Welcome to The Burned-In Teacher Podcast
One part burnout and all other parts action, inspiration, and support for teachers dealing with burnout.
“Mindfulness” is a current buzzword in education. The ability to teach students reflective and self-regulatory practices is a goal in many classrooms. While these elements of self-awareness are seen as powerful and...
It’s really easy to fall into a negative mindset, isn’t it? It’s really easy to let those things that you can’t control or the “shoulda”, “woulda”, “coulda’s” take over your...
Being true to your authentic self can be difficult. It's easy to fall victim to the comparison which breeds jealousy and negativity. When you start to follow someone else’s lane, you lose yourself as you start to adopt...
“If you can make it through this year...you can make it through anything.”
This sounds like the motto for this year, but really, teachers have been working to overcome seemingly unbeatable challenges before this year. But...
Sometimes, it can feel like your world is “out of control” as a teacher. It may seem like decisions are being made that you don’t have any say in or that things are happening to you instead of for you But, you...
There is no doubt that there is some stress that goes along with teaching. But when that stress starts to consume you and affect your life, your relationships, and your health, it is imperative that you do something about...
This year sure has been a WILD ride, hasn’t it? And with so much going on, it’s easy to let all those things floating around in your head get to you and stir up some negative self talk that can really bring you...
Like so many Americans, when another black American was killed by the police on May 25th, I was outraged. But I didn’t say anything outside of my family. I was paralyzed … I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to say...
This has been a school year for the history books - literally. Life as we know it was flipped on its head and you may be telling yourself, “TGIS (thank goodness it’s summer) If I can make it through this, I can make it through...
Drowning...that is the feeling that many teachers start to feel as the year goes on. Papers pile up, data collection nags to be completed, behaviors start to surface, and it all becomes very hard to manage and you feel like you are...
