Wellbeing in Teacher Education (WTE)

This digital badge is available to pre-service teachers in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) teacher education
programmes. The badge is allocated to pre-service teachers who opt into, and successfully complete, a foundational
Wellbeing Training Workshop, on practical wellbeing strategies, that they can apply in their own personal and professional
lives, but also in the classroom and in the school, with pupils.

These techniques include:

•breathing techniques,
•meditation techniques,
•posture techniques,
• visualisation techniques,
•heart coherence techniques,
•empathetic listening techniques,
•moving negative thinking to positive thinking,
•sleep hygiene, and
•the Department of Education and Skills Wellbeing policy.

This optional programme compliments degree studies and provides an additional form of recognition, over and above
teacher education degree programme requirements. It can be added as professional development evidence - for employers -
on the pre-service teachers’ Teaching and Learning e-Portfolios and included in their Curriculum Vitae. Participants learn
foundational stress-relieving techniques, such as breathing techniques, meditation techniques and guided visualisation
techniques.

Earner: Sean Gallagher

Issued by: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Issued on: 27.05.2021
Expires on: -

Criteria: Open criteria

To earn this badge, the recipient has demonstrated:

•Participation in the Wellbeing Training Programme in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
•Active engagement with the training programme practice exercises (breathing techniques, meditation & visualisation).

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 Issuer Information
Issuer Description: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is a Higher Education institute based in the west of Ireland.
Issuer Website: https://www.gmit.ie/about/digital-badges
Issuer Contact: badges@gmit.ie

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