My all-time favorite chick flick is "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Like that film, this is going to be a "How-To in Reverse" for starting your Teachers Pay Teachers store. 5 Things to do to Talk Yourself Out of Starting Your Own TPT Store Compare Yourself to Someone Else I believe comparison is the number one dream-killer. You will be so much happier if you stop looking at someone else's stats. Own what you create by finding what ... Read the Post...
Teacher Self Care Ideas
"You can't pour from an empty cup" is a phrase I saw on my Pinterest boards, instagram feeds, and podcasts I listened to this week. I needed the reminder because I felt totally and completely burnt out. I don't have any advice on how to make that feeling go completely away (but if anyone figures out the secret, please let me know!!) One of the best perspectives I've found about balancing your life as a teacher is the glass ball ... Read the Post...
How I Landed My First Teaching Job
My first teaching job interview did not go well. I thought I had done enough to prepare. I drove to the school to check it out and see what the neighborhood surrounding it looked like. I did a series of Google searches (on a level that a private investigator would be impressed with) to learn everything there was to know about the school. I wanted to be prepared for any question they asked me. I went to a district open house, shook hands with the ... Read the Post...
edTPA Survival Guide
If you're reading this, it's probably because you are about to embark on the hardest journey of your teaching career thus far. You got this, friend. I'm going to take you step by step of a few things I wished I had known before I started edTPA: (As I'm telling you my tips the two things you should know about me are that I am an overachiever and perfectionist. I know I'm not alone in that, I'm writing these tips because I see ... Read the Post...
