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Common Roadblocks to Career Changes for Teachers and How to Overcome Them
Looking for non-teaching jobs in education? There are several roadblocks that can complicate career changes for teachers. Learn how to overcome them.
Virtual Instructional Coaching: How to Get Started & Get a Job
Curious about virtual instructional coaching? Click to get our best advice on how to get started with instructional coaching jobs in education.
Banish Burnout: Fuel Your Passion
Are you struggling with keeping your passion for teaching alive? Click to read our best tips to avoid teacher burnout and stress.
How To Start Teaching Online
If you’re looking for a way to stay in education but work home home, then learning how to start teaching online coul be a great fit.
Self-Care for Teachers: Quick & Easy Self-Care Ideas
Ready to finally put self-care for teachers at the top of your priority list? Click to read out best ideas for quick and easy self-care activities you can do in 30 minutes or less!
Unpacking Education Job Postings for Teachers Outside the Classroom
Overwhelmed by education job postings for teachers outside the classroom? Click to read our best tips for navigating job postings and applying for jobs for teachers other than teaching.
POWARRful Teaching Strategies: Helping Teachers Thrive
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down what Dr. Marquita Blades of POWARRful Teaching Strategies. Marquita has built an inspiring business using key teaching strategies she learned in the classroom. In May, she is hosting the Teach to emPOWARR Conference.
Banish Burnout: Feel Your Feels
Teacher burnout can encompass physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion— often all at once. Along with feeling flat-out exhausted, there can be a wide range of feelings that go along with burnout. When I first started feeling burnout, it was accompanied by a large serving of guilt.
Rest: The Key to Productivity
Instead of a luxury, I realized rest was a necessity. I noticed that the nights when I decided to go to bed or read a book instead of burning the midnight oil caused me to wake up refreshed. In the work time I had the next day, I was able to be way more productive.
How to Get Started as an Education Consultant
When I first left the classroom, I worked as an education consultant for Teaching Channel. I helped to guide the educational content of the videos they created, weighing in on the instructional moves teachers would most benefit from and working with teachers to plan lessons that we would film. It was a great way to see inside so many classrooms while using my teaching expertise in a new way.
Banish Burnout: Tune into What You Really Want
Sometimes teacher burnout gradually builds up over time, other times it sneaks up on you suddenly and knocks you out. But feeling burnout is often a sign that you need to make a change. But how? The first step sounds obvious, but it can be harder than it seems. In order to banish burnout, you have to start by getting clear on what you really want. Follow this five-step process to find clarity and plan your next step.
How to Get Started as an Education Writer
If you want a chance to reflect on and share what you’ve learned about teaching, education writing might be for you. By “education writing,” I mean writing blogs or articles about education-related topics.
Momtography: Building a Business Teaching Photography
Beryl’s journey is a great example of how taking small steps can help us get clearer on our goals. Beryl grew her business step-by-step, using her teaching experience to guide her.
Now is the Time for Innovation
There are tons of ed tech companies and government officials trying to come up with a plan for how we approach virtual or hybrid education. But who knows what kids need best? Teachers! In the push to innovate education, teachers must always play a core role.
SSS Teaching: Becoming a Teacher-Seller & Blogger
For Amber Ernst, selling resources on TeachersPayTeachers (TpT) has been an integral part of her teaching career. Soon after becoming a teacher in 2012, Amber started SSS Teaching, her TpT store, as a way of sharing some of the resources she created for her students.
How to Make 2020 the Year You Achieve Your Dreams
Do you have big dreams about expanding your impact in education? Do you want to find flexible work in education? The new year is the perfect time to take action towards reaching your goals.
A Day in the Life of an Educator Forever
My career as a curriculum designer, writer, and education consultant started a couple years ago. While I was teaching, I had a side hustle with an ed-tech company, but after having my daughter, I wanted to pursue my side hustle full time.
The Blissful Teacher: A Business Based on Self Care
When Beth Wrobel was in her 23rd year of teaching, she began to experience the signs of burnout. She was overworked, undersupported, and not sure that she could continue at her current pace.
3 Tips to Stand Out During the Job Hunt
Searching for jobs is both exhilarating and exhausting. As you apply for job after job, it can be hard to get clear on what sets you apart from the other applicants. But it’s so important!
How to Get Started as a Curriculum Developer
Working as a curriculum designer is a great way to use your creativity and education expertise. Want to get started with curriculum design? Follow these steps!