We've all been too busy, too exhausted, and too overwhelmed to make the kind of difference we want to make for our students and still enjoy the rest of our lives.
School has a way of taking over your life. If you have struggled with overwork and exhaustion and are feeling like you are never good enough and will never get it all done, it might be time to take back your life.
In this episode we’re talking about finding balance in our work and home lives. We’re going to tackle the real story about finding balance and share seven strategies that can help find more balance between your work life and home life.
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Calling all readers! It's summer, and we’re ready to head outdoors, drop into a comfy chair, pour a big glass of iced tea and spend some time with a good book.
When it comes to finding books, we’re always open to suggestions, so today we’ve decided to share some of our own suggestions. Grab a pencil and a notepad and get ready to write down some titles as we share some of our recent favorites.
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We all love children’s books. Reading stories provides great lessons for our classrooms, but our most beloved storybook friends also have a few life lessons for us as teachers and adults.
What do our favorite storybook characters have to teach us? Check out this episode to see if we reference your favorite children’s story character and to see what important life lessons we can learn from these beloved fictional characters.
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As teachers, transitions in our career are always happening. Some of these teaching transitions are voluntary and some are involuntary. Some are welcome and some are not.
Learning to reduce the tension of transitions can be a good lesson for all of us, no matter the time of the year or the place we are in our careers when the transition occurs.
In this episode, we explore common types of teacher transitions as well as strategies we can use to reduce the tension that inevitably surrounds us as we experience transitions.
Whether your next transition is known to you, or is hiding around the corner waiting for the right moment to catch you off guard, you will definitely want to have these tension-reducing tips in your back pocket!
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We are always looking for ways to make our jobs easier and better. We want students to learn in the best way and we want to keep our sanity and protect our time in the process. As teachers, we are always on the hunt for resources. We look to websites, books, social media and other resources to help us. We buy templates and scour social media for ideas.
But what if we told you the best teacher resources are already in your school building every day?
Stick around as we explore the best teacher resources you may be missing!
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The first years of teaching can be fun and exciting. Everything is new, and new teachers are full of optimism. However, these years can also be extremely stressful for new teachers.
That’s where you come in. As an experienced teacher, you can help new teachers sift through their countless emotions, successes, doubts, fears, and skills gaps.
You may be thinking, "That’s not my job! I have enough on my plate already," and you would be correct. But whether you know it or not, you are in this.
The upside is that a new teacher mentoring program can help all teachers and build a stronger school community.
In this episode we’re talking about why a good new teacher mentoring program is important.
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Do you recognize potential in yourself? Do you see it others- your family members or friends or students?
One of the highest callings in teaching is to see potential in our students, and then both help them see it, and help them develop it.
In this episode, we are unlocking hidden potential- what it is, how to find it, and how to nurture it.
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Have you considered what a spring cleaning of your life would look like? This is the perfect time to do it!
As we record this, spring is finally here. The winter has come to an end and the season of renewal is upon us. In the spring, many of us are doing spring cleaning of our homes or our classrooms so our physical spaces can reflect the renewal and hope of the spring season.
Join us today as we explore how to do a little spring cleaning of our lives so we can open up to fresh new ideas.
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Let’s face it, teaching is not easy. Teachers are stressed. Teacher support is crucial, and who better understands our joys and frustrations than other teachers?
Teacher relationships are a special kind of relationship. We are best when we are supporting each other. Teachers need each other and we need to support our colleagues and teacher friends, especially during stressful times.
In this episode, we share our favorite and most effective ways to support the amazing teachers in your teaching team, your building, or even in your family.
We are best when we lift each other up so let’s dive right in and explore the best ways to help each other shine.
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We live in a society that makes it difficult to focus. Visual and audio stimulation surrounds us. Think about it, how long can you go without a phone call, text, or notification on your phone? How long before you are interrupted by someone needing something? We are also plagued with too much to do, not enough time to do it, and the myth that multi-tasking will help us get it all done.
We need to focus.
Today we’re going to talk about things you can do to improve your focus and get more done with fewer distractions.
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