Educators are no strangers to juggling responsibilities—lesson plans, grading, meetings, and more. So, when it comes to starting or managing a side hustle, it can feel like there’s no room left in the day. But the truth is, with the right strategies and mindset, balancing a side hustle with your teaching career is not only possible but can also be … Read More
Strategies for Neurodivergent Teachers
ADHD might explain why I would plan a 16-state, 2-week road trip! 2024 brought several milestone to my life. I embarked on an epic road trip through 16 states with my family, I turned 43 years young, and I was diagnosed with ADHD combined type. Come to think of it, the ADHD might explain why I would plan a 16-state, … Read More
What is Yours to Do? Teach Happier Blog Series
Former NFL player and author of Protect Your Peace, Trent Shelton says, “We can’t control what the day brings, but we can control what we bring to the day.” During this unsteady time in education, what can we bring to the day? What can we realistically do? As I was thinking about this month’s Teach Happier blog and considering a … Read More
Teachers: Take Note of Sunshine in the Winter
We made it through February and here we are in March. March has always been my least favorite month as a teacher. Growing up in Western New York, March is the month where you’re like, done with the snow…but it’s still going to snow. You get teased with a few fair-weather days, but the dirty slush pushed around again and … Read More
What would you do with 5 extra minutes in your day?
We are one month in from creating our New Year’s Resolutions. Some of us may have come up with our one word to anchor us in this new year, some inspired by Gretchen Rubin and created 25 in 25 lists, and some of us may have tried to put our goals in the start/stop/continue/consider buckets. Now that it is February, … Read More