Welcome to The Burned-In Teacher Podcast

The culture of the place that you teach impacts you, whether you notice that it does or not.  Each school has a vibe - some are welcoming and inspiring, while others are draining and negative.  These “vibes” create...

Setting goals for yourself is important.  It allows you to keep working towards becoming the best version of yourself.  Setting goals and creating a plan to reach them is one way to keep you motivated and empowered.  It can help...

 Social media: it’s an interesting element that's woven into our lives. It can be a very powerful tool that connects us to people from all over the world, people that we would have never had the opportunity to connect with before, and...

“Mindfulness” is a current buzzword in education.  The ability to teach students reflective and self-regulatory practices is a goal in many classrooms.  While these elements of self-awareness are seen as powerful and...

It’s really easy to fall into a negative mindset, isn’t it?  It’s really easy to let those things that you can’t control or the “shoulda”, “woulda”, “coulda’s” take over your...

Being true to your authentic self can be difficult.  It's easy to fall victim to the comparison which breeds jealousy and negativity.  When you start to follow someone else’s lane, you lose yourself as you start to adopt...

“If you can make it through this year...you can make it through anything.”

This sounds like the motto for this year, but really, teachers have been working to overcome seemingly unbeatable challenges before this year.  But...

Sometimes, it can feel like your world is “out of control” as a teacher.  It may seem like decisions are being made that you don’t have any say in or that things are happening to you instead of for you  But, you...

There is no doubt that there is some stress that goes along with teaching.  But when that stress starts to consume you and affect your life, your relationships, and your health, it is imperative that you do something about...

This year sure has been a WILD ride, hasn’t it? And with so much going on, it’s easy to let all those things floating around in your head get to you and stir up some negative self talk that can really bring you...