🎓Stop doing so much

TL;DR

• Pick a Template to track what you’re doing this year

  • Curriculum Map Template

  • Baller Lesson Plan Template

  • Google Slides Plans Template

• Watch the Google Sheets Training

• Take the Google Sheets Training Practice Quiz

• BONUS: Learn Enneagrams to work better with others (and yourself)

Moving is the Worst

Things that are the worst:

• Early 2000s CGI

• Gas Station Bathrooms

• Moving to a new house

I am currently in the midst of the last one. It’s about as fun as hearing a timeshare pitch on a weekend.

You ever had a garage sale before you move?

Yeah, they’re funnnnnnnn.

One of the things I was thinking about while I was selling all the clutter we’ve accumulated over the years for 2% of what we bought it for, it made me think of all the wasted fluff that we do as teachers.

How often do we waste time on stuff we’ll never search our Google Drive for?

Well, stop doing it.

If it’s not required, and you don’t use it, and it doesn’t make things better…stop it.

If your only reason for doing something is because that’s what you did last year, then that’s not a good enough reason.

Stop doing stuff that you don’t need to.

Save time. Drop it.

I’m not your boss, but I give you permission.

Spend time on stuff that matters.

Or if you’re off the clock, spend time doing what gives you peace and/or energy.

It’ll make the other stuff better in the process.

Never stop learning.

Tyler

RESOURCE: Map Your Year

Cut out the fluff, and organize what you’re doing.

It’ll save you time and help you get better year after year.

Here are some templates to pick from:

• Curriculum Map Template - Simple Google Sheet (don’t forget about the tabs for different weeks)

• Baller Lesson Plan Template - Google Slides (pretty cool)

• Google Slides Plans Template - Another Google Slide one (less cool)

TRAINING OF THE DAY: Google Sheets

Wanna be a Google Level 1 Certified Educator? 

Sick! 

You should. 

Here’s this week’s bite-sized training to consume on your lunch break while hiding from that one teacher who talks too long about the new ap they found on their phone that you don’t care about.

Here’s what you do:

1. Watch this video

2. Take this 5 question quiz

3. Go watch Ted Lasso (it’s legit)

Rapid 🔥

• Podcast Ep of the Week: Explaining Enneagrams // learn yourself and others!

• Whose responsibility is it for me to learn about other cultures/races?

• Should teachers show their personality?

• Resource: Google Teacher Cheat Sheet // aka Just the stuff you need to know

• Just for Fun: Who runs TikTok?