Topic: Retention

Tired, hungry, stressed teachers make mistakes. Take time to reflect on your self-care routines with an assessment from M. Colleen Cruz.

Can we use pop culture to have larger conversations? Water cooler talk in schools can encourage teacher engagement and retention.

New teachers, is your start-of-the-year energy dead and gone? Berit Gordon provides tips to revive yourself mid-year.

What do rural educators need to know to navigate in their communities? Cathie English illuminates how she shifted her mindset from growing up in a rural environment, to her first teaching job, to settling into a community with a new outlook.

What necessary structural changes need to be made to support and nurture the mental well-being of teachers?

This week on the podcast we’re joined by Berit Gordon, author of The Joyful Teacher: Strategies for Becoming the Teacher Every Student Deserves.