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Teaching tips

The Spring Wall: How to Re-Engage Students In April

This is the Spring Wall — and it’s not a discipline problem, a motivation problem in the usual sense, or a reflection of your teaching.

Strong Teacher

The Coverage Trap: Why Teaching Less Produces Better Results in April

The coverage sprint is one of the most well-intentioned mistakes in teaching. It feels like caring. It feels like rigor.

Strong Teacher Pep Talk

You Didn’t Choose That Meeting. You Do Choose What Comes Next

The Stoics weren’t optimists — they were realists with a very specific strategy. Here’s how their dichotomy of control applies to the impossible days in teaching.

Teacher Self-Care

Scrolling Isn't Self-Care

Why Passive Wellness Content Isn't Helping Teachers (And What Does)

Teaching

Testing Season Stress: How to Separate the Climate from the Content

Learn how teachers can navigate the challenges of testing season.

Ikigai for Teachers

Why are so many excellent teachers exhausted, disconnected, quietly counting down to June?

Strong Teacher Pep Talk

Teaching Has Always Had Hard Days. This Is What Gets You Through Them.

The hard days aren't the problem. Losing track of why they're worth it is. Here's what Ikigai says about staying connected to your purpose when the job is grinding you down.

Why Edify Podcast

Compassion Is Not Soft — It's the Health Practice You've Been Ignoring

The science of compassion isn't soft — it's some of the most practical research available for burned-out teachers. Here's what the data actually says, and one thing to try today.

Community

Rebuilding Classroom Community When the Year Has Gotten Away From You

Make classroom community building a year-round practice.

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