Quiet Strength and Summer Stories: Books for Educator Renewal
Explore a curated summer reading list for teachers designed to inspire rest, reflection, and renewal. Discover five books that nurture both your heart and mind this season.
Explore a curated summer reading list for teachers designed to inspire rest, reflection, and renewal. Discover five books that nurture both your heart and mind this season.
A simple daily log can help you care more deeply about life and teaching. Here’s how a powerful idea from Younger Next Year can shift your practice.
A Texas high school banned phones all day. Here’s what the research uncovered—and what it can teach us about classroom culture and policy.
Fuel Your Body Like You Value Yourself
Learn how teachers can use strategies from internet creators—like clickbait, cold opens, and cliffhangers—to spark student curiosity and engagement.
This week is about soft planning — dreaming ahead without pressure, giving shape to your values, not just your to-dos.
Releasing doesn’t always mean quitting—it can mean choosing differently, more freely.
Reconnect with Your Body Without the Pressure to Perform
Download the free Why Edify Starter Kit—5 simple, powerful strategies to help teachers recharge, refocus, and thrive in and out of the classroom.
Get a tour of Why Edify and discover tools, resources, and community to help you thrive as an educator—happier, healthier, and stronger.
Discover how to use AI to instantly capture student attention with personalized prompts, vivid visuals, and interactive roleplays. These 3 simple strategies will transform your lesson openings and drive deeper learning.
What if passion isn’t something you find — but something you build?
Weekly Report
This week, I want to offer something simple: permission to let it settle. No planning yet. No pressure. Just time and space to come back to yourself.
Coaching
This is learning in public — and you're invited along for the journey.
Education
Gen Z parents often see reading as a chore—experts warn this harms kids' literacy. Here’s how teachers can support families with practical, joyful strategies.
Why Edify Podcast
In this episode, Flip-Flops and Sunshine, I explore the power of small shifts—what I call “flip-flop moments”—that can spark joy, reflection, and renewal.
Why Edify Wisdom
Every person has a story that teaches valuable lessons. Here is the Earned Wisdom of Shanna Martin from the Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Here’s your midweek boost - a quote, a resource, and an affirmation to power you through the rest of the week.
Education
Summer is for rest, but a small investment now can make next school year smoother. Discover how and why teachers prepare during break.
Teaching
Discover the power of presence in teaching and life. This short reflection reminds educators to embrace each unique moment—because you'll never be here again.
Thrive This Summer
Explore Thrive This Summer—an 8-week well-being series for educators with weekly articles, tools, and reflections to help you rest, reset, and return stronger.
Thrive This Summer
Even in summer, teachers carry invisible mental clutter—worries about students, pressure to be productive, looping thoughts that just won’t let go.
Teaching
Hey Strong Teachers! Summer’s here—or maybe it feels slower at school—and if you’re hearing that nagging voice urging you to “be productive,” chances are you’re exhausted more than lazy.
Weekly Report
Whether you’re kicking off your shoes or slipping on sandals, may this be a season of lighter steps and brighter spirits.