Spend some time when you are not thinking about the classroom, and stay connected to your support group of friends and family
One of the easiest ways to burn out as a teacher is to get stuck in the same routine and practices year after year. Keep it fresh by reading new research on teaching, and by learning, talking, and collaborating with peers inside and outside of your school building
Give teachers opportunities to connect with each other about their teaching. When they don't have time or opportunities to connect, share, and plan together during the day, they start feeling isolated.
knowing what others are doing in their classrooms, and seeing how your work fits into the bigger picture is motivating, inspiring, and increases feelings of self-worth
Incorporate humor and laughter into your classroom
Meanwhile, those of us whose skills in tech integration are not quite Olympic class may find the SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition) more helpful for locating ourselves along the continuum of maximizing the transformational impact of technology. What won't work is waiting for technological change to stabilize.
You'll never keep abreast of every technology innovation, so allow yourself to be a curious learner that doesn't know it all.
top education technology bloggers and ask their advice on social media
Give yourself 30 minutes every couple of weeks to learn a new tech tool from Tammy's Technology Tips, Edudemic, Monica Burns' ClassTechTips, Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything, Cybraryman's Teacher Tools, or Richard Byrne's Favorite Resources. Happy clicking!
"The time I spend helping my students to edit and refine their writing as they write is exponentially more valuable for them than the final comments I leave on their essays."
For even more information on this topic, visit Edutopia’s Resources for Technology Integration.
This article contains a number of resources to help teachers better familiarize themselves with the myriad of tools and ways in which they can be integrated.
Whatever support you ask from a parent needs to be something that is within her sphere of influence.
Always convey a growth mindset. All behaviors can change given the right conditions. If you want to see changes and have concerns about a student, be prepared to offer specific, actionable solutions
If this is the first time you're sitting down with parents, it's a great opportunity to hear their perspective on their child's school experience so far, on what their child likes to do outside of school, on the questions and concerns they have about their child, and so on.
(Re: tip #7 - I've always steered clear of using versions of that phrase "work smarter, not harder" around kids, as many interpret that saying as a tacit accusation that they are not smart. That being said, the language in the rest of this article is spot on!)