Teacher Transition Podcast

How would you like to show up to what you thought was a job interview to hear the words: We need you, and we need you now?  That’s exactly what happened to our guest and course graduate, Sharon Limegrover.

Sharon decided to update her resume with her new skills as she was learning them. She didn’t even apply! The college went after her!  Listen to Sharon share her story of making the jump to instructional design before she was “ready” and why she will never look back!

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 Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode21

The world of instructional design might be a really appealing option beyond the classroom, but what if you’re craving even more time freedom and flexibility than any traditional job offers? 

Today’s guest, Lindsey Barlow, is a former high school technology teacher turned online course creator consultant. Learn how her time in the classroom paved the road to becoming an entrepreneur and expert in online course creation.  

Want to discover what future work opportunities match your skills and interests? Take the FREE quiz to find out!

Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode20

You may love teaching when there’s not a pandemic, but you also probably anticipated that you would be “back to normal” by now. It would be fair to be questioning if you can keep up with the new demands of teaching. 

Our guest in this episode is a former teacher and recent course graduate. After only a couple of months of having to teach from home, Chris realized he wasn’t willing to wait and see. 

He found the course from Teacher to Instructional Designer and within just over a month, he was hired! Listen to find out what parts of the course were keys to finding a job so quickly! 

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode19

Has your experience exploring your options beyond the classroom felt really messy? Well, the good news is that this is really normal. A lot of your identity can get wrapped up in teaching and it’s easy to feel lost once you step beyond the classroom. 

Today’s guest, Becca Pike shares her rollercoaster of a journey into instructional design and how each piece of the journey actually got her a little closer to the dream job she has now in instructional design. 

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode18

Can you imagine finding a job you would love for the rest of your career? Does that even exist? 

Our guest today says it absolutely does! Felicia Greenberg is a remote instructional designer who is so passionate about the work she does and loves that she never gets bored doing it! 

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode17

Do you ever spend way too much time designing presentations in Google Slides that are engaging and visually appealing? 

If you love creating educational resources to support student learning, you’re going to love hearing about what Dan Randall gets to do on a daily basis at Imagine Learning, an EdTech company!

Dan's insights about the inner-workings of an EdTech company will help you see how valuable your teaching experience is and how many different roles you would be perfect for! 

Want to discover what future work opportunities match your skills and interests? Take the FREE quiz to find out!

Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode16

Are you starting to realize how limitless the possibilities are for a career in instructional design? Today’s guest, Laura McAllister has held several different positions in instructional design and has enjoyed each one of them. 

In this Q and A format episode, Laura is answering questions from the Teacher Transition community about what she does now and why her teaching experience comes in handy every day on the job!  

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode15

You may have thought about a job as a curriculum developer. But have you ever thought to search the terms “learning experience designer”? Sounds intriguing, right? 

That’s what our guest, Jennifer Ketron thought too! Jennifer was a brilliant teacher who had taught for eight years when they had to relocate when her husband got a new job. Starting over at a new school in a new community in the fall was not something she could wrap her brain around. So she decided to try something new. `

And just three months after taking From Teacher to Instructional Designer, she landed a job. Listen to hear how the content in the course helped her become an easy choice for her new job! 

Want to discover what future work opportunities match your skills and interests? Take the FREE quiz to find out!  

Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode14

When you’re fresh out of school, it can be surreal that you’re actually getting paid to use your gifts to impact the lives of students. But if you’re having to maintain one or multiple side-hustles to just make ends meet, burnout can set in fast for teachers. 

Ethan Decuester is a former 5th-grade teacher turned instructional designer. Listen to hear what motivated his decision to leave the classroom, how he got his foot in the door, and how he uses his experience on a daily basis now.

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode13

There’s always a reason teachers fall in love with their profession. Even if every part of teaching doesn’t excite you as much anymore, some teachers are really naturally gifted at things like creating lesson plans that are engaging and aligned with objectives. 

If you could limit your work to your very favorite projects, would that energize you to go to work each day? If so, today’s episode is going to help you see how valuable your strengths are as an instructional designer! 

I am sharing all about the specifics about the role of an instructional designer and exactly why classroom teachers thrive in this position! 

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Check out the full show notes at www.teachertransition.com/episode12