Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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I’ve been thinking a lot about where I personally can add the most value, and how I can offer support and resources in the way I do best.
I’m going to share part of my manifesto here with you. These are my beliefs and goals that will shape the work I do around the changes coming this fall to our schools. You will see these perspectives interwoven into every resource from me this coming school year — emails, blog posts, podcast eps, social media posts, 40 Hour Workweek resources, and so on.
Specifically, I'll share:
The importance of time to rest and regroup before preparing lessons for the coming year Why you shouldn't wait for your district to finalize plans before you speak up about your needs How to seek out the overlap between what's best for teachers and what's best for kids How radical acceptance can prepare you to create much-needed change in our schools Ways a flexible, resilient pedagogy can simplify your workload and help you support students more effectively Why I believe the work we're doing this school year will be some of the most important of our careers 5 core beliefs that will guide the work I do this coming school year, and the ways I'll offer supportClick here for links to the transcript and all resources mentioned.
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I'll be back with the first episode of season 12 of the podcast on August 2nd.
EP311 Soft starts: a gentle, inviting way to begin the school day & foster self-regulation
EP310 Unlocking the secrets of effective lesson design (with Gretchen Bridgers)
EP309 Why humans fall for misinformation & creative ways to teach information literacy skills
EP308 How (and why) schools should support neurodivergent educators
EP307 Creating conditions for transformation (with Elena Aguilar)
EP306 How to get TRUE student buy-in for your "no phone" policy (with Ashly HIlst)
EP305 5 ways to automate teaching tasks next school year to save you time
EP304 Is artificial intelligence the key to a 40 hour teacher workweek?
EP303 How Danish schools embrace the slowdown and foster work/life balance (with Pernille Ripp)
EP302 Education trends, predictions, and hope for the future of teaching
EP301 5 ways to make an old lesson feel fresh and interesting again (with Betsy Potash of Spark Creativity)
EP300 Teaching through hormonal changes: post-partum, perimenopause, and beyond (with Dr. Jen Gunter)
EP299 A spring cleaning classroom guide: what if you didn’t need all that STUFF to teach well?
EP298 Clock out confidently: 5 tips to get out the door at contract time (with June Link)
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EP297 Feedback first: How 2 different teachers help students focus on learning, not grades
EP296 Thinking creatively about tough problems: the power of diffuse thinking for you and your students
EP295 Can banning phones in school help solve the youth mental health crisis? (with Dr. Jean Twenge)
EP294 What does it mean to “teach like yourself’ in 2024? (with Dr. Gravity Goldberg)
EP293 When students don’t want to think for themselves or put in effort, try this.
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