by admin | Jan 30, 2017 | First Year Teachers, Self-Care
A couple of weeks ago I posed a question in the Self-Care for Teachers Facebook Support Group (now archived) asking what they wish they had known heading into their first week of their first year teaching. I also asked what advice they would give to newbie teachers...
by admin | Oct 23, 2016 | Self-Care
I’m an avid podcast listener. With a 1+ hour commute to work and back, listening to audio makes my mornings and afternoons in the car much more enjoyable. One of my favourite podcasts is Gretchen Rubin’s ‘Happier‘ podcast. A few episodes ago, she and co-host and...
by admin | Jun 11, 2016 | First Year Teachers, Self-Care
At the best of times, teaching is exciting, exhausting, scary and rewarding. First year teachers find it is all of this and more! There are so many new things to learn and so, so much work to do. Non-teaching friends and family don’t really understand the demands of...
