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    5 Changes That Helped Me Stay in the Classroom
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    5 Changes That Helped Me Stay in the Classroom

    Thinking about leaving the classroom? These 5 changes to how I managed life at school have helped me stay in teaching for almost 20 years.
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    Is the Pandemic Enough to Make You Quit Teaching? Here's How to Tell.
    Erin Sponaugle

    Is the Pandemic Enough to Make You Quit Teaching? Here's How to Tell.

    Teaching through a crisis like the pandemic may have you wondering if now is the time to leave the classroom. Here's how to tell.
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    Saying "No:" Why it's So Hard and So Important
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    Saying "No:" Why it's So Hard and So Important

    Learning to say. "no" is an important step in setting boundaries as a teacher. Find out why you often feel you can't and how you can start.
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    Three Things You Must Do At the End of the School Year
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    Three Things You Must Do At the End of the School Year

    Learn about three things you need to do in order to have a peaceful, joyful end of the school year with your students.
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    Self Care for Teachers: Why it's More Than Shopping and Netflix
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    Self Care for Teachers: Why it's More Than Shopping and Netflix

    Are you feeling burnt out and overwhelmed from teaching? Taking a different approach to self care may save your career - and your life.
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    How to Beat Online Fatigue: Expert Tips for Remote Teaching
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    How to Beat Online Fatigue: Expert Tips for Remote Teaching

    Online fatigue, AKA "Zoom Fatigue" may be leaving you drained from teaching in front of a screen. Read these tips for energy and balance.
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    How to Improve Parent-Teacher Communication: Everything You Need to Know
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    How to Improve Parent-Teacher Communication: Everything You Need to Know

    Do you want to improve your parent-teacher communication? Learn how to set boundaries, respond to issues, and be proactive in this post.
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    Trauma Sensitive Classroom Strategies: 5 Ways to Connect with Students
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    Trauma Sensitive Classroom Strategies: 5 Ways to Connect with Students

    After reading this blog post, you'll know how to use the 5 A's to create a trauma sensitive classroom environment for your students.
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    Setting Goals and Boundaries: 5 Steps for Teachers in the New Year
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    Setting Goals and Boundaries: 5 Steps for Teachers in the New Year

    How can teachers set goals and boundaries in the new year, when there is so much uncertainty? Read this post to learn the 5 step process.
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    How to Write Grants, Part 4: Measure Progress and Build Relationships
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    How to Write Grants, Part 4: Measure Progress and Build Relationships

    Writing a grant for your classroom or school can be a rewarding process. Read this post for three more tips for grant writing success.
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    Disillusionment: 5 Steps to Help Teachers Survive
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    Disillusionment: 5 Steps to Help Teachers Survive

    The holiday season collides with the disillusionment phase of teaching. You'll learn 5 steps for surviving disillusionment with this post.
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    How to Write Grants, Part 3: Refine your Words and Budget
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    How to Write Grants, Part 3: Refine your Words and Budget

    Writing a grant proposal is a bit like building a ship. After reading these tips, you'll be able to refine your grants wording and budget.
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    Is Your Social Media Making You SICK?
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    Is Your Social Media Making You SICK?

    Are you ready to clean up what you’re feeding yourself on social media? Read this post to see if your news feed is making you SICK or WELL.
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    How to Write Grants, Part 2: Pay Attention and Watch Your Words
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    How to Write Grants, Part 2: Pay Attention and Watch Your Words

    Here are three simple things you can do to make your grant idea stand out and look like the professional that you truly are.
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    5 Ways Teachers Can Set Boundaries
    Erin Sponaugle

    5 Ways Teachers Can Set Boundaries

    Learning to create and stand by boundaries is a growth process. Here are five ways to get started with setting boundaries today.
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    How to Write Grants, Part 1: Finding Focus, Targeting Titles, & Attention to Audience
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    How to Write Grants, Part 1: Finding Focus, Targeting Titles, & Attention to Audience

    Grants open up the possibilities of what you can do in your classroom and save you money. These are time tested tips from my experience.
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    Remote Teaching: 7 Positive Outcomes from My Experience
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    Remote Teaching: 7 Positive Outcomes from My Experience

    While remote learning wasn’t the ideal means of closing (and likely beginning) a school year, there were several things from my experience.
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    3 Truths: How Disappointments from COVID Can Improve Teaching
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    3 Truths: How Disappointments from COVID Can Improve Teaching

    It wasn't what I expected. If this is your first year teaching, how this school year may begin isn’t what you were planning on either.
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    The End of the Beginning
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    The End of the Beginning

    Every good story has to start somewhere.This one begins with a bear puppet. Hey, now. Stay with me. This isn't exactly how I ever...
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