Do It Scared and Start Selling on Teachers Pay Teachers: A Book Review for Teacherpreneurs
This book review is for teachers who want to become teacherpreneurs but just can’t get started. If that’s you, then go get Do It Scared by Ruth Soukup NOW.
From self-care to savings to managing your time, life works a little differently for us teachers. It’s Lit Teaching is here to help.
Help! My School Won’t Let Me Teach The Hate U Give!
Lately, I’ve been receiving e-mails and TPT questions like this: I really want to teach The Hate U Give. I know my students would love it. I know they NEED it! But I’m getting pushback from my principal/school/district. What do I do if my school won’t let me teach The Hate U Give?
5 Self-care Tips for Teachers from a Real Teacher’s Pet
I want to share some wellness tips that have been taught to me by my best friend, a true teacher’s pet: Roy. Full disclosure, Roy is my greyhound, but he is very wise and teaches and re-teaches me some very important self-care tips every summer.
Dear First-Year Teachers: It Gets Better
Every lesson I learned that year was learned the hard way. I was at school late at night, until the custodian came in asking why I was still there. In the parking lot, I would sit in my car, willing myself to walk inside and not cry.
The One Thing Your Students Need the Most
What do you think your students need from you more than anything else? Our curriculum coordinators might tell us it's differentiated instruction or meaningful assessment. Administrators may want us to focus on test-taking strategies, or incorporating more writing into our courses. Your well-meaning colleagues might say it’s compassion and understanding. My answer may shock you, but I stand behind it: your students need you to be more selfish.
What Do We Do On the “Bad Days?”
What happens when you wake up, feeling awful, knowing full well you’ll be going to bed late (again), tired (some more), and broke (like always)? You do what you have to do, and you get shit done.