About Anti-Burnout For English Teachers, a podcast for inspired teaching
85% of teachers say their job is "unsustainable." 55% plan to leave education sooner than planned. For experienced English teachers, these stats are our daily reality
Each week on the podcast, we explore the pedagogy, strategies and mindsets to turn these stats around, looking at our own classrooms. We'll mine ideas to help you build strong, motivated readers and break down strategies and tools that make this work sustainable.
Reignite your passion. Rebuild a teaching life that sustains you. Inspire the next generation without sacrificing yourself.
84. Surviving the Long Stretch | Anti-Burnout PLC for English Teachers
The grading pile just arrived and the breaks just disappeared. In this episode, we're tackling the "Long Stretch," January to Spring Break, and figuring out how to survive without drowning in take-home work. I'll walk you through how to move feedback from "delayed" (the pile) to "real-time" (the room) using jigsaw structures, Pear Deck, and the Wingperson protocol. Grab your calendar and let's figure out your actual capacity.
4 Jan 2026
83. Your Week Is Going to Be Fine. Here's Why. | Anti-Burnout PLC
Join me for this episode of the Anti-Burnout PLC, where we explore the concept of personal growth and transformation.
This episode offers practical strategies for educators to reconnect with their students and themselves, fostering a supportive and collaborative environment.
Tune in to discover how to create a plan that truly serves both you and your students.
🔗 Mentioned in this episode:
Twelfth Night Unit: Twelfth Night Unit with She's the Man Film Pairing | Scaffolded Close Reading (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twelfth-Night-Unit-with-Shes-the-Man-Film-Pairing-Scaffolded-Close-Reading-15168854)
It's a Wonderful Life Unit: Literatary Analysis and Film Study Unit (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Its-a-Wonderful-Life-Literary-Analysis-and-Film-Study-Holiday-Unit-Bundle-12624290)
Hexagonal Norms Activity: Collaborative Classroom Community Norms - Hexagonal Thinking Activity (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Collaborative-Classroom-Community-Norms-Hexagonal-Thinking-Activity-9776304)
For Every One by Jason Reynolds (free resource) (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgJ2C9KgwW4ajPMkyMbolaiHRPMq1shXKnMxZQS0AWM/template/preview)
The Excavation Challenge starts this month — five days, we're building a writing unit from what you already have. New year, new system.
About the Anti-Burnout PLC: This is a weekly planning session. You show up, we work through something together, you leave ready.
1 Jan 2026
82. 25 Lessons That Saved My Teaching This Year
After 18 years of teaching, here are some things I FINALLY figured out.
I stopped chasing homework completion. I stopped blaming students for not being ready. I started designing differently.
These are the 25 lessons that changed my classroom in 2025.
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