Teacher Wellness
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Rae Hughart: 5 Professional Boundaries for Teacher Flourishing
→ What are some moves that teachers can make to protect their mental health? → What’s better: stay at school til the work is done, or leave as soon as possible? About This Guest This week’s Teacher on Fire is Rae Hughart. Rae is the CEO and Founder of Teachers Deserve It. She’s also a Continue reading
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6 Things I’m Doing to Be A Healthier Educator This Year
What if your health was actually the single biggest factor in job satisfaction? A new school year is under way, and I have two questions for you, colleague. How are you finding the work so far? Are you finding joy in the labor? Here’s something I’ve been thinking about lately: the state of our health plays Continue reading
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Mourning the End of Summer and Embracing the Mission Once Again
This will be my 25th year in education. Summer holidays are a sacred blessing for K-12 educators. For the ten-month school year, we give this work our all — often to the point of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion. Then summer blissfully arrives, and with it, an extended emotional intermission. We have our critics, of Continue reading
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Saving Our Teachers: Emotional Wellness for Educators with Erin Tashian and Michelle Papa
🔥 What can teachers do to protect their fire for teaching? 🔥 What can we do to attract and keep great people in our profession? 🔥 What happens in a school community when the principal is not okay? Join me in conversation with MICHELLE PAPA and ERIN TASHIAN as we dig into these critical questions. Continue reading
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The Magic and Misery of Student Video Submissions
Here’s the bitter truth about student video submissions. They take forever to fully review. FOREVER. Some of my dear students sincerely expect me to watch every second of everything they post. Bless their hearts, but I can’t meet that demand and stay sane at the same time. What are we to do? Should we just… Continue reading
Teachers on Fire 