Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out Teachers

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Today on the podcast, Vanessa answers the question, “How old is too old to change careers”, a helpful hack on getting more done in less time,  and we continue our journey of self-inventory for Petal 6 in the “What Color Is Your Parachute” mini-series by putting deep thought into our required salary. 

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook 

Prioritizing Grid 

Learning Platforms:  Udemy – Masterclass - Skillshare – CodeAcdemy

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Today on the podcast, we talk about the power of no – and how to use it!  We learn a quick teacher hack to save time when loggin grades, and we continue our journey of self-inventory for Petal 5 in the “What Color Is Your Parachute” mini-series by putting deep thought into our required salary. 

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook 

Parachute Budget Worksheet 

The book, “F*** No” by Sarah Knight

And remember to send your comments, stories, and random thoughts to me at [email protected]!  I can’t wait to read them.  

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Planners ‘Gonna Plan

Today on the podcast, we look back at 2023, we talk about which planners are the best, and we continue our journey of self-inventory for Petal 4 in the “What Color Is Your Parachute” mini-series by figuring what knowledge and skills we have and how those might apply in our fields of interest. 

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook 

Chart – The Fishermans’ Grid  (Your interests and collected knowledge)

Favorite Subjects Matrix 

Franklin Covey Leadership Planner

Happy Planner 

Erin Condren 

Commit30

O*Net Online

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Today on the podcast, in our segment on stress and health, we talk about overcoming adversity during the winter months when many people deal with seasonal affective disorder, the absolute BEST place to put that family calendar, and we’ll refine our quest to figure out our transferrable skills as we continue our mini-series in the What Color is Your Parachute book.  Vanessa shares one of the stories she uses to pull out her skills 

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook 

PDF of Parachute Skills Grid 

Prioritizing Grid

Some prompts for your stories (taken from the book): 

·       A situation that made you feel part of something larger than yourself

·       An experience that stood out because you were proud of what you accomplish

·       Helping someone, or making someone else's life better

·       Something you did despite others saying that you could not do it

·       Something you did that you would like to do again

·       A strong skill or interest of yours and how you used it 

·       Something that was exciting or inspiring to you

·       An experience you look back on fondly

·       An experience that taught you something even if it wasn't fun at the time

·       An experience that required you to take a risk

Gretchen Rubin’s Quizzes

Authentic Happiness Main Page 

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Show Notes  

Today on the podcast, in our segment on stress and health, we explore the guilt and gaslighting that teachers experience and how to use lists to halt anxiety and overwhelm, and we’ll start figuring out our transferrable skills as we continue our mini-series in the What Color is Your Parachute book.

How to Recognize the Signs of Emotional Abuse

What is Gaslighting and How to Respond

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook 

PDF of Parachute Skills Grid 

And remember to send stories to me at [email protected]!  I can’t wait to read them.  

Transcript of this podcast

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Today on the podcast, Vanessa talks about how noise affects our stress levels and our health, she shares a teacher hack to that helps increase student focus right before the Winter Holiday Break, and we’ll begin envisioning our ideal work environment as we continue our mini-series in the What Color is Your Parachute book.

Environmental Noise-Induced Effects on Stress Hormones

Drop Dead Healthy by A. J. Jacobs

What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the Workbook

The Sound of Encroaching Deafness; Two and a Half Men, CBS is the copyright holder. 

Transcript of Episode 180

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In this episode, we explore Four Rules and their importance in being flexible in an ever-changing, stressful environment.  We also answer the question: Is it weak to cry in your classroom? (Spoiler alert:  I say no, it is not).  And we start to work on our self-inventory so that know exactly what kind of a job we want when transitioning out of teaching.

Here are the links referenced in the show:
*to the article on the Benefits of Crying:
*An Amazon  link to the book, What Color is Your Parachute 2024 and the companion Workbook
Transcript of episode 179 

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In this episode, we explore how stress affects the brain and how to take positive steps to combat the stress.  We also explore the importance of a 5-Minute action and how to use that to help you get started on that job hunt or to make the next steps in your search.

Show Notes:
Stress, Burnout, Anxiety and Depression among Teachers: A Scoping Review (from 2022)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518388/

Neurobiological and Systemic Effects of Chronic Stress: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573220/#:~:text=Stress%20can%20cause%20an%20imbalance,autonomic%2C%20immune%20and%20metabolic%20mediators.

LinkedIn Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-long-does-take-get-hired-get-hired-by-linkedin-news/

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In this episode, we get a little peek as Teachers in Transition goes through its own transition. Vanessa talks a little more about how she came to be your host as she started as a teacher, worked in corporate America, and now helps teachers reach their goals.   If you like the podcast, please share it with a friend.   We always welcome your feedback!  Please drop an email at [email protected], or leave a message at 512-640-9099.  

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After a long hiatus, Kitty Boitnott returns to #TeachersinTransition to introduce Vanessa Jackson who has bought the coaching business from Kitty after Kitty's retirement. 

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