Welcome Teachers!
We’re Glad You’re Here
We’re so glad you’re here. This space was created to support educators with practical tools, thoughtful resources, and programs designed to help you bring The Mattering Movement Program into your classroom and school community.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your practice, you’ll find materials here to support meaningful connection, belonging, and student well-being. Made by educators for educators.
We’re facing a mattering deficit that is contributing to a mental health crisis among school-aged children. In fact, students in high-achieving schools are now being classified as an ‘at-risk’ group, according to a 2019 report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine*.
The good news? Educators and parents are well-positioned to create a culture of mattering that offsets these risks.
The key to wellness, satisfaction, and longevity among teachers is mattering.
As a teacher, have you ever felt that you don’t matter?
Mattering offers a pathway to addressing the mental health crisis facing school-aged kids. As a teacher, you’re uniquely positioned to help. The Mattering Movement is here to provide guidance, starting with our Introductory Teacher Toolkit, a four-part series of approachable exercises to create a culture of mattering in your classroom.
Do you feel like you matter?
Take Dr. Willfong’s Teacher Mattering Survey.
While there’s no question that teachers add value to those around them, research shows that feeling valued—by students and administrators, for instance—can help fortify teachers to cope with performance pressure and side-step the anxiety, depression, and loneliness that can sometimes result from it.
As simple as it may seem, the key to wellness, satisfaction, and longevity among teachers is mattering, according to Dr. Shelly Willfong, Ph.D., assistant superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corporation in Syracuse, IN, and academic advisor to the Mattering Movement.
Get started today to provide your students with the skills they need to matter.
“How Mattering Matters for Educators”