233. A Week in Bridget’s Life in the Summer

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Join the Building the Literacy Block Bootcamp for $7 and get prepared with resources, guidance and more for the beginning of the school year! You can join now and receive updates when the group opens on July 6th. >>>CLICK HERE TO JOIN<<< Dive into summer with Bridget as she switches from teacher mode to summer mode! This week, Bridget shares a real-time glimpse of her life, balancing the joyous freedom of summer with the necessary wrap-ups of the academic year. Tune in for personal stories, professional tips, and a sneak peek into upcoming events designed to boost your productivity for the next school year. Episode Highlights: Last Day of Work: Bridget shares the mixed emotions of her final day, from closing out tasks to planning ahead and enjoying the first taste of summer freedom with family. Kickoff to Summer: Hear about Bridget's relaxing first day off, her new favorite K Drama, and updates on her Writing Strategies Playbook. Summer Preparations: Discover the exciting details of a new Facebook bootcamp for teachers, offering live trainings and resources to get a head start on the school year. Personal Reflections: From a spontaneous date night to a refreshing Sunday with family, Bridget emphasizes the importance of balancing work with cherished moments. Key Resources: Writing Strategies Playbook: Enhance your teaching with Bridget’s practical strategies—available with the Writing Bridge Course. Teacher’s Summer Bootcamp: Ready to prep for next year? Join the bootcamp here for a minimal fee and gain valuable insights and tools. The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Join Bridget and others as they work to unpack The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by joining the community. Next Episode Teaser: Don’t miss our next episode where Michelle shares some BIG changes happening this summer and next school year. SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. I am your solo host today, Bridget Spackman, and I am here to make
0:07.5	your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:13.9	I'm going to kick us off by sharing a TSAH of mine, because that's what we do here on the podcast,
0:19.3	is share some of our time sucking hurdles because
0:22.4	we all experiencing them. Mine is going to be motivation right now. I'm really struggling when
0:28.5	it comes to motivation. I felt like I had a really great streak where I was totally motivated. I was
0:34.9	getting things done. I was like checking the things off of the to-do list.
0:39.9	And then all of a sudden, I hit a wall. And it was really, really hard for me to get over that wall.
0:47.6	I felt like Humpty Dumpty. I was just hanging out on the wall. And I just couldn't get past it.
0:53.3	And my hope is that this week in the life,
0:56.6	I'm going to get over that motivation and I'm going to find it and I'm going to get back into my
1:00.7	groove and I'm going to get some of the things done that I need to get done for this summer
1:05.4	because I am proud to announce that I have for once not been pro procrastinating all of the to-dos
1:14.8	that are on my list. However, I'm kind of speaking a little bit too soon because today is Thursday.
1:21.6	Yes, it is Thursday, the start of my week in the life. And the reason why I'm starting on a Thursday morning is because, well,
1:30.7	I just kept forgetting to record so many days in the row. So we're going to start it on a Thursday,
1:36.6	and it's going to work out great. But what's so nice about this is that you're kind of getting
1:41.4	this in real time because it's the Thursday before this
1:45.1	episode actually airs. So you guys are kind of like right there with me. You're experiencing
1:51.3	all the things just a little bit with a little bit of latency. So today is my final day of work.
2:00.2	And this means that I am in summer mode by the afternoon.
2:04.7	Actually, my brain has been in summer mode for about a month. I'm going to be honest, but I'm very
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