• How Teachers Can Create a Self-Care Plan That Actually Works

    How Teachers Can Create a Self-Care Plan That Actually Works A Self-Care Plan for Real Life It’s a Wednesday afternoon. Buses are being called. The kids are getting progressively louder, and you could stare off into the abyss because you’re so overstimulated. Finally, the last kiddo leaves, and there are about 15 minutes left in […]

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  • Teaching is Hard: Finding Calm in the Chaos

    Teaching is Hard: Finding Calm in the Chaos Whether you teach elementary school or high school, I’m willing to bet you’ve said the words “this is chaos” aloud once or twice (okay, one hundred times) during your career, Teaching is chaotic. And it’s more than just the kids being kids. It’s the chaos that can […]

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  • Early Staff Meeting? Try these 3 strategies to ditch the stress

    Early Staff Meeting? Try these 3 strategies to ditch the stress I’m writing this on the morning of an early staff meeting at my school. I’ve known about it for months, yet now that the day is here, I’ve noticed a shift in my mental state. Yesterday I began to dread this entire day because […]

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