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7 Things to Do This Summer
Take a Course This summer you can take a course. I try to take courses often. Learning about teaching helps me stay with the research and up to date on all the new information. Personally, I use Learners Edge to take courses, their courses are reasonably priced and well designed. Reflect on Your Year What went well this year? What didn’t go so well? Reflect on the year that you had. Your successes, your failures, and everything in between. What can you do differently this year based on what you learned last year. Do you always feel rushed before homeroom so you may benefit from getting to school a little…
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Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media
I have always been a moderate social media user. I check it multiple times per day but I never really felt like I was addicted. Quarantine has changed things. Because I live alone, I have no one to talk to most of the time. I feel like I have tried to replace my normal daily social interactions with scrolling Facebook. But with the current political climate I feel like Facebook is not a healthy place to be. Don’t get me wrong, it is important to speak out for what is right. It is also important to be educated on current science of Coronavirus and how to keep yourself safe. But,…
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Create a Morning Routine!
Having a morning routine is the key to starting your day off on the right foot. Prior to creating a morning routine, I hit snooze three times, scroll social media, and then freaked out that I wasn’t going to have time to get ready. Because of that, I was starting my day rushed, panicked, and feeling like I was playing catch-up. Creating a morning routine will help you start your day off in a way that makes you feel prepared and productive. Decide what you want to prioritize in your morning routine There are a million things that you could add to your morning routine. Obviously you can not fit…
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Setting Goals as a Teacher
I am always trying to grow as a teacher and as a person. Because of this, I am always setting goals for myself to help guide myself to betterment. Also, in the state I teach in, the teacher evaluator tool requires us to set goals to meet over the evaluation cycle. (The cycle is either one year or two years) Here are some tips for setting goals for yourself whether you are required to by your district or you just want to be your best. Setting Professional Goals A professional goal is something that you want to change about yourself as a teacher. Whether it has to do with the…
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Be the Teacher Your Students Need!
Teaching can take a lot out of you. This Friday I came home from school and I was so drained that I think I was beginning to make myself sick. Every day at school, you have to give so much of yourself to others that it can be depleting. This is why we all need to be careful that we are taking care of ourselves. I find when I am not taking care of myself, I have less energy, I have a shorter temper, and I am not living up to my full potential. To be the best teacher you can be, you need to make sure that you’re putting…
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How to Prevent Teacher Burnout
For me, I am less than a month into the school year, but it has been a long month! I am already looking for tips and tricks to prevent burnout. Work Out Taking a little time for yourself everyday is a great step toward keeping yourself calm and collected. I like the Rachel Hollis theory of making your body move for 30 minutes every day. Whether you do a half-hour intense workout, or you go for a 30 minute walk after dinner, just let your body move! Working out sends your body a rush of endorphins. This allows your body to feel good and also gives you something to be…
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Stop Trying to Multi-Task and Focus!
In today’s world, I constantly find myself trying to do too many things at once! Even right now, while writing this blog post, I am listening to a podcast, making lunch, and folding laundry. But really when we are multitasking and focusing on multiple things at once, we are never really giving all of our attention to any one thing, and we are not giving it our best effort. If you want to put in your best effort you have to focus on one thing at a time! Here are some tips to help you focus your attention on one thing at a time. Keep Paper Handy When I am…
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What to Do When You’re About to Lose Your Cool
We’ve all had those days. The days where you are so frustrated at your class that you feel like you’re about to hit your breaking point. Don’t let this get to you, it does not make you a bad teacher or person. We are all human and sometimes we get frustrated with the situations that we are in. Working with students can be exhausting! Maybe you’re running off little sleep, and little Susie WON’T STOP TALKING during your lesson. Maybe you don’t feel good and your class just isn’t listening! There are so many situations that can bring out the worst in us and you can’t let it get you…
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My 5 Favorite Self-Care Books
I am currently in a period in my life where I am really focusing on self-care. I am trying to surround myself and my social media with positive role models, and books that are going to help me to be the best that I can. Here is a list of my 5 favorite books for self-care and self-betterment. You are a Badass by Jen Sincero I can not say enough good things about this book. I am actually eagerly awaiting her other novels to be available at the library, I have them all on hold! This book is right up my alley with some sarcasm, a few cuss words, and a lot…
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Tips for Keeping Your New Years Resolution
Every year we create resolutions and most of us have given up on them by the middle of January or the beginning of February. Here are some tips to create an attainable goal this year that will keep you motivated the whole year. Make Sure Your Resolution is Reachable So this year I am going to lose 200 pounds by swimsuit season! Yes, I realize that this resolution is extreme, but I exaggerated to make a point. If you create a resolution that is too grand for you to reach you are going to get frustrated. Come February when you are not 1/6 of the way there you are going…
