Better than normal: How to craft an inspiring vision for the new school year
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This special bonus episode explores how we can find a more sustainable way to teach in coming school year.
Because while it's natural to hope for "getting back to normal" after so many constantly-shifting expectations ... we know that "normal" wasn't really working for all teachers or kids.
What would it mean to truly reimagine education--not just talk about it--and create a way of teaching and learning that is BETTER than normal?
Let's counter the "lost year of learning" narrative and find a more strengths-based, empowering perspective on the challenges ahead.
In this episode, we're talking about how to focus on what's most impactful with students and streamline the rest. You'll walk away with new clarity about priorities, which will give you confidence in your teaching practice and empower you to set boundaries for better work/life balance.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Angela. I hope you're having a fantastic summer break so far. |
| 0:05.0 | I will be back in August with season 14 of Truth for Teachers. |
| 0:10.0 | But I wanted to do a bonus episode here in the middle. |
| 0:14.0 | You may have heard me mention either here or on social media or in my blog |
| 0:19.0 | that I was going to be doing a couple different live events this summer |
| 0:24.0 | to give teachers a chance to talk about what it looks like to not go back to normal |
| 0:29.0 | but to find something that is better than normal. |
| 0:32.0 | So we did our first live event on June 24th to discuss this on YouTube Live |
| 0:39.0 | and we had several thousand teachers popping in and out. |
| 0:42.0 | The conversations there were absolutely fantastic. |
| 0:45.0 | So I'm actually going to be doing this again on July 11th. |
| 0:49.0 | If you want to join us, you can just go to the link in the show notes and sign up. |
| 0:53.0 | It's going to be the same content that I'm about to share with you here |
| 0:56.0 | in the podcast though. So it's really your choice. |
| 0:59.0 | If you want to just listen, everything is right here. |
| 1:02.0 | You're good. And if you want to actually show up, chat with other educators, |
| 1:06.0 | be able to see me, be able to see the slides for the presentation, |
| 1:10.0 | you can sign up for that live event on July 11th. |
| 1:14.0 | So let's go ahead and dive in here. |
| 1:16.0 | I think as a podcast listener, you know me and you know that |
| 1:19.0 | one of the things I'm most passionate about is helping educators live |
| 1:23.0 | a more purposeful and conscious life. |
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