Anleeta Eaton-Buchanan Each day, I would get that dreaded, daily, routine question from a colleague, “How are you doing today?” And without hesitation, I would muster up a smile, say “fine,” and if I am really feeling myself, I’d add a clever anecdote or synopsis of my weekend. Boom. I have no issues or problems, […]
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Self-Care Is Priority One for This Teacher
January is finally over. I swear this month had 974 days in it. After returning from Winter Break I felt as if I just could not keep up with myself. There is always so much to do and so very few hours in the day to balance everything. Normally this is when my really bad […]
Self-Care Tips for the New Teacher: The Black Immigrant Perspective
Guest Writer: Jheanell Lumsden I remember leaving my classroom after teaching one of my toughest classes and crying in the bathroom of my placement school during my student teaching practicum. This was something that happened quite often. I constantly felt like I was drowning and I would often question whether teaching, in urban communities, was […]
[December] Teacher Self-Care Calendar
Download our December Calendar for teachers to practice Self-Care all month long! Stay tuned for our 12-month calendar being released January 1st! To be the first to know when they’re released, please click here to sign up.
San Antonio Teacher Self-Care Conference- One Day Institute
For the 2018-2019 school year, we’ve committed to visiting four cities to bring a truncadated version of the Teacher Self-Care Conference to select cities across America. Back in October we visited Chicago and worked with 133 teachers all around their self-care! Now we’re headed to San Antonio on January 26, 2019! We have […]
911: How to Douse the Flames of Teacher Burnout with Self-care
By Colleen Schmit from Crisscrossapplesaucebook There were many igniters that fanned my flames of burnout while I was a classroom teacher, but if I were to pick the greatest source of fuel to my fire it would be my lack of self-care while I was teaching. Taking care of everyone else’s needs before my own […]
[October] Teacher Self-Care Calendar… DOWNLOAD NOW
Whether you started school in August our you go back after Labor Day, teachers must make their own mental health a priority. Starting this month, we’ll be releasing our limited September Teacher Self-Care calendar for you to download for free. Email this out to your colleagues who need a little bit more love or post […]
Teachers, Don’t Spend All Summer in PD; Practice Some Self-Care
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to travel to Atlanta, Georgia for the first time. My boys really love aquariums, so we had planned to travel to Atlanta at some point to visit the Georgia Aquarium. When I heard about the Teacher Self Care Conference taking place in Atlanta, it was an opportunity to […]