But they fell short with integrating my life outside of the classroom. Most of the teacher planners that I found were more or less designed for lesson planning. And when I started teaching, you can bet I bought my fair share of teacher planners too. I’ve had my fair share of planners in my time. It’s helped my productivity, focus, and outlook improve tenfold.īut when it comes to using teacher planners, it wasn’t always that way for me. I kid you not when I say this is the first thing I open in the morning and the last thing I close at night. Let me just tell you, the Teachure Planner has literally revived my teacher-heart, after nearly burning out the first several weeks of this school year! Why the only teacher planner you need is the Teachure Planner. So, from this list of Teachure tool necessities, the Teachure Planner was born. It’s the student, after all, that gives us purpose for teaching. Impact is all about putting the student first. Because having an impact is the most important thing when it comes to teaching. Because if we aren’t continuing to grow as a teacher, we are doing ourselves (and our future students) an enormous disservice.Īnd of course, impact. Because even though I’m a full-time virtual teacher, organization is every bit as important in both the virtual and non-virtual teaching environments.Īnd growth. Because the more productive you are, the bigger impact you can have.Īnd organization. So I knew this tool had to help me get intentional about the areas I felt were most important to me as a teacher.Īreas like being productive. I’m not interested in mediocrity, are you? Didn’t think so. In one of my favorite productivity books, the 12 Week Year, Brian Moran teaches " Intentionality is your secret weapon against the war on mediocrity. I decided to come up with a tool to help me feel more intentional about my productivity and to ensure that I was continuing to grow from day to day, month to month, and just throughout the entire year, to be honest.īecause I just couldn't stand one more second of feeling overwhelmed and stagnant with where I was at. So I knew I needed to take action and change my approach. And I didn’t feel like I was in a cycle of growth…Īs teachers, we all know what happens when you hang out in survival mode for too long. I didn’t feel like I was addressing my students’ needs in the most targeted way. I didn’t feel like I had a hold on being productive. It was a total whack-a-mole approach and rather than focusing on being intentional about what tasks I completed and when, I found myself being reactive in my approach to getting things done.Īs a result, I felt like I was treading water, just trying to stay afloat. I’d swat one task down, only to have a new one pop up in its place. I felt like I was constantly batting new things being thrown at me all day, every day. One of the things I found myself struggling most with was feeling productive. Is “teacher tired” a thing even at the end of September? Because I was there. Day.įor the first several weeks of school, I was driving the struggle bus and I can honestly say that all of the fellow teachers I knew were right on board. I don't know about you, but this school year has been hard.
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