Lecturer：Dr. Cheng Wanni

Lecturer’s Profile

Dr. Cheng Wanni is an experienced educator in early childhood education, teacher professional development, and children’s literacy promotion. With extensive experience in curriculum design, educator training, and instructional leadership, she is passionate about supporting teachers in real classroom contexts. Her work focuses on translating educational theory into practical strategies that enhance professional effectiveness and workplace wellbeing.

Course Overview

Early childhood educators often manage children’s emotions, family expectations, teamwork demands, and classroom pressure. Over time, this may lead to fatigue and emotional strain. This course helps educators identify stress triggers, practice emotional repair and reset strategies, and build a more sustainable professional mindset. Through case discussions, interactive activities, and practical tools, participants will strengthen resilience, interpersonal skills, and professional vitality.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

1.    Identify common emotional stressors and increase self-awareness.

2.    Apply emotional repair and reset strategies to reduce emotional exhaustion.

3.    Build stable and professional teacher-child relationships.

4.    Use practical communication strategies to manage parents, colleagues, and workplace challenges.

5.    Strengthen resilience and professional vitality for sustainable teaching practice.

Course Overview

Take-home Course Resources

• PPT Slides
• Case Discussion Handouts
• Emotional Check-in Checklist
• Teacher Emotion Journal Template
• Stress Regulation Practice Cards
• Parent Communication Sentence Guide
• Emotional Repair Action Plan
• Post-course Reading Resources