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099. How to MAXIMIZE Your Digital Planning Experience Nov 18, 2021

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When we first started jumping into digital planning and maximizing our productivity through the use of technology, it was not easy. In fact, we had to build new habits, learn the technology, and there were moments when we wanted to quit and go back to what we always had done. The thing is, it is easy to quit something that we find challenging. It is easy to stick to what we have always done, but be honest with yourself, will it make you better? The short answer is no.

Let’s start with some tough love. Transitioning to a digital planner takes work. You cannot purchase a planner and think it will make all your problems go away. You have to make the effort in developing a new habit so that you are getting the most out of your planning. So go into digital planning knowing that you will find it challenging.

In this episode you will learn:

Develop a routine to using the planner consistently
Create a planning routine for the month that will help to set you for success in reaching various goals.
Define your planning style and own it! No need to plan like everyone else.
Utilize templates to help your productivity and make the planning process easier
Pictures can help guide you and minimize paper clutter in the classroom.

We are also very excited to announce that our January 2022 - December 2022 Digital planners will be available on Friday, November 26th. We will be offering these planners with a 20% discount until December 12th. You can find that and another fabulous surprise in our store on Black Friday!

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098. 4 Steps to Choose the PERFECT Digital Planner Nov 11, 2021

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Nothing is more frustrating than making a purchase online only to realize that it doesn’t work for your needs. This can be clothes that don’t fit right, a product not living up to what you believed, or a digital product that isn’t quite right. In recent years, we’ve looked to others we know personally or people we follow online to help us make decisions on what we purchase.

So when you are curious about jumping into digital planning, we know how challenging it can be to get started with picking the perfect digital planner. That’s why, today, we are dedicating an entire episode to helping you choose.

In this episode we share:

How knowing your platform first can help weed through the half the options!
Understanding when and where you will be using your planner can help define your platform.
Identifying the orientation options that are available.
Learn more about how some planners offer greater versatility than others.
Choosing a style that is timeless and professional

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097. 7 Reasons You Should Start Digital Planning TODAY Nov 04, 2021

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Teachers are known for their iconic bags. You know the ones we are talking about. The Thirty-One bag is filled with graded papers, every Flair Pen you can imagine, and of course the teacher planner (and maybe even a planner for your personal life). However, many of us dread filling and unloading our bags every day. The bag is a burden of the list of to-dos that awaits us every moment.

But what if we told you that there was a better way. That you couldn’t lighten the physical load of your bag while also lightening your stress. In this episode we are sharing 7 reasons for why you should start digital planning today!

In this episode you will:

Understand how iCloud and Google Drive allows you to plan from anywhere
Create templates and systems in order to be more efficient
Allow flexibility by having the ability to easily move your lessons
How using the search and find function can save you time
Why you should be using your plans from previous years

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096. 10 Ways to Avoid Teacher Burnout Oct 28, 2021

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Over this last month we’ve done a deep dive into understanding teacher burnout. We looked at our own personal journeys, the sliding scale of burnout and identified the root causes for why we experience teacher burnout. Today we want to give your specific strategies to help you avoid teacher burnout and feel successful and happy in your profession.

In this episode we share:

Creating a morning and afternoon routine to help you establish an efficient workflow
How habits can build an effective routine and ensures you don’t miss anything
How to build a schedule to help you define a work-life separation
Conduct a social media audit! No bad vibes here!
Track your emotions and learn specific emotional response cues
Focus more on what we do have control of!

Be sure to check out the last two episodes on Teacher Burnout:

093. Our Teacher Burnout Journeys
094. The Teacher Burnout Sliding Scale
095. The Truth About Teacher Burnout

Helpful episodes to check out!

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095. The Truth About Teacher Burnout Oct 21, 2021

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We’ve got to share some tough love and drop a whole lot of truth in this episode.

Over the last couple of episodes we’ve been diving deep into understanding teacher burnout. Our goal is to determine the causes and learn strategies for helping to avoid burnout. In this episode we need to share what so many might need to hear and that is…

“Self care is NOT the solution for teacher burnout”

We see so many posts, discussions, and even receive PD all about self care. This idea that all we need is to take care of ourselves or take time for yourself will not solve the problems that are causing you to feel burnout. To really feel a difference, we have to get at the root of the problem. So we share 5 categories of stressors that may be causing you to feel exhausted and burnout.

In this episode we share:

Organization can lead to you feeling frazzled and lost when trying to clear your head space for the day.
A lack of work-life separation is not sustainable and can lead to an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion.
Developing unrealistic expectations can lead to self-doubt and disappointment.
Identifying our emotions can help us in understanding how we react to situations.
While we may not be in control of everything around us, we can still speak out and have our voices be heard.

Be sure to check out the last two episodes on Teacher Burnout:

093. Our Teacher Burnout Journeys
094. The Teacher Burnout Sliding Scale

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094. The Teacher Burnout Sliding Scale Oct 14, 2021

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Defining everything with a hard line can be challenging. This is because so much of life is on a sliding scale. How much money we make, the happiness we feel, how tired we are… so if we think of life (of everything really) as this sliding scale, then what is stopping us from recognizing that we might have all experienced burnout to some degree?

In episode 089. Does Balance Really Exist? We discussed how balance is really a sliding scale and this is constantly changing depending on the events happening in your life. So in other words, you have to adjust as you go in order to maintain that sense of balance.

In this episode we share:

What causes teacher burnout
How our seasons in life can cause burnout
Burnout can come in waves
Burnout is going to look different for everyone

Be sure to check out our previous episode 093. Our Teacher Burnout Journeys

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093. Our Teacher Burnout Journeys Oct 07, 2021

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Every teacher has experienced some level of burnout. The pains, stressors, and overwhelming demands that come with being an educator can take its toll after a period of time; and to help you understand this a little better we want to share some statistics with you:

41.3% of new teachers leave the profession within the first 5 years
66% of teachers want to leave their job while 36.4% are likely to quit
15% of teachers in the U.S. leave the profession every year (Alliance for Excellent Education)

After hearing those statistics, the next question that popped into your head is probably why. Why are so many teachers leaving or wanting to leave the profession? In this episode we want to dissect teacher burnout by sharing our journey with burnout. We give you specifics of what happened, why it happened, and when it happened.

Stay tuned this month as we dig deep into understanding teacher burnout and identify the most effective tools to ensure you can overcome the challenges you face.

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092. Q&A: Answering YOUR Questions Sep 30, 2021

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We get asked so many questions on how we manage our busy schedules, families, and growing to-do lists. So we headed to instagram and collected your questions to give you all another Q&A episode! In this episode we are sharing the answers to all your time management, organization and productivity questions.

In this episode we answer your questions:

Teachingwithmstaub: Tips for first year teachers for setting up systems for a successful year
Kavyadhakal_: What are the top two time management tips you have for students?
_missblackstone: What productive activity would you choose if you had 2 mins, 5 mins, and 30 min to spare?
Pencilsandmagicwands: What are your best tips for organizing the paper monster in the classroom?
Jfisher4092: How do you organize student data?
jaclyn_mcgee: Digital is great! But what nondigital items are necessary to be productive, organized, etc.
rac0y: What type of tools do you use as timers within the classroom during activities?
headbandsandhappydays: Bridget - how did having kids impact all things TOP for you at home? Esp. while baby/toddler
mrs_ferreiras_happy_app…: Planning for parent teacher conferences
beccaaaa-10: How do you efficiently sort through resources left behind by another teacher?

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091. Google Slides: The What, Why, and How for Teachers Sep 23, 2021

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One of the most popular digital tools that teachers use is PowerPoint. This software has taken the education field by storm due to its versatility and ability to make reactive and engaging activities for kids. But what if we told you that there was another tool that would make your life even easier than PowerPoint. No more having to make sure you save the document, forgetting your laptop or flash drive at home, and experiencing crashes that lose all your work (we’ve experienced it all!).

In this episode we are sharing the what, why and how of Google Slides. Because this platform has so many features and it can be overwhelming to list them all, we’ve compiled a few of our favorites and how you can use them. So even though you might already be using Google Slides we want to share a few features that can make your life even easier.

In this episode we share:

The benefits of using Google Slides over Powerpoint
How to create locked background elements
Exporting your slides as images
Converting your PowerPoint Slides into Google Slides
Products you can easily create using Google Slides

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090. Quick Tips for Teacher Time Sucking Hurdles Sep 16, 2021

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We have all experienced those moments when something happens that takes all your time away from getting your to-do list checked off for the day. Like when you have to deal with a behavior issue that erupted during recess in the middle of your planning period. When you have an emergency and need to rethink your plans for the week. When your coworker comes in to vent leaving you no time to make copies.

We get hundreds of messages from teachers just like you that share all kinds of situations that take up all their time. We call these Time Sucking Hurdles. Normally, we answer one TSH a week at the start of every podcast but because of the overwhelming response, we wanted to dedicate an entire episode sharing TSH’s from teachers all over and our response to them.

We hope you can relate to these TOP Teachers and also get a little advice that you can take back to your own classroom. Keep those Time sucking hurdles coming!

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