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What Do You Do When All Your Friends Have Left? attrition retirement teachers leaving Jun 20, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

The close of 2023-24 may not have been so easy if you lost a friend in teaching--or several. Some of us have lost friends in teaching because they have passed away, retired, quit, or moved location, and many of us have been left to stand alone at the edge of a school building...

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The Superior and Subordinate Relationship metacognition subordination Jun 05, 2024

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One of the reasons we're so tired by June is the energy spent ensuring we are team players who are playing the game right according to administration. One thing to remember about professional roles in teaching is most of our administrators are not leaders. They are managers....

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Why We Don't Think of Ourselves as Leaders (and What You Can Do About It) teacher self-efficacy teacher-leader May 23, 2024

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We've heard the Information Processing Theory buzz phrase "growth mindset" encircling our school environments for years now. Some of us take this to mean open-mindedness, a willingness to grow, and continued learning to become better and do better. Others of us stay fixed in our...

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What Your Teaching Evaluation Really Means self-efficacy teaching criteria teaching evaluation May 13, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

Do you really know how to interpret your teaching evaluation? It's a "must-have" on the job, but it doesn't always reflect our good and honest work. And often, it can feel like another hoop we're jumping through to get to our contract offer for the next school year.

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Why We Teach reasons to teach teaching philosophy Apr 24, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

What's at the VERY HEART of your personal teaching philosophy? What governs your decisions as a practitioner? How do you employ best practices without wavering from the core beliefs and values that truly motivate you in the classroom?

In today's teaching climate we can easily lose...

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How to Teach a Concept That's Been Banned diversity equity inclusion teaching about gender teaching about racism Apr 09, 2024

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Do you wonder how to teach students concepts you SHOULD have the liberty to discuss? Concepts that are about the human condition...but have been banned? 

CRT bans and other destructive legislation curtail teacher voice and diminish authenticity in instruction. But there...

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How to Be the SAME TEACHER When Your Principal Walks In principal visits teacher evaluation Apr 01, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

Do you change what you're doing, get nervous, or "up your game" all of a sudden when your principal walks in?

You don't have to.

This is that awful dynamic we joke about and see on entertaining social media reels.

But it's not always funny. Because the dog-and-pony show (or...

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8 Reasons to Keep Teaching why keep teaching Mar 17, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

On St. Patrick's Day we can reflect upon the good work we do with our students despite the myriad of hardships in the industry.

Recent restrictions and destructive policymaking stifle our liberties. Classroom challenges that have always been part of teaching are intensified....

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How to Deal With More Policy Threats policy threats Mar 11, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

Education is under attack. How are you dealing with the increased threat of safety on the job? Especially if you live in a state where educational policies and mandates are cutthroat? 

FIGURE OUT BETTER COPING STRATEGIES. BOOK YOUR FREE DISCOVERY CALL WITH DR. SHEA

When...

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Why Are Teachers Hurting? teachers and bad administrators teachers and lack of incentive teachers and low self-efficacy teachers and organizational silence teachers who feel unsafe Feb 22, 2024

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It's SHOCKING when someone on the "outside" wonders HOW TEACHERS COULD BE HURTING. How is it possible? That's a LOADED QUESTION when it comes to today's difficult educational climate.

Not sure how to cope with what's going on in your teaching world? You're definitely NOT alone.

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How to Love Being a Teacher how to love teaching Feb 13, 2024

Hey, Teachers!

Are you wondering how to love teaching again?

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And Snag Your: 5 WAYS TO STAY RESILIENT IN THE CLASSROOM FREE DOWNLOAD 

This Valentine's Day is a perfect time to reflect...

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When Teachers Feel Devalued Feb 01, 2024

 

Hey, Teachers!

Are you feeling devalued as a classroom teacher? Feeling badly about yourself because of what others are saying about you? Or experiencing disconnect with students?

FIGURE OUT BETTER COPING STRATEGIES. BOOK YOUR FREE DISCOVERY CALL WITH DR. SHEA

And Snag...

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