This November, I’m striving to take a step back and remind myself of all the things I’m grateful for. ‘Tis the season of thanksgiving, and in lieu of not seeing my family for the holidays, I’ll focus on gratitude (and Black Friday shopping, of course!).
We’ve just come off the very long month of October, so this is the time for all teachers to focus on self-care and prevent burnout. Making a gratitude list and updating it regularly throughout this month is a simple, yet effective way to infuse some positivity into your day. I felt silly the first time I created a gratitude list, but I quickly realized I had a ton to be thankful for and even writing down just the little things put me in a better mood! I encourage you to try it for yourself!
Thankful,
Julia
IN THIS NEWSLETTER
FROM THE BLOG
WHAT I’M READING
PLANNING WORKBOOK
FROM THE BLOG
A NEW TEACHER NIGHTMARE
In the spooky spirit of October, I want to share a scary story with you. Remember those school nightmares you used to have growing up? You forgot your locker combo. You had a final but didn’t study. Well, teachers also have school nightmares. One of my nightmares was often a reality: we had one printer/copier…
PLAN WITH ME: PYTHON PROGRAMMING
This summer I talked a big talk about creating a scope and sequence, developing your curriculum, and making creative warm-up’s. Now it’s time to show you how I walk the walk. I want to share this with you to illustrate one main thing: I used to have to spend a LOT of time prepping outside…
WHAT I’M READING
I have a few too many books in rotation right now, but sometimes I’m in the mood for different types of reads, so here’s what’s on my coffee table:
- The Prestige by Christopher Priest
- Code by Charles Petzold
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
I’ve been discovering a bunch of new books (especially fiction) from my TFA friend who started her own online bookstore during quarantine. Check out her site and support a fellow teacher! https://tumasbooksandthings.com/
The new year is bringing many anticipated and unanticipated new challenges… It’s hard to spit out a coherent sentence on Zoom, much less plan lessons weeks in advance.
Luckily, earlier this summer I created the PERFECT resource to help me – and YOU – plan and stay organized this year. Grab your copy of my ’20-’21 Teacher Planning Workbook today!
Julia Ziac 