When panic leads to a podcast for new teachers

I think we all need a virtual hug because these past couple of weeks have probably been busy/crazy/hectic/stressful for you. I feel you – I’ve completely lost track of what day it is!

Plus, in addition to wrapping up my school year, I’ve been immersed in a project.

You know what? I’m ALWAYS working on a “project,” which is code for “adding more stuff to my plate.” This time, I’m trying a different medium, and I hope you’ll give it a try and let me know what you think.

The moment of panic

A couple of months ago I kept getting this nagging voice in my head telling me that I needed to start a podcast. As a regular podcast listener, it was only natural to entertain the idea. The thing is, I had so many other projects on my plate, like my End of the Year Sanity Saver Challenge. So a podcast just wasn’t in the cards for me.

Or so I thought.

Fast forward to 10 days ago when I got this overwhelming urge to finally take action on that podcast. Even though I knew that I didn’t have time to do it and tried to push the thoughts away, I just HAD to start a podcast. I felt panicked and restless, so I sprang into action!

Intense research

I swear, I should go back for my Ph.D. I am an expert researcher. Within a couple of days, I’d decided on the microphone I wanted to use, the editing software, mixer, podcast hosting, cover artwork, intro/outro music and voiceover, WordPress plugin, etc.

I took what usually takes weeks to create and shipped it off in 10 days.

I’m not bragging – I just think I’m insane and MOTIVATED.

The result

For your ongoing, bite-sized professional development, I present to you my new podcast, Teachers Need Teachers. It’s geared towards new and beginning teachers who are struggling to figure out what does and doesn’t work in teaching and are overwhelmed and overworked.

I’m going to cover everything from job interviews, classroom management, and grading, to parent involvement and working with your colleagues.

What YOU’LL get out of it will be actionable tips and valuable insights.

Let’s connect

In addition to what I mentioned above about the podcast, I also want to invite you to be a guest. If you have a valuable tip you’d like to share, a new teacher question you’d like me to answer, or something in-between, reply to this email and let me know! I’d love to hear from you!

To check out my podcast, you can 1) go over to my podcast on your favorite podcast app and get started on your binge-listening, or 2) click in the podcast player below.

Do you have a couple of minutes? When you’re at Apple Podcast, I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review – it helps new teachers find my podcast!

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