Podcasts about hour teacher workweek club

As I thought about the pomp and circumstance surrounding the death of the Queen, the national remembrance of 9/11 and how we, as a country, grieve, it occurred to me that our losses are ranked. And those rankings reinforce our caste system, our gatekeeping. Why, for example, are flags lowered for government officials and foreign dignitaries? Are those losses more profound than the losses suffered by "regular" citizens? If we accept grief rankings, where else might we be reinforcing structures that do not honor and value people equitably? How do those systems and structures subtly influence the way we approach building classroom and campus culture? What kinds of inherent structures of honor are in place on your campus? Who do "norms" honor and center? Are there "norms" that can be rethought? Let these questions guide your reflections this week. And to support you in being a reflective practitioner, listen to Angela Watson of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club in her powerful interview with Jennifer Gonzales. Being rested, balanced and regulated is THE best thing you can do to propagate a positive, supportive campus culture. Setting strong work-life boundaries is key. Finally, if you feel grief over the loss of the Queen, at the thought of 9/11 or at any other world impacting event; be true to your feelings. We feel what we feel, and that's ok. If others feel those losses less acutely, that's ok too. Reflection and acceptance are perfectly balanced, leaving no room for judgment. Happy Back to School, see you next week with more SmallBites. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hedreich/message

There's only a few days left to join Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Enrollment closes Thursday, July 16. Get all the details about this life-changing program at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.  

There have been a lot of transitions happening in our lives. Transition back into the classroom after teaching virtually for most of the year, transitioning out of the classroom either for the summer or for a new career opportunity... and for me... preparing for a transition back into the classroom after being out for three years. In this episode, I share my interview with Angela Watson from Truth for Teachers and she and I discuss what it could look like this summer to regroup and reimagine before reentering our classrooms in the fall. This episode speaks to me deeply as I lean into my deep desire for rest and a chance to take a break before starting this new chapter of my professional career: transitioning into the role of full-time Kindergarten teacher and continuing Burned-In Teacher - both things I continue to be so excited and passionate about.  Join Angela and I in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at bit.ly/40htwbit! I'd love to see you in the community so we can support each other to maximize our time at work in the fall.

On the Wednesday Podcast this week, I share my conversation with Angela Watson. Angela is the creator and teacher of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Her program helps teachers become more prepared and organized so they can spend less time at work and have a sustainable career. We talk about the many choices we have made to pivot during the safe at home experience. Angela and I deep dive into some of the challenges teachers are facing while teaching remotely. We also talk deeply about the challenges parents have faced with remote learning and an unpredictable school year in the fall. We talk about how to balance the administrative tasks for teachers too. We talk about how to balance professional AND personal development. We both want you to show up as the best version of yourself - and that means time away from work to rest and recharge. I think this will be fascinating as a parent, teacher, or just someone working on self-care. Learn more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club and how you can join now as a friend of Lisa (even though it's closed to the public!) - organize365.com/angela

Classroom jobs aren't just for cute kindergarteners. You can automate your classroom by transferring responsibility for certain tasks to your students. We talk more about this in podcast #91 at www.teach4theheart.com/delegate. And Angela teaches how to do this in detail in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Join now at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

Wednesday, July 15 is the last day to join Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. This amazing program will not only support you through what promises to be a challenging 2020-21 school year, but will also help you streamline & systematize your teaching so that you’re more effective in less time. Get all the details at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

In this special episode, team member Sarah talks with her daughter Lydia about the difference some work/life balance & the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club has made for their family.

Do you ever find yourself searching for that worksheet - that test - that quiz - that you know should be right around here but has somehow gone missing? This simple organizational system will ensure you always know exactly where every paper is. And, bonus, your desk will be way less cluttered, too! Get more ideas in Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club: www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

Have you tried to delegate tasks to students or parent volunteers - only to find yourself frustrated that you have to re-do all of it? This simple mindset shift will allow you to finally utilize student & volunteer help - without getting annoyed or wasting time. Angela Watson has so many of these systems already figured out in her 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Check it out at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

Covid closures completely upended the school year. And now, as we consider heading back new year, we have no idea what that might look like. But regardless of the form school takes 2020-21, we can and should be asking bigger questions. How can we take the lessons we've learned during these closures and reimagine schools in a better way - a way that truly prepares students and connects with them in a meaningful way? Join us as we discuss these important questions with Dave Stuart Jr. Get notes and links at www.teach4theheart.com/146. Join Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher. Join our Facebook group at www.teach4theheart.com/facebook

If you teach K - 2, you definitely need to try ABCmouse.com. This program is incredibly easy to use & set up and super engaging for kids. Best of all, it's free for teachers and their students! Check it out at www.abcmouse.com/teachers. Join Angela Waton's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

Chances are, we're going to be facing some changes that we don't like. So what do we do about it? Rather than accepting that things will be horrible, we can find creative solutions that will actually work by asking a simple question. Join Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is now open for new members! The average member reports shaving 11 hours off their workweek – all while better supporting their students. Now more than ever, we must find sustainable ways to teach so that we can avoid burnout & be there for our students when they need us most. Angela’s amazing 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club will help you do just that. Get all the details at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

We all hoped next fall everything would be back to normal, but now we're not so sure. Theories and ideas abound about what form next school year will take. So what are we as teachers to do? How can we plan when we don't know what we're planning for? Where do we spend our time when there's so much uncertainty? In this episode, we discuss six imperatives that will help focus us on what matters most - and avoid draining our energy worrying about possibilities that may or may not ever materialize. Save this episode to revisit throughout the summer! Get the notes at www.teach4theheart.com/145. Find out more about Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher. And join one of our summer book clubs at www.teach4theheart.com/bookclub.

During distance learning, look for small, simple ways you can center kids’ physical and mental well-being, which will, in turn, be energizing and uplifting for you, as well. I’ve collected 12 types of ideas from members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club to give you some insight into how other K-12 teachers from around the world are facing the challenges of teaching remotely. Read the whole list here. Regardless of how much (or how little) contact with your students you’re able to have, and how much (or how little) academic instruction is happening, these ideas can help you prioritize relationships with your students and stay connected. Click here to read the transcript and participate in the discussion or, join our podcast Facebook group here to connect with other teachers and discuss the Truth for Teachers' podcast episodes.

Today Angela Watson teaches us how to maximize our summer. If you like her ideas, take this quiz  to see if her 40-hour workweek program is right for you. Cool Cat Teacher Vault: This is one of the most popular shows of all time and perhaps can help you with the rest of your summer. We will be taking a break and will start back up with Season 6 the last week of July! Full transcript for this episode: www.coolcatteacher.com/e530 Angela Watson- Bio as Submitted Angela Watson is a National Board Certified Teacher currently working as an instructional coach and educational consultant based in Brooklyn, New York. She has published four books for teachers and has maintained The Cornerstone For Teachers blog since 2003. Angela is the creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club, an online professional development program that has supported teachers with productivity in over 10,000 schools. Her Sunday podcast called Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers is entering its 6th season, providing motivation and encouragement to teachers on a weekly basis.

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath's book Stop Talking, Start Influencing:12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick is my book of the summer. His neuroscience insights shared in this podcast need deeper exploration and understanding as we design learning. Since John Medina's book Brain Rules, this book is my favorite neuroscience book out now. It is no surprise that with more than 7300 downloads and counting, this episode is the top episode of Season 5. Listen and discuss! www.coolcatteacher.com/e529 Sponsor: Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is designed to help you become a more organized, efficient, and balanced teacher. It helped me and can help you too. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/savetime and learn more about the club which is closing enrollment on July 15th.  Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath's Bio As Submitted Jared Cooney Horvath (Ph.D., MEd) is an expert in the field of Educational Neuroscience. He has conducted research and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, the University of Melbourne, and over 150 schools internationally. Jared’s work has been featured in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, and NOVA. He currently serves as Director of LME Global: a team dedicated to bringing the latest brain and behavioral research to teachers, students, and parents.   His latest book is Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick.

 Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksVisit The Cornerstone For Teachers WebsiteVisit the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club WebsiteFollow Angela on Twitter @Angela_WatsonAbout Angela WatsonAngela Watson is a National Board-Certified Teacher, author, speaker, and the creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club.

We’re taking a break from school-related topics as we continue our special summer series. These 4 episodes in June and July are designed to be a short time together for us to reflect, think deeply, and go big picture. In this episode, we’re talking about AUTHENTICITY. Is it time to get real with yourself that there are certain things you’re just not going to pressure yourself to do? Are you conforming to outside expectations about what’s most important, or determining those things for yourself? Make sure you sign up for the special summer series emails! There’s one written message to go with each of the 4 podcast episodes. The emails are designed to be short, powerful reminders to help you make the most of your summer break. Just click here to sign up: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/summer-2019-series/ Also: there are just a few more days to join the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. It’s a great community of teachers who are focused on what matters most, and you’ll get all the resources and support you need for living and teaching with intentionality. Last chance is July 15th! Sign up here: 40htw.com.

"There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first." --Jim Morrison Take a break this summer from thinking about work, and let’s do some big picture reflection on life together. In part two of this summer series, we’re talking about ALIGNMENT, and what it means to live in alignment with what you really believe and who you really are. We'll talk about doing our part (imperfectly) to make the world the place we believe it should be. Make sure you sign up for the special summer series emails! There’s one written message to go with each of the 4 podcast episodes. The emails are designed to be short, powerful reminders to help you make the most of your summer break. Just click here to sign up: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/summer-2019-series/ Also: the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is open for early bird access (with early bird bonuses) from now through June 30th! Learn more or sign up here: 40htw.com.

Ready for an end to the teacher tired? The teacher guilt? The teacher busy? In this episode, I'm chatting with Angela Watson about her work helping teachers become more productive and purposeful in their choices. We're talking about her new book, Fewer Things, Better, and her course, The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club.

This is the last episode of Season 9! I want to leave you with a short and sweet message to help you get more enjoyment out of your summer break. The summer seems to stretch ahead of us endlessly now, but we all know how quickly it will actually fly by. So, I’ll share a bit about my summer plans, and then tell you about 5 traps I’ll be working to avoid — and that I hope you’ll be aware of, too — in order to slow down, be present, and rejuvenate before fall. There will also be a summer 4 part podcast series I'm releasing this summer that is non-teaching related! Learn more about sign up by the biweekly messages here: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/summer-2019-series/ If you want to take my free intentional connectivity challenge mentioned in this episode, click here: https://bit.ly/2rt67zP You can also get on the wait list to join the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club this summer: 40htw.com Click here to read or share the transcript and audio or participate in the discussion.

Kim Lepre is a 7th grade English teacher and the founder of the Teachers Need Teachers podcast. She’s also a Beginning Teacher Mentor and Ed Tech Specialist in her district, and a Level 2 Google Certified Educator. How has Kim managed to make time for all of that? She made a significant reduction in her workload during her 13th year of teaching. That’s when she joined The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. I’ve invited Kim on the podcast to tell you exactly what she changed in her mindset and habits to allow her to reclaim around 15 hours a week, which she now uses to support other educators, spend time with her family, take care of her physical health by regularly working out, and a number of other activities that really mean a lot to her. I think you’ll get a lot of practical, actionable advice from Kim! Click here to read or share the transcript and audio or participate in the discussion.

Sometimes, it feels like we’re always working because we’re always thinking about work. It's like we never truly get to relax and decompress. Today, I'll give you my 6 best suggestions, along with some practical advice from other teachers in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club, on how you can mentally leave work at work. Check out these unique ideas to find ways to turn off your "teacher brain." Click here to read or share the transcript and audio or participate in the discussion.      

In this episode we talk about time management as a teacher. Angela shares with us practical tips for returning to the classroom after Christmas break and all about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club.   www.thesimplyorganizedteacher.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966093613630476 https://www.instagram.com/thesimplyorganizedteacher

Ready to reclaim your time and fight for balance as a teacher? Join us as we discuss six resolutions that will help you do just that. Join our free Reclaim Your Time Challenge at www.teach4theheart.com/reclaim. Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher. Get notes and links at www.teach4theheart.com/resolutions  

Living a balanced life can feel impossible as a teacher, but it's not. Join us to discover two secrets all balanced teachers know - and how you can implement them, too. Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher Get notes & links at www.teach4theheart.com/balancesecret

Today's episode is coaching call with Amy, a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. We're talking about what happens when you create routines for your planning time and nterruptions keep popping up, making you feel like that you never use the planning time in the way that you intended. We also discuss what to do when you create really effective routines that work awhile, and then stop working because either your preferences or your circumstances have changed. We're also talking about being intentional about what you're saying yes to and knowing the reason WHY you're saying yes. Click here to listen to the audio, or read the transcript the coaching call.

One of the issues I’m most passionate about is making teaching more effective, efficient, and enjoyable, so I’ve gathered a group of educators to create a Productivity Roundtable. Joining me are five members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club’s graduate program. They have done a tremendous amount of work in experimenting with various productivity strategies in their classrooms and creating systems and routines that work well for them and their students. Since they teach at different grade levels and subject areas, in different types of school settings and communities, in a diverse set of locations throughout the United States, you’re going to hear what works with a variety of teaching contexts and teaching styles. This time around, we’re talking about how to manage differentiation. During the roundtable, we’ll move past “differentiation” as a buzzword and talk about what’s happening in real classrooms. Each roundtable member will share how they differentiate instruction, and then move into how we can make differentiation more scalable. We’ll finish up by talking about their differentiation fails and mistakes, and some traps or pitfalls they think teachers should avoid as they look for ways to differentiate. Click here to listen to the audio, or read or share the highlights from the roundtable session and participate in the discussion.  

We're in between seasons of the Truth for Teachers podcast, but I have lots of new info and ideas for you in the meanwhile. I'm highlighting the best excerpts from interviews I've done on other educators' podcasts in the last few weeks. Listen in here as we chat about mindset, balance, wellness, productivity, and time management. Want more? Check out the full interviews on these podcasts (each is producing new episodes throughout the summer, so you'll find lots of other great episodes, too): Always a Lesson with Gretchen Bridgers: http://alwaysalesson.com/155-bonus-edition-interview-angela-watson/ Teach 4 the Heart with Linda Kardamis: https://teach4theheart.com/delegate-meaningful-classroom-jobs/ Spark Creativity with Betsy Mork: http://www.nowsparkcreativity.com/2018/06/episode-041-teacher-mindset-happiness.html Teacher's Aid with Jon Harper and Mandy Froelich: http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/4693-how-my-teachers-find-the-time-to-teach-sleep-live-and-love Dr. Will Show Podcast with Dr. Will Deyamport: https://soundcloud.com/dr-will-deyamport-iii/angela-watson-angela_watson-the-hustle-is-sold-separately Also, check out this episode of the EDpiphany podcast called "How to make teaching a sustainable, lifelong career." A teacher named Kirsten talks about how she used the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club to reverse burnout: https://player.fm/series/2159427/209766236          

What’s an overwhelmed teacher to do when she always wanted to be a teacher and is now second guessing her dream?  Kirsten Beyer has a few ideas of how you can find sustainability in this career so you can be a “lifer” like her.  For more information, look into Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club or follow her @Angela_Watson on Twitter.

Have you ever arrived at the end of the summer and felt that you’d wasted way too much of it?  In this week’s episode, Elizabeth Chapman joins us to discuss how to create a summer of rest, memories and (at least some) productivity. You’ll love these practical tips – specifically designed for teacher moms, but certainly applicable to anyone. Get notes, pictures, and links at www.teach4theheart.com/moms Find out more about Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher

We all want to be good teachers, but does that mean we have to work crazy hours to make that happen? If being a good teacher requires “putting in the time,” how much time is that exactly? And is there a place for balance? We answer these questions – and more – in this week’s episode. Get notes & links at www.teach4theheart.com/time Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, join me as I talk about what your life would look like if you gave the same level of thought and consideration to the way you spend and value your time, as to the way you spend your money. I'll discuss why we don't value our time as much as our money and how to turn that mindset around by investing our time like we do money, and planning to make time instead of hoping to find it. Your time is valuable because YOU are valuable! Click here to read or share the condensed transcript and audio or participate in the discussion. The new cohort of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is opening up for early bird access June 5th! Get on the waitlist today and I’ll send you some free resources to help you start figuring out ways now to be more intentional with your time.       

On this episode, I Zoom in Angela Watson and we chat about what it takes to become an educational consultant. ANGELA WATSON (formerly Powell) has earned international recognition for her unique contributions to the field of education. A pioneer and trailblazer of modern teacher blogging, she was first known for Ms. Powell's Management Ideas for Teachers, a website she created in 2003 to share behavior management strategies, teaching techniques, and organizational tips. The site was expanded and renamed TheCornerstoneForTeachers in 2008. Since then, Angela's ideas have been featured in thousands of magazine articles, newsletters, and internet resources, and are utilized in teacher preparation and support programs throughout the nation. Having earned a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction and National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist, she currently works as an instructional coach and educational consultant based in Brooklyn, New York. Angela has 8 years experience as a K-12 instructional coach and 11 years experience in the PreK-3 classroom. As founder of Due Season Press and Educational Services, she has created printable curriculum resources, online courses, 4 books, the Truth for Teachers podcast, and the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Learn more about Angela on her website: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/ Connect with Angela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Angela_Watson

Join me today as I help one teacher make over her daily schedule so she can maximize her time in school and work less at home based on a coaching call that I conducted with a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Have you ever wondered how time slips away from you and the entire day is gone? Listen in as I walk Amara, a 3/4 French Immersion teacher from Winnipeg, Manitoba, through each element of her non-instructional time and look for ways that she can streamline and simplify. As you listen in, I encourage you to ask yourself the same questions I’m asking Amara as you are going to be able to relate to her challenges because they’re common to almost all teachers.   Click here to read or share the transcript and audio or participate in the discussion.

One of the issues I’m most passionate about is making teaching more effective, efficient, and enjoyable, so I’ve gathered a group of educators to create a Productivity Roundtable. Joining me are five members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club’s graduate program. They have done a tremendous amount of work in experimenting with various productivity strategies in their classrooms and creating systems and routines that work well for them and their students. Since they teach at different grade levels and subject areas, in different types of school settings and communities, in a diverse set of locations throughout the United States, you’re going to hear what works with a variety of teaching contexts and teaching styles. The topic for our first productivity roundtable is streamlining the grading and assessment process. They’ll share their best hacks and time-saving tips related to grading and assessment! Click here to listen to the audio, or read or share the highlights from the roundtable session and participate in the discussion.  

In this special episode, Elizabeth Chapman join us to discuss how the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek is helping her finally stop the crazy, out-of-control overwhelm of teaching. She also shares practical tips you can implement right now to save time and take a step towards balance. Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher Get notes & links at www.teach4theheart.com/stop *Affiliate link  

Angela Watson is hosting an amazing 5-day challenge for teachers: Goodbye, Teacher Tired: 5 days to doing fewer things, better. She's teaching not how to cram more into your already jam-packed day - but how to eliminate unnecessary time-wasters & do fewer things better. Join for free at www.teach4theheart.com/tired . *This challenge may only be available for a limited time. Find out more about her amazing 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40  *These are affiliate links

In this special extended episode between podcast seasons, I’m sharing practical time-saving strategies and simple mindset shifts that will help you: * Reduce your workload * Eliminate the unnecessary * Automate processes * Delegate responsibility to students * Get more done in less time * Create a sustainable work schedule From lesson planning to grading, you’ll walk away with lots of ideas for small changes that add up to big results, and get a fresh dose of motivation for the new year. It’s so simple to create change that you can try out just ONE of the dozens of approaches shared and save an hour a week, right away. There’s something for every teacher here–don’t miss out! ----------- Want more support with productivity? Click here to learn about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club, which is open to new members from Dec. 30th-Jan. 9th.      

The episode of the Truth for Teachers podcast featured here is a free coaching call I conducted with a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Her name is Kristen, and she’s a year 4 teacher in Australia, which is equivalent to 4th grade in the U.S.  Kristen is in her sixth year of teaching and feeling like she’s spending way too much time communicating with parents and answering emails, and also feeling nervous about what cutting back on the amount of time she spends on these things and other tasks might do to her reputation in the school. Listen in today to the second half of this conversation where we’re focused on email communication and giving yourself permission to stop correlating hours worked with effectiveness. Click here to read this podcast online or download it to listen on the go.

Listen in on a coaching call I conducted with a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. His name is Jim, and he’s entering his 4th year of teaching. Jim works on a grades 7-12 campus and is a high school geometry and 7th grade honors math teacher. The questions that Jim submitted to me were mostly about getting student buy-in with room arrangement and routines/procedures. But the part that I wanted to share with you here on the podcast is where we do a deep dive into getting student buy-in with a cell phone policy. Like most teachers, Jim already has most of the solution inside of him, and it’s just a matter of helping him uncover the different parts of that solutions and put them together. Notice how each of his responses to me is like a clue which leads us to the next piece of the puzzle, until we have the whole thing assembled. It’s a really fun process to participate in and I think it will be fun for you to listen to, also. What we’re doing in this conversation is partially about ironing out the details of the cell phone policy, about partially about figuring out which areas of the classroom to give kids ownership of, and where we need to provide more leadership and modeling. The value of this episode is in helping you ask YOURSELF the right questions, because honest self-reflection is what's going to get you to the right result.  

Did you spend this past year stuck in the crazy cycle - overwhelmed, exhausted, and never able to quite get caught up? Join us as we speak with Elizabeth Chapman, a high school English teacher and mom who knows first-hand just how crazy teaching can be. We discuss why balance is worth fighting for & practical steps you can take right now to do just that. Get the notes at www.teach4theheart.com/crazy. Links mentioned: FREE balance training event: www.teach4theheart.com/balancetraining Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club: www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher 

The episode you’re about to hear is a free coaching call I conducted with a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. It’s a combination of instructional coaching and life coaching all sort of rolled into one, where I’m answering teachers’ specific questions about productivity and balance and managing it all. This particular call is a teacher named Claire who teaches special education. She works with kids in grades K-6 and actually splits her time between 2 schools, so she’s at one school with one group of kids in the morning and another in the afternoon. Claire’s initial question is about how to use her summer to get ahead for fall when she doesn’t know the needs of the students in her classroom. Her caseload can change a lot from year to year and that makes it difficult to plan ahead. So we talk through some systems she and any teacher can create during the summer that will make the following school year easier to manage. We talk about getting digital files organized, getting procedures in place, and so on. I then challenge Claire to figure out 2-3 of her biggest time-wasters and use her summer to figure out a better way. It’s very hard to find the time and mental bandwidth to take a step back during the school year and analyze systems, so summer is really perfect for that. And when she told me what her biggest time suck is, when she talked about collecting data on student progress and grading their writing, she had a really big aha moment that I think is going to resonate with you in a powerful way, too. Claire and I dug really deeply into how to analyze if something really has to be done, if the things we perceive as mandated are in fact requirements, and analyze teaching practices through the lens of whether they’re actually effective for kids rather than if they’re the way they’ve always been done, and they way everyone else does them. I love that moment in our conversation and I can’t wait to share it with you.  At the end of the call, I mention a free on-demand video series I've created to help you plan out how to use your summer. You can sign up for that here: http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/secrets    

The episode you’re about to hear is a free coaching call I conducted with a graduate of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. It’s a combination of instructional coaching and life coaching all sort of rolled into one, where I’m answering teacher’s specific questions about productivity and balance and managing it all. This particular call is with a 5th grade teacher named April. April’s challenge right now is with trying to find balance and intentionality during times of year that are super demanding, such as parent conference week. As we get into the conversation, we dig deeper into her social media habits, and exploring how her desire to learn from and connect with our educators is sometimes swallowing up more time than she intends, and interfering with her ability to get a good nights sleep and stay in balance. You’ll hear me mention a free intentional connectivity challenge, and if that’s something you’re interested in joining, you can sign up here and join us!    

Today I’m going to let you listen in on a coaching call I did with a 9th and 10th grade ELA teacher named Taylor. Like all the teachers I’m conducting these free coaching calls with, Taylor completed a year in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club and has made really strong progress in work/life balance. Before joining the club, she worked around 80 hours a week, and she’s not working around 55-60, for a net savings of 20-25 hours a week. So she’s obviously doing a lot of things right when it comes focusing on what’s most important and letting go of the rest. However, Taylor is now committed to being a class advisor, and that’s causing her to work a lot of additional hours. As we talk, it becomes clear that she’s going to have to eliminate some things from her schedule. But she’s getting stuck on figuring out what she can realistically say no to when it comes to grading, which is what takes up the majority of her time. And, she’s having a hard time saying no to students when they ask her to do extra things for them. Listen in as I talk with Taylor about how to figure out what can realistically be eliminated from a teacher's workload in order to free up more time.

Today I’m going to let you listen in on a coaching call I did with a 3rd grade teacher named Daniele. Like all the teachers I’m conducting these free coaching calls with, Daniele completed a year in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club and has a really good understanding of how to be intentional in her teaching and maintain a positive, productive mindset. However, as we progressed through the conversation, it became clear she’s dealing with a whole lot of things that are completely out of her control, things that are increasing her workload and stress level exponentially. About halfway through the call, I think we got to the real heart of the issue, which is that morale at the school is really faltering right now and it’s incredibly hard to hold onto hope every day and keep doing the work when the school climate is filled with a constant low-grade anxiety. Daniele’s given me permission to record our conversation and share it here with you so that if these are issues you’re facing in your school, hopefully our thoughts will give you some encouragement.

  Sometimes we think there's no way to escape the 24/7 teacher stress cycle. But that's just not true. Join us as we discuss 5 simple but powerful techniques to reduce your stress and save your mental brainpower. Get links & your Intentional Procrastination To-Do List System at www.teach4theheart.com/stress Find out more about Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at http://teach4theheart.com/40hourteache

Two members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek joins us today to discuss their experience, share time-saving advice, and give you a unique insider look at this life-changing program. Join us in this final episode of the Balance & Productivity season as we dive deeper into the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club & discuss why it’s helped so many teachers and how it can help you too. Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.  Get links & additional info at www.teach4theheart.com/podcast20.

Angela Watson of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek joins us today to tell us a little more about the training & share 6 secrets of real teachers who are reducing their workload with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Join us in this 7th episode of the Balance & Productivity season as we speak with Angela about how to finally find balance.   Get links & additional info at www.teach4theheart.com/podcast19    Find out more about the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher

If we’re going to find balance, we need to embrace 6 time-saving principles. This season we’re discussing balance & productivity tips, and in this 2nd episode we’re discussing 6 key principles that will help us save time, be more productive, and finally find balance. Thanks to Angela Watson, creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club, for sharing these principles.Get links & additional info at www.teach4theheart.com/podcast14   Get your free guide to controlling your work hours at www.teach4theheart.com/balance

One of the big principles that we’re always coming back to in The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is that implementing small changes right away is more effective than hoping you’ll feel like implementing big changes later on. We often make the mistake of assuming that our future selves will somehow be less stressed and busy and more disciplined and productive, and therefore we’ll able to handle making positive changes LATER. The problem with that logic is that those qualities of being less busy and more productive later don’t just happen on their own. This summer or next year only seem like they will be slightly less crazy than right now because all the unexpected interruptions, emergencies, and new obligations haven’t cropped up yet. Unless we’re actively taking steps now to set our future selves up for success, things really aren’t going to change very much.In this episode, I'll share how to break that cycle, and embrace the fact that your willingness to adapt what you’re doing NOW has the ability to save you countless hours and immeasurable stress in the new school year.