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Episode 312
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Your Classroom Is Beautiful. Please Get Off the Desk.
Back-to-school classroom setup videos are full of creativity, care, and an aston…
3 hours ago
Quicksand: It Was Never About the Sand
Episode 311
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This week on Teachers in Transition, I share a deeply personal story about a medical event that forced me to confront a difficult tru…
1 week ago
The Missing Rung: Why Teachers Are the Answer to the Workforce's Experience Problem
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In this episode, Vanessa explores what happens when companies eliminate entry-level positions while still expecting experienced emplo…
2 weeks ago
That’s a Feature, Not a Bug: The Hidden Value of Adaptability
Episode 309
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What looks like “fine” may actually be a carefully engineered workaround.
In this episode, Vanessa explores the hidden value of adapta…
3 weeks ago
What Teachers Can Learn About Leadership and Career Change from The Beastmaster
Episode 308
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What does a 1982 fantasy movie filled with ferrets, bat-people, blue fire, and questionable leather wardrobe choices have to do with …
4 weeks ago
Teacher Burnout: Why You Can't Operate at 110% Forever
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Have you ever felt like teaching has become one long marathon...where everyone expects you to sprint?
In this episode of Teachers in T…
1 month ago
Discovering Authentic Value Everywhere | Teacher Career Transition Lessons from Dave
Episode 306
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What if one of the best career lessons for teachers came from a 1993 comedy?
In this Moviesode, we're looking at Dave, starring Kevin …
1 month, 1 week ago
ENCORE: The Cost of Leaving Teaching
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This week’s encore episode covers three very different—but deeply connected—parts of surviving and transitioning out of teaching: fin…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Myth of the Teacher Summer: Recovery, Furloughs, and AI in Career Transition
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Why do so many teachers get sick the minute summer break starts? In this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa Jackson explores …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Teacher Burnout, Childhood Books, and the Stories that Build Stronger Resumes
Episode 304
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In this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa explores how the books we loved when we were young helped shape what we notice, va…
2 months ago