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Teachers in Transition – Ep 224: Minding the Gap Between Expectations and Reality, Hot Jobs, and Go Vote!!

2024-10-2818:21

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa explores the growing gap between teachers’ expectations and the realities of today’s education system. She addresses the frustrations many teachers feel working in an environment that can sometimes feel like “child storage” rather than a place for true learning, where policies like social promotion often outweigh actual educational goals. Today’s mental health tip emphasizes accepting the realities of the teaching profession while finding ways to create ...

Teachers in Transition – Ep 223 – The In-between Times, Drawer Rails, and The 5 Steps to Career Transition

2024-10-2017:19

Send us a textIn this episode of Teachers in Transition, host Vanessa Jackson explores how to spend the "in-between times" in a way that reflects and supports your mental health. Drawing inspiration from a memoir by the bass player of her favorite band, Vanessa shares insights on how intentional activities during downtime can either enhance or drain our well-being. Vanessa also shares a useful organizational hack for teachers, involving adhesive rails that help keep bins neat and accessi...

Teachers in Transition: Episode 222 – Art as Therapy, Avoid toxicity, and Five Teacher SuperSkills

2024-10-1422:43

Send us a textIn this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa explores the calming power of art therapy—focusing on personal, creative outlets that bring peace and balance. From quilting to painting, art offers a way to soothe the mind and combat stress. We also touch on the importance of reducing social media distractions, particularly in the face of online toxicity. Plus, we discuss five key skills (super skills!) that teachers already possess, which can open doors in various industries—...

Teachers In Transition – Episode 221: Putting our broken pieces back together, and Interview Questions part 5

2024-10-0619:13

Send us a textIn this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa Jackson discusses the often overwhelming feelings teachers experience, especially during tough times of the year. Vanessa reflects on the importance of recognizing these feelings as signals for change and personal growth, using the metaphor of crustaceans shedding their shells and the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which highlights imperfections as a source of strength.The episode also features a practical life hack involving ice cub...

Teachers in Transition: Episode 220 – The Importance of Environment, Emails, and Another ATS Pitfall to Understand

2024-09-2915:16

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa talks about the effects of leadership on our mental health, a hack that might be both a hack and a job hunting tip about your email account, and finally we’ll talk about why your frustrations with the application process might not be about you at all. And remember to send your comments, stories, and random thoughts to me at TeachersinTransitionCoaching@gmail.com! I can’t wait to read them. I’d love for you to come and join us on our Fac...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 219: To-Don’t Lists, Magnets, and Odd Interview Questions

2024-09-2218:36

Send us a textToday on the podcast Vanessa talks using a To-Don’t list as a way to ward off stress and improve resilience, a quick hack with magnets that creates beauty and safety and a continuation of potential interview question. In part4 of that mini-series this week, Vanessa touches on some unusually questions that might get thrown at you. Here are the questions from today’s Part IV: 1. What animal symbolizes who you are?2. Why is a manhole cover round?3. Describe yo...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 218: The Cyclical Nature of Everything, a recommendation, and Part 3 of our Interview Questions Series

2024-09-1615:13

Send us a textToday on the podcast Vanessa talks about the cyclical nature of life and of job searches, she shares a recommendation from another podcast where they talk about interviewing and interviewing skills. Finally she goes through part three of her series on interview questions and things to think about when answering them. Another song video from my favorite band about the cyclical nature of life: Far Cry Onetonline.org Interest Profiler is a place to learn ab...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 217: Scorpions, Memes, and A Few More Interview Questions

2024-09-0917:12

Send us a textMy apologies on the late drop and the delay with the transcript. The internet in my area was not functioning as it should have been. Today on the podcast Vanessa talks a little about scorpions and how they can teach us how important it is to take are of ourselves, she shares a hack on increasing happiness while letting others around us know how much they mean to us, and we got over a few more interview questions in what has turned into a short series on interviewing! ...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 216: Revisiting Imposter Syndrome, Fun with Clips and Racks, and Tricky Interview Questions

2024-09-0123:37

Send us a textToday on the podcast Vanessa revisits the topic of Imposter Syndrome in a little more detail and shares some strategies to reframe those negative thoughts and feelings. She shares a couple of hacks unrelated to each other, but one of them has applications with frozen meat AND laptops. And Vanessa goes over some trickier, but common interview questions with some suggestions on how to approach your answer to them.Link to the Scene in Captain Marvel where Carol gets the...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 215: Be Like Carrie Fisher, Anti-Procrastination Strategies, and Making Sure You Have the Skills You Need.

2024-08-2621:40

Send us a textToday on the podcast we talk about Carrie Fisher – and why we should be more like Carrie! In our Teacher Hack segment I talk about how to clear some brain, and I have a bonus segment this week about drawing a boundary. Finally in our job hunting segment I talk about how to determine what skills you need when you have decided on which Here’s a link to Carrie Fisher’s first memoir, Wishful Drinking. Here’s a link to the podcast episode with Tamara McLemore. ...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 214: A Chat with Starr Sackstein and Making an Impact Outside the Classroom

2024-08-1826:49

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa sits down with author, Starr Sackstein to talk about her new book, “Making an Impact Outside the Classroom” which is a book that explores when teachers may have lost their joy in the classroom and who might want to look at different options. Vanessa shares a little hack to help you up that book count! Links: Starr’s TED Talk and YouTube channelHer new book, Making an Impact Outside of Education in Kindle and Paperback!Find Ama...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 213 – Bedtime Routines and Four Tendencies

2024-08-1117:32

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa talks about how to go about creating a bedtime routine to improve! In our tips and hacks section, I’ll introduce you to a quiz and a book to help you better gauge the people you work with – of any age – and how to increase their productivity! And finally in our job hunting segment, I’m going to explore how your internal and external expectations are helping or hurting your job hunt (and probably other areas of your life too!) Create Your...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 212: Accepting Compliments, Pockets, and the Strategic Visioning Process

2024-08-0418:46

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa talks about how to accept a compliment, a recommendation for some fun and comfortable and totally appropriate teacher-wear, and we’ll wrap up by talking about why you need a strategic vision process when making your career transition. Find fun teacher clothes with POCKETS at https://svahausa.com The Recipe (from Memory!) from the Nancy Drew Cookbook: The Case of the Smothered Pork Chops: Ingredients: 4 pork chops 1 cup ...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 211: Learning about Project Management with Tamara McLemore

2024-07-2822:36

Send us a textEpisode 211: Learning about Project Management: with Tamara McLemore In this episode, Vanessa welcomes a guest to the pod! Tamara McLemore talks about project management and why teachers are such a natural fit for the position. Check out her webpage! And connect with Tamara on LinkedInHere’s the written steps for the Transcription Hack 1. Record whatever you want to your voice app (give it a name)2. Email that rec...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 210: Creating Resolve for the New Year – In July

2024-07-2220:02

Send us a textToday on the podcast we are going to make our Resolutions for our new year. In July. These are Resolutions for the new school year and for those still teaching. Then, I have a recommendation for a book that will give you a blueprint to say “NO” more often and stick to it! Finally, in our job-hunting segment, we are going to revisit a Ta-Da list and so you can take a moment to remember how awesome you really are.Here are some suggestions for Meal Prep Ide...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 209: Coping with Stress and Answering the Question: Should you or a resume writer write your resume?

2024-07-1514:02

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa addresses different ways that stress affects us and gives some suggestions on dealing with that stress. While it is still summer, take advantage of the time to take a nap!A link to our Facebook Page! Join us! Vanessa has regained access to all things Facebook!Two Guys and a Girl (and a Pizza Place) – link to Amazon where you can buy it, and a ilnk to the IMDB page to learn more! And remember to send your comments, stories, and random thoughts to me at T...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 208: What Else Can I Do? Other Careers for Teachers

2024-07-0816:42

Send us a textIn this episode, Vanessa goes through several careers that teachers are a natural fit for, and has a recommendation to help Leverage your TV binge time! A link to our Facebook Page! Join us! Vanessa has regained the access to all things Facebook!“What Else Can I Do” from Encanto (Streams on Disney+)Leverage – the TV ShowAnd remember to send your comments, stories, and random thoughts to me at TeachersinTransitionCoaching@gmail.com! I look forward to reading them. ...

Teachers in Transition – Episode207: Brain Health, Summer Fun and Organizing Your Job Search

2024-06-2321:04

Send us a textIn this episode, in a nod to the Alzheimer’s Association, Vanessa goes over some tips to maintain brain health, as we have just gone past the summer solstice, AKA The Longest Day. Our teacher hack becomes our summer recommendation so we’re starting with a movie, and we are going to wrap up with the importance of organizing that job hunt as well as how to set that up! Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day Read more about The Nun Study Teachers in Transiti...

Teachers in Transition – Episode 206: What does it cost to leave teaching? What does it cost to stay?

2024-06-1724:45

Send us a textToday on the podcast Vanessa talks about the healing power of laughter, a hack to make use games to learn more about each other (or to next year’s teacher inservice more lively) and finally, we talk at least about the cost of teaching. What does it cost to leave? What does it cost to stay?Our website is ! https://www.teachersintransition.com Vanessa is still locked out Facebook. Expect a joyous comment in the podcast if that ever changes. National In...

Teachers in transition: Ep 205 – This is Good No Really, It is.

2024-06-1017:27

Send us a textToday on the podcast, Vanessa tells a story that explains why it’s all good, - it’s just that we don’t know that in the moment. We’ll learn how to save ourselves massive amounts of grief and regret with just a cellphone, and finally we’ll talk a bit about whether you need to hire someone to write your resume. Come book a time to chat with me about your plan at www.teachersintransition.comFinding Your Element by Sir Ken Robinson And remember to s...

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