Secondary Science Simplified™

137. Work/Life Balance as a Mom and AP Teacher With Guest Kimberly Leary


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As teachers, we know how hard it is to manage and balance our work and personal lives. But when you add being a new mom and an AP teacher to the mix, it makes that even harder. We’re always looking for tips and secrets to find that balance. My guest on today’s episode, Kimberly Leary, just might have figured it out! In today’s episode, Kimberly is sharing her knowledge and experience on a variety of topics, including how to prepare for maternity leave as an AP teacher, advice for teaching AP Environmental Science, and how to achieve a work/life balance as a new mom.

Being an AP teacher, especially in the discipline of Environmental Science, which covers a wide variety of topics, has its challenges, and Kimberly has faced them all. She credits her detailed personality for keeping pace and not deviating while teaching and how she handled substitute plans during her maternity leave. Teaching a discipline that most people aren’t familiar with required her to be thoughtful, intentional, and detailed with the plans she left while she was on leave. She shares how this helped the many teachers covering her classes and how that impacted her students once she returned.

Once Kimberly became a mom, she knew setting boundaries that created a better work/life balance was necessary. Even though this required her to change her mindset and set realistic expectations for herself as it pertained to her workload and grading, she eventually found the right balance. She shares how she did it and the priority shift she had to make.

It’s very natural to want to be the best mom you can be while still being passionate about your teaching career. That’s why creating a work/life balance the best you can is critical to your success at both. So take a listen and get advice from Kimberly, a first-time mom and AP teacher, on how to have it all!

Resources Mentioned: 

  • National APES teachers Facebook group
  • APES Teachers Unleashed Facebook group
  • Mr. Smedes - APESvsEVERYBODY
  • Download your FREE Classroom Reset Challenge
  • Send me a DM on Instagram: @its.not.rocket.science
  • Send me an email: [email protected]
  • Follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts

 
Show Notes: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode137

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