How to Resign From Teaching Appropriately If you’re resigning from teaching, chances are you will be required to write a letter of resignation. I wrote mine in a way that I have always felt comfortable and confident and I’m here to show you how you can too! Here are 3 tips to create your letter …
What to do when your significant other doesn’t understand that you *need* a job change
Here are 2 ways to help you and your significant other comfortably go from the classroom to your next job
When You Feel Stagnant as a Teacher, Use this Free Research-based Tool
Do you ever feel like you’ve plateaued as a teacher? Like you’re stagnant and not progressing? And does that lead you to consider other work opportunities besides teaching? If so, this research will help you understand where those feelings are coming from and why they are a sign of healthy, needed change on your horizon. …
What Do Instructional Designers Do & Why Are Teachers Some of the BEST Instructional Designers?
As a teacher, I had an “idea” of what instructional designers did but… I remember all too well being in the classroom as a teacher and knowing it was time for me to move forward but not knowing what to do next. I was very interested in instructional design but I only had a very …
Landing a Job in Ed-tech by Taking Chances
Anna Treesara is a former high school English teacher who began teaching in 2013 and transitioned out of the classroom into the nonprofit world in 2018. In 2019, she landed a job in the Ed-Tech industry and also became a small business owner by launching her own tutoring company at the same time! Her transition …
My Story: How I got my jobs after being a classroom teacher
How does a classroom teacher become an educational consultant? An instructional designer? A project manager, director, and more? I’ll share my Teacher Transition story here!
Back to school, but ready for a new job
I still remember the feeling that hit DEEP in my gut when I picked up the Expo marker at the front of the classroom on that first day of my “nth” year of teaching. It had been a great summer break. I’d travelled all over the US, caught up with friends on the East Coast …
The Purpose of Teacher Transition
Why start a website and podcast about “quitting teaching?” I get that question a lot. The truth is it’s not about “quitting” at all. It’s about everything else: a teacher’s future, needs, interests, and other new ways teachers want to learn, grow, and contribute in the world. So, what is the purpose of Teacher …