How do you manage the stresses that come with being a Curriculum Developer?
Managing large, complex teams and projects comes with many challenges. Moreover, as a Curriculum Developer, part of your role will be to navigate many state and federal education standards. In asking this question, your interviewer would like to know that you have a method for handling stress. Discuss the tools and resources that you lean on to help navigate stress in your work environment.
"I have developed a few modules around stress management myself, the principles of which are ones that are deeply rooted in my personal and professional experience. The first principle for me is the eight-hour workday. As much as possible, I delay any tasks or activities that pop up outside of normal work hours until I actually start the workday. I think it's important to draw this line for others to respect my personal time. I also dedicate no more than two hours at a time to deep project work. Deep work is any activities that need to be performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limits. The other key to maintaining a stress free work environment is being on task and organized. I utilize many tools to help keep me on track and organized and these tools include a detailed work calendar and project list with deadlines and milestones clearly outlined."
