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How to Plan Out Your Pacing Calendar

Do you know what never gets taught in teacher school? How to create and set up a dang pacing calendar....

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In honor of hitting 3 months postpartum today and

In honor of hitting 3 months postpartum today and going back to work on Monday, I thought I would share a little maternity leave #photodump.

Things started off pretty bumpy with an emergency c-section and a baby in the NICU for two weeks with an HEI diagnosis. And then we had the eternal winter of 2023, which meant lots of snuggles inside. But then things brightened up and we got to enjoy gatherings with the family and morning walks in the sunshine.

I’m looking forward to next school year when I’ll be part-time! Enough time in the classroom so that every day doesn’t feel like groundhog day but enough time at home to keep that SAHM vibe.

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If you’re anything like me, you’re probably so

If you’re anything like me, you’re probably so freaking over it by the time it hits May. You can’t fathom creating one more thing. And your students are usually checked out and need something engaging to keep them alive.

These are three activities that have been really successful and require very little to now prep!

Let me know if you have any questions about the procedures and I will help clarify.

Also, feel free to drop any other low prep activity suggestions in the comments. I know I wouldn’t mind! 😊

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I’m getting ready to return to work in May, and

I’m getting ready to return to work in May, and as I’ve been working out childcare for the remainder of the school year, it’s starting to sink in just HOW MUCH TIME I had spent on school work outside of contract hours in the past.

Every year I’ve made the resolution to cut back, and it never seemed to stick 🙈 My husband and I are definitely self proclaimed workaholics. We like being good at our jobs and doing our best, and that means we’ve worked a lot.

Now I feel like overtime and I are staring each other in the face. I can’t run from it anymore! I’m really going to have to figure out how the heck to manage this new work/life balance. I can’t stay past contract hours anymore because I need to pick my kiddo up by 3:45. There’s a hard deadline this time.

Finding ways to be good at my job AND be a good mom? I’m honestly terrified!

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I’m not back in the classroom yet, but as I was

I’m not back in the classroom yet, but as I was thinking about it today, there are three big things I am so glad I did before I left.

1️⃣ I though through all the stuff I do and figured out who would take care of it. Who would run NHS? Who would submit grades? Who would handle parent concerns? The point was to prevent anyone from ever having to email, text, or call me for help. So, I delegated literally everything I could to *mostly* my admin, but a few of my other teacher friends, too.

2️⃣ Before I left, I sat down with my students and had a conversation about my expectations while I was gone, and also my boundaries. I let them know I would not be available AT ALL. If there was a problem, they needed to work it out with the admin, the sub, or their counselor. I also sent out an email to parents explaining this same thing.

3️⃣ I set up an automatic out of office email. Best thing I ever did. In that email I outlined how long I would be gone, that I would not be checking or replying to emails while away, and who to contact about specific problems. Need help with your grade? Email this person. Need help submitting NHS service hours? Go see this person.

My goal with all three of these things was to prevent any need for anyone to contact me ever while I was away, but also to not leave my coworkers hanging. I like my coworkers and I really didn’t want to screw them over if I could prevent it!

I know some of you work in areas with GREAT maternity leave support and regulations. That wasn’t always true in my case, so I had to advocate A LOT to make sure I had uninterrupted time away.

When I get back into the classroom in May, I’ll update you all with how things went. 😅 But for now, ignorance is bliss, and I will be enjoying my last few weeks away!

Drop any questions you have about maternity leave below and I‘ll see if I can help!

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