Discover the top 10 most-read Why Edify articles from 2025—practical classroom strategies, teacher wellness resources, and sustainable teaching practices that thousands of educators turned to this year.
A reflective Why Edify podcast episode exploring why teachers should complete a yearly review and how reflection supports wellbeing, resilience, and sustainable teaching.
Teachers wait for permission. But here's the thing about permission: The people you're waiting to give it to you... aren't coming.
Most teachers let the year just end and repeat the same patterns. Here's the 30-minute practice that makes next year different. Free worksheet included.
Your body isn't a machine. Here's how to honor that this week.
Students comprehend more deeply when reading on paper vs. screens. Explore the research on cognitive costs of screen-heavy learning and five practical strategies to reclaim deep work in your classroom.
The year blurs without reflection. Learn why yearly reviews help teachers stop repeating mistakes, celebrate wins, and step into the new year with purpose.
For teachers nearing winter break—offering permission to rest, set boundaries, and release what isn’t yours to carry.
A Wednesday pause for teachers who are tired of toxic positivity and need something real.
Hours of lesson planning won't fix what's broken in education. And that's not your responsibility to fix.
What teachers really need right now isn’t another strategy, but permission to let go—a short reflection on craftsmanship, presence, and grace.
Today's newsletter explores what comes after the 12-Day Self-Care Challenge. It introduces the next phase of the STRONG Teacher Winter Reset—five weekly reflections designed to help educators slow down, reclaim their energy, and enter the new year with clarity and purpose.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Discover why slowing down leads to smoother teaching. This STRONG Teacher Newsletter features slow productivity strategies, reflective prompts, a book spotlight, and an invitation to join the Winter Reset series inside The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge.
31 Teacher Tips
End the semester with calm and clarity. Discover 31 simple tips to help teachers reduce stress, find closure, and support students before winter break.
Teaching
What is Slow Productivity? Here’s how teachers can apply Cal Newport’s approach to simplify planning, protect their energy, and improve well-being.
Weekly Review
The three stories that shaped my week—and might shift yours too.
Strong Teacher
What an 85-year-old mountain climber can teach us about purpose, resilience, and finding joy in the climb of teaching. A reflective guide for educators.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
A fun milestone paused the email send — but the newsletter is live! Read this week’s edition on digital detox, teacher focus, and mindful tech habits.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
A midweek STRONG Teacher newsletter on digital drift, smartphone breaks, and reclaiming small moments of presence.
Strong Teacher
A quick, calming tool for cold classrooms and long December school days. Learn why the rechargeable hand warmer is this week’s top teacher pick and part of the December STRONG Teacher Reset Kit.
Strong Teacher
The STRONG Teacher Winter Reset begins tomorrow. Join a 12-day self-care challenge and winter reflection series designed to help teachers rest, reset, and enter December with clarity and calm.
Teaching
Researcher Dr. Jean Twenge explains why students learn less on screens—and how simple shifts like paper reading, intentional tech use, and clear routines can help teachers improve focus, comprehension, and well-being in today’s classrooms.
Coaching
Discover how Ikigai coaching blends Japanese philosophy with practical habits to help educators reconnect with purpose and strengthen well-being. This post begins a series exploring how Ikigai is shaping my work and The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge.
Education
On a quiet drive home from a celebration of life, I reflected on the quiet strength of Doris Richter—a teacher and servant leader. This episode explores the timeless lessons she lived and how they can inspire our teaching, relationships, and purpose.