After the Bells - Beyond the Box: Teaching without Losing Yourself
Kim Lester — After the Bells - Beyond the Box
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S1E15 Teachers, The Calling Trap Does Not Clock Out in June
You made it through week one and week two. You named the crash. You named leisure sickness. You named the Calling Trap — that internal voice that tells you sitting still is falling behind.But here is…
S1E15 Teachers, Why Sitting Still Feels Wrong, Even in Summer
Why Sitting Still Feels Wrong — Even in Summer.You made it to summer. The calendar is finally open. There is nowhere to be and nothing due. And yet — something in you will not let you be still.You…
S1E14 Teachers, You Made It. So, Why Doesn't If Feel Like It?
You Made It. So Why Doesn't It Feel That Way? The school year is over. You made it. So why doesn't it feel the way you thought it would? If you are sitting in the first week of summer feeling…
S1E13 Teachers, the year may be ending differently for all of us but release still matters.
Some of you are done with students. Some of you are in workdays. Some of you are still finishing.No matter where you are right now — your body knows this year has been long.This is the final episode…
S1E12 Teachers, You Don't Have to Carry This The Same Way You Did All Year.
This is your last week with students ,or close to it. And if you are honest, you are trying to manage this week the same way you managed October. The same expectations. The same energy. The same…
Teachers, you are not managing content anymore, you are managing energy.
You're Not Managing Content Anymore… You're Managing Energy.You planned the lessons. You have the materials. You are ready.So why does it feel harder than ever?In this episode of the After the Bells…
S1E11 Teachers, It Feels Over, But You Are Still Responsible
It's May. The countdowns are on the walls. Students are already mentally checked out. And you still have to show up and do your job like it's October.That tension is real. And it's one of the hardest…
S1E10 Teachers, You Can Be Done without Finishing.
There is always something left at the end of a teaching day. Always one more email. Always something you meant to fix. Always something you wanted to have ready for tomorrow. And most teachers have…
S1E9 Teachers, Not everything deserves your time.
This month’s theme is Perfection is not required, and this week we’re looking at how that shows up in your day through your time.In Week 1, we talked about going back to things because you don’t want…
S1E8 Teachers, You are doing more than the job actually requires.
You've probably said it — or heard it — more than once: there's not enough time. But part of what's happening isn't the job itself. It's what you've been adding to it. This episode breaks down…
S1E7 Teachers, you are not trying to be perfect. You are trying to avoid being wrong.
This week, we’re starting with something most teachers don’t even realize they’re doing. You’re not trying to be perfect.You’re trying to avoid being wrong. That shows up in small ways throughout the…
S1E7 Teachers, there is only so much you can do in one day
March is a long stretch in schools.The work doesn’t slow down — it adds on. And at some point, the day starts feeling smaller than everything that needs to get done.In this episode, we talk about…
S1E6 Teachers, Results Don't Define Who You Are
March is when results start getting louder in schools.Practice scores, data meetings, parent questions, evaluation conversations — and it’s easy for teachers to start connecting those results to how…
S1E5 Teachers, You Don’t Have to Match the Urgency in the Room.
March is not light. There’s assessment prep, data meetings, district initiatives, evaluations, parent communication, and shifting student behavior — and for many teachers, no real break in…
S1E4 Teachers, You Deserve to Be More Than Last
Students first. Parents first. Colleagues first. Family first. And somewhere along the way, you move yourself to the bottom of the list. In this episode, we talk about what happens when you are…
S1E4 Teaching without Losing Yourself - Teachers Rush Past the Good Stuff
Most teachers don’t FEEL rushed. They feel RESPONSIBLE.But they move from one thing to the next without ever letting anything register.In this episode, we talk about why you rush past the good stuff…
S1E3 Teachers, you are still on high alert.
January is over — but for a lot of teachers, the body hasn’t caught up yet.You might not feel stressed or overwhelmed, but you still feel on.On alert. On ready. On standby.In this episode, we talk…
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