teachers face...
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Administration

Daniela FaleckiWednesday, May 8, 2019
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Do our students need to be more mentally tough?

What if both staff and students could be more mentally tough?
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News

Daniela FaleckiMonday, January 28, 2019
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Using PERMA pillars to support teachers

Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment. Martin Seligman, often considered the father of positive psychology wanted to bridge the…
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Administration

Daniela FaleckiWednesday, September 19, 2018
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Teacher stress and wellbeing: how can we build a sustainable workforce?

Teacher stress is high, in fact teachers exhibit higher levels of stress than any other profession.
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Designing for Student Health and Well Being

Maintaining positive health and mental wellbeing in students is one of the key areas of concerns in schools. Research shows that children are bearing the brunt of mental health concerns triggered or exacerbated by the pandemic and the number presenting with mental health or emotional problems. Schools must find ways to stimulate positive environments for students across mental well-being, health, and safety.
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How students are helping to breathe new life into their schools

School transformations are incredibly exciting for teachers, parents and of course students, especially when the whole school community has spent months and often years planning, petitioning, and fundraising for the developments.
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How do you make a best-practice literacy intervention program even better?

In 2011, MultiLit launched MiniLit, an effective, evidence-based, small group intervention program, designed to support struggling readers in the initial stages of literacy up to Year 2.
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Achieving great professional learning in the age of COVID-19

As a high school teacher in an independent Sydney school, I experienced a great many professional learning sessions. Of all these sessions, it was after only a handful I left feeling legitimately energized, inspired, and empowered with skills or knowledge that would make a difference to my everyday teaching practice.
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Promethean solutions promote flexibility for schools

The Promethean State of Technology in Education Report 2021 recently revealed that interactive panels and interactive whiteboards are now Australia’s most commonly used classroom technology, with 99% of educators using them at least occasionally.
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The P.A. People celebrates fifty years!

It all started in the early 1960’s in a garage in suburban Enfield, NSW. What started back then as Christian Sound (incorporated as CS Services) has grown to be one of the most well respected and diverse Professional Audio and AV solution providers around…
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