Hi, Vanessa

Pumpkin Spice everything has hit the shelves, and the Halloween decorations are firmly ensconced at the store. Spirit Halloween has taken up residence in the shell of former stores in a form of Zombie retail. It's a reminder that the holiday season is close at hand. That always makes me a little nervous - because it just more things to be responsible for.

I am always looking ways to streamline my systems to make my house run better or to just make things a little easier so I can enjoy those days a little more.

A quick note - I still have spaces left to talk with teachers to hear their stories about burnout. One thing I've learned is that it is VITAL to get conversations going about how to improve the teaching environment. It is my hope to take these stories and what I've learned to do just that.

Hack of the Week: Build Your Own Custom GPT

One of the most common complaints about teaching is all the soul-sucking tasks that have nothing to do with actually teaching. Lesson plans have started to fall into this category – especially if you are required to write lengthy, detailed lesson plans that don’t actually help you teach your lesson. And I am sure you can think of other tasks that can be automated. What if these tasks could be automated and save you hours? It might not be the answer, but it might just buy a little space to breathe. We all need more of that. Think of this guide as a recipe for efficiency. You can use exactly as given for lesson planning, or you an tinker with to create a different GPT for another task using different ingredients. Perhaps you'll end up building more than one!

You don’t have to be “techy” to do this. Just follow the steps I outline here on the homepage – scroll down and you’ll the link. Feel free to share it with teacher friends too!
TeachersinTransition.com

Career Transition Tip: Your Resume = The Answer

When I was job hunting after moving back to Texas, I sent out resume after resume. And got almost nothing back. It turns out that my shiny $300 resume from a resume writer that highlighted my skills in two different areas (band and orchestra) wasn’t as nifty as I thought it was. In fact, when applying for a band job, the orchestra accomplishments were just noise – and vice versa.

Here’s what I have realized:

The job description is a question. The questions is “How can you prove you’re the best candidate for this job?”
Your resume has to be the answer to that question and ONLY that question.

If the posting says “onboarding and training experience,” but your resume just talks about teaching, the system won’t see the match.

That shift from here’s everything I’ve done to here’s how I solve your problem is what makes all the difference.

PODCAST

If these articles are interesting, I dive much deeper in this weeks' podcast.

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