Listen "175: Burned In with Amber Harper"
Episode Synopsis
Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator, as well as a Seesaw Ambassador. She is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joint her two loves in her career: her love of edtech and innovation in the classroom with her obsession for helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation in the classroom, and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration in the classroom and in supporting educators who are struggling to decide what their next best step in on their education journey.
Quotables
The worst anyone can say is “No”
All it takes is one small step
Teachers are well intentioned about what they do
The best teachers I have met … have to be willing to build relationships, get vulnerable and continue to learn and do better
Teachers are the best thieves
There is no better time than now. If something needs to be changed, there is no sense in holding off
It’s unfair to assume that all stories of burnout are the same
The best thing you can do as an educator is step away from your job as an educator…have a life outside of teaching
I wouldn’t take anything back about my journey, because it has lead me to where I am now
Amber’s Stamp of Approval
Marco Polo App
Google in the Classroom blog post
Gerry Brooks , Matt Miller from Ditch that Textbook , Kim Strobel from Strobel Education
3 Ways Teacher Heroes Prevent Their Own Burnout blog post
podcasts- Angela Watson of Truth for Teachers, Always A Lesson’s Empowering Educators Podcast, Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy, Matt Miller & Kasey Bell of Google Teacher Tribe
Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval
Voxer App
The Do’s & Don’ts of Using the Voxer App blog post
Twitter Chat How-To blog post...
Quotables
The worst anyone can say is “No”
All it takes is one small step
Teachers are well intentioned about what they do
The best teachers I have met … have to be willing to build relationships, get vulnerable and continue to learn and do better
Teachers are the best thieves
There is no better time than now. If something needs to be changed, there is no sense in holding off
It’s unfair to assume that all stories of burnout are the same
The best thing you can do as an educator is step away from your job as an educator…have a life outside of teaching
I wouldn’t take anything back about my journey, because it has lead me to where I am now
Amber’s Stamp of Approval
Marco Polo App
Google in the Classroom blog post
Gerry Brooks , Matt Miller from Ditch that Textbook , Kim Strobel from Strobel Education
3 Ways Teacher Heroes Prevent Their Own Burnout blog post
podcasts- Angela Watson of Truth for Teachers, Always A Lesson’s Empowering Educators Podcast, Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy, Matt Miller & Kasey Bell of Google Teacher Tribe
Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval
Voxer App
The Do’s & Don’ts of Using the Voxer App blog post
Twitter Chat How-To blog post...
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