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Back-to-School: Stress-free first day tips for teachers
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Back-to-School: Stress-free first day tips for teachers

In which Joe and I share ideas for the beginning of school from veteran teachers and our very own selves

Ever considered visualizing your entire teaching day before you even get to school? Thinking it can make it so! Ohm, baby!

Joe and I cooked up this special episode just for you, dear listeners, as you move into another wonderful and stressful school year. We know that the first day back can be… well, lots of things. That’s why we cut right to it, offering quick, actionable ways to get your mind right, manage the classroom, and even understand those tricky student dynamics before the school year gets rolling. We’ve pulled some great ideas from our teaching friends, mixed in our own thoughts, and kept it short and sweet.

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We discuss:

  • First Day Activities: Creative classroom icebreakers.

  • Self-Care Strategies: How to protect your energy during the high-stress transition back to school.

  • Managing Anxiety: Practical ways to handle the dread and Sunday scaries of the back-to-school season.

  • Psychodynamic Classroom Insights: Identifying the hidden emotional patterns and shenanigans in student-teacher dynamics.

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For my non-teachers out there: Get some good tips on how to approach any new beginning. Self-care, planning, managing dread, applying psychodynamic wisdom — it’s all relevant to all of us all of the time!

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Credits

Founder and Host: Betsy Burris

Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision

Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVision

Music: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout

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