While most teachers imagine a summer full of planning, prepping, collaborating and decorating to prepare for each brand new group of students, that’s not always the case for hundreds of teachers. It’s January, and that means that that across the country (and the world) there are teachers ... READ the POST
10 Products that Will Totally Change the Way you Travel
Now that I've experienced traveling with the following products, I refuse to travel without them. Each one saves either time, money, space, or all three, and some even enhance safety. This past September, Kevin and I embarked on a 8-country tour through Europe across 4 months, taking only a ... READ the POST
5 Steps to Preventing Teacher Burnout
Think of your energy and what comes with it (happiness, passion, motivation) like a bank account. One of the greatest threats to the US public education system, I think, is the rate of teacher burnout. Put it into metaphorical terms, it's the rate of teachers that go energy bankrupt. I’ve ... READ the POST
WE DID IT!
We’re gone! We got our visas, packed those bags, made plans for cell phones, insurance, and finances, found a home for our cat, packed up our house, and said good-byes. At the end of it all, we hopped on a plane and took a one-way flight to fly 4,600 miles away. Pretty nuts to think of it that ... READ the POST
What to Do for Writers Who Refuse to Write
Just like you have reasons that you don’t do certain things, reluctant writers have their own reasons for not writing. Personally, I do not sing in front of people. Reason? I had a friend tell me I was terrible when I was very young, and ever since I’ve been terrified of criticism about it. ... READ the POST
Why I Quit my Teaching Job and am Moving Abroad
I have an announcement, and it’s been SUCH a process getting to the point where I could announce it to you. It has been the HARDEST secret I’ve had to keep, but now it’s finally go-time. We’re moving to France. By we, I mean my husband, Kevin, and I. And I know, I know, it’s crazy, but we're ... READ the POST
The Summer To-Do List for First Year Teachers
You’ve probably got about 80,130 things swirling around in your head that you want to do before the school year starts. It’s such an exciting time! I remember the summer before my first year teaching obsessing over EVERYTHING #anxiety. I thought I needed to make my plans incredible and have my ... READ the POST
Costa Rica on a Teacher Budget
Most people feel like in order to have that tropical trip, they're going to need to break the bank. That's just not necessarily the case. Welcome to Teacher-Budget Travel. I'm hoping to do a series of posts like this for different places we explore over these next couple years. WHY I think ... READ the POST
Why Teachers Should Travel
Why do YOUR students need you to travel? First Off: Vacationing vs. Traveling Before we start talking about traveling, it's important that we make a distinction between vacationing and traveling. When I tell people that I love to travel, many people have the image of vacationing in their mind. ... READ the POST
How to Teach Students to OWN that Speech
I don’t remember gleaning much from going up and giving speeches during school, other than that I hated it. I know it’s the same for my students. Literally the ONLY thing I remember from my 8th grade social studies class was the nausea I felt as I walked up to give a speech one day. This ... READ the POST