Next Chapter for Teachers Podcast
Whether it's classroom management or teacher burnout, this podcast has you covered. Being a teacher isn't what it used to be. The need to meet students' educational and social-emotional needs can easily overshadow your own personal needs as a person outside of the classroom, so much so that quitting teaching may feel like the only option for a healthy life. The Next Chapter for Teachers Podcast, hosted by Dr. Erin Sponaugle, covers topics in education relevant to teachers that address the stressful issues that can cloud the joy of what teaching is meant to be, while offering helpful strategies to streamline teaching and address conflicts that arise in the classroom. Topics covered are teacher burnout, classroom management, trends in instruction and assessment, and self-care. Erin Sponaugle is a teacher, author, and speaker with the experience and insight to provide practical advice to other educators. Subscribe to this podcast to get ideas and inspiration for teaching in uncertain times. For more information on turning the page to the future of the teaching profession, visit www.erinsponaugle.com.
Episodes
41 episodes
41. How I Manage Panic Attacks and Anxiety as a Teacher
One of the greatest challenges of my teaching career and personal life has been learning to manage my panic attacks and anxiety. Teaching is an anxiety-inducing profession, and unchecked stress from the classroom can contribute to teacher burno...
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Episode 41
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21:28
40. Help for When Colleagues Are Upset You Say No and Set Teacher Boundaries
Not everyone is going to be thrilled when you start setting boundaries as a teacher, even if your goal is to avoid burnout. Colleagues may feel hurt or disappointed that you don't take on the extra tasks you have in the past, or that you are pr...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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25:03
39. Finding Joy and Teaching Creatively with a Scripted Curriculum - An Interview with Elizabeth Peterson
Scripted curricula and strict adherence to teaching standards can threaten to destroy your love for teaching. How can teachers combat the loss of teacher autonomy and freedom to be creative in their lesson planning when they're handed a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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45:27
38. Childless Teacher: How to Avoid Burnout When You Have No Kids of Your Own
Sometimes, when you're a childless teacher, you're more prone to burnout. When you don't have kids of your own to go home to at the end of the day, it can be easy to take on more classroom and school responsibilities to fill the void. If you ha...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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18:53
37. Students Keep Saying "6 7?" How to Deal with Disruptive and Repetitive Noises in the Classroom
Are you tired of hearing your students say "6 7," "sigma," or any other random phrases or noises that disrupt your classroom? This year, it seems the repetitive, disruptive noises from students are at an all-time high. Spurred by what's ...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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20:29
36. Staying Well: How Teachers Can Avoid Getting Sick During Cold and Flu Season
Are you sick all the time once the school year starts, and your students start passing around illnesses? Cold and flu season is here, and it's more important than ever for teachers and students to stay well. What do you do when you are surround...
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Episode 36
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22:26
35. Ways to Keep Student Behavior from Getting Out of Control During the Holidays
Nothing will cause teacher burnout faster than a classroom full of kids whose visions of candy bars and Halloween costumes dance in their heads. It can be a recipe for crazy, out-of-control student behavior when the holidays hit y...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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27:10
34. How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Successful
It's time for parent-teacher conferences - are you ready to communicate with your students' caregivers about what they need to be successful in the classroom? A parent-teacher conference is an opportunity for you to start a line of co...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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21:01
33. This is The #1 Thing That Will Destroy Your Love for Teaching!
Don't love teaching anymore? The stress and demands of the classroom can lead any overworked teacher down the road to burnout. In this episode, we not only celebrate that Teachaholic: The 7-Day MindSET Shift to Conquer Burnout, Set Lif...
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Episode 33
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16:20
32. Do You Need to Quit Teaching or Are You a Teachaholic?
If you have ever thought to yourself, "Should I quit teaching?" you want to listen to this episode on dealing with the expectations, overwhelm, and disillusionment that lead teachers down the path to burnout. While leaving the teaching professi...
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Episode 32
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19:14
31. Teaching When Your Life is in Crisis - What to Do
It's hard enough to prevent teacher burnout and overwhelm with the "normal" daily events of the classroom, but teaching when you're experiencing a medical or personal crisis - that's an entirely different experience. Teaching when your life is ...
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Episode 31
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15:55
30. How to Tell If You're a Teacher Who Needs to Set Boundaries
Do you feel like school and teaching just take over your life from August to May? Are you already feeling overwhelmed this school year, even though it's just getting started? It may be time for some boundaries. If you can check yes to any of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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16:44
29. Five Signs You're Headed for Teacher Burnout
Teacher burnout is for real. With the high expectations on teachers and the teacher shortage, the stress that teachers experience daily is the fast track to burnout. In this episode, we will cover the five signs that signal you are headed for b...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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18:49
28. Real Talk for Exhausted Teachers During the Holidays
Are you a teacher that's so tired and drained from teaching and life in general that you can't get into the holiday spirit? Teaching during the holidays is its own kind of exhausting. The most wonderful time of the year can be especially stress...
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Episode 28
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14:20
27. Managing Disruptive Classroom Behaviors During Holidays and Before Breaks
If the students in your classroom are getting too loud, too impulsive, and more than a little out of control, you don't want to miss this episode! Student behaviors that make it more difficult for you to teach can make you want to quit teaching...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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20:29
26. How to Quit Being a People Pleasing Teacher
Are you a people pleaser? Teachers are often put in a position where they feel they aren't "good" or a team player if they don't try to agree to everyone's request. The trouble is, people pleasing is a sure way to end up in teacher burnout mode...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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17:41
25. How I Deal With Teacher Tired and Exhaustion
If you're an exhausted teacher, this episode is for you. Teachers often feel tired as they begin a new school year, and the fatigue often impacts their lives outside of the classroom and their health. While we can't change everything in the cla...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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24:19
24. A Message for Overwhelmed Teachers Before the First Day of School
Are you a teacher feeling overwhelmed and stressed out as you head back to school? This is a short message that you can listen to as you head back to your classroom on your first day of school. Things have to change if we are going to
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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11:43
23. What Should I Do for Back to School Night?
Back to School Night (or Meet the Teacher Night...or Open House) is the first BIG event of the new school year...but it can leave teachers stressed and overwhelmed as they set up their classrooms and prepare for the new sch...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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33:02
22. Classroom Setup Ideas That Have Stood the Test of Time
Are you ready to set up your classroom for back to school. It can fill any teacher with overwhelm when trying to unpack your classroom and get reading for a new school year. In this podcast, you'll learn how to arrange and organize your classro...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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16:14
21. How I Manage Student Behaviors with Three Simple Statements
Do you want to manage student behaviors effectively and with fewer disruptions? Learn three simple but powerful statements to make a part of your behavior management plan in your elementary classroom this school year. Back to school is the time...
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Episode 21
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14:48
20. Classroom Management Strategies for Back to School Success
Effective classroom management is the basis for establishing the rules, routines, and expectations when you head back to school. What are the keys for teachers to create success for all classroom management strategies? In this podcast, yo...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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16:25
19. Five Things Teachers DON'T Need for Back to School
Are you ready to set up your classroom for back to school? Many people and influencers will tell you all the things you need to get your classroom ready for the first day, but what about the things you DON'T need to be a successful teacher or a...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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20:15
18. How To Use ChatGPT as a Teacher
We’re going to talk about ChatGPT, a form of artificial intelligence you have probably heard about over the past year - what it is, what it means for classrooms, and how you can harness its abilities to assist with the things you do as a teache...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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21:24
17. How Teachers Can Cut Down on Grading Time
Grading papers and projects, assessing students in general takes a lot of time and energy. It is the “side hustle” if you will of being a teacher - you teach the kids when they are in your presence, and then, often after they have gone for the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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11:14
