{"id":1049,"date":"2020-12-24T15:51:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T20:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/teachingtomorrow\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2020-12-24T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T20:51:21","slug":"38-whats-holding-me-up-a-solo-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/teachingtomorrow\/2020\/12\/24\/38-whats-holding-me-up-a-solo-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"38. What&#8217;s holding me up: a solo episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t post solo episodes that often, but I felt like it was time to share a few thoughts on what\u2019s working well for me in this chapter of school. It\u2019s been just 3 weeks back after being away for maternity leave and my heart is full and actually\u2013surprisingly\u2013kind of happy! Shocker, right? Anyway, to get the full explanation, jump into the podcast attached. Show notes \/ references of things I mention in this show are at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What has held me up?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FFTs (Brene Brown unlocking us): giving myself over to sucking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opposite of an Irish goodbye: sneaking in almost undetected with very little fanfare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaning on the people around me: takes incredible trust<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being honest with my admin\u2013quick touch base, people saying \u201cbe gentle\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing lessons that are self-guided: students are in and out, my time outside of class is more limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking inside class time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dealing with the stress, not the stressor: Burnout. Getting myself into peak fighting shape.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes incredible Bravery to be able to do less\u2013it\u2019s going against my normal programming in this space, in this career, in this body<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Productivity is not a sign of my worth as a teacher: inspired by Liz Kleinrock and her work around disrupting grind culture in schools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad couch thinking: it doesn\u2019t matter how uncomfortable something is, I will adapt and tell myself that something is okay, even when it is downright awful<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Things I mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brenebrown.com\/podcast\/brene-on-ffts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brene Brown on FFTs from her Unlocking Us Podcast\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalonlineacademy.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/18\/instructional-design-as-wayfinding\/\">GOA wayfinding course<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/self-paced-how-to\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennifer Gonzalez Self Paced Learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/burnout-the-secret-to-unlocking\/9781984818324-item.html?s_campaign=goo-Search_Books_ACQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlZH_BRCgARIsAAZHSBnINbxO_qs8jUYCXyBUgITDgtVa6v93VK9ag_rkeFXy6MLcdGoX6TcaAmKpEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teachandtransform\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liz Kleinrock on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CFffHZYhgM9\/\">Disrupting Grind Culture in Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachandtransform.org\/\">Liz Kleinrock\u2019s Teach and Transform site<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/celeste-faye-382655098\/36-leading-through-times-of-crisis-with-dr-angela-terpstra\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Terpstra Episode\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t post solo episodes that often, but I felt like it was time to share a few thoughts on what\u2019s working well for me in this chapter of school. It\u2019s been just 3 weeks back after being away for maternity leave and my heart is full and actually\u2013surprisingly\u2013kind of happy! Shocker, right? Anyway, to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/teachingtomorrow\/2020\/12\/24\/38-whats-holding-me-up-a-solo-episode\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;38. 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