Listen "29. From Burned Out to Thriving as a SPED Teacher"
Episode Synopsis
Have you dreamed about being a teacher since you were a child? You love kids and you love learning, so teaching was a natural choice. But it turns out that teaching is hard. Maybe a lot harder than you thought it would be. And now you're struggling with feelings of fatigue and burnout. Do you need help finding ways to fight burnout? Would you like to move from feeling burned out to thriving? Then today's podcast is a can't miss episode for you! I'm joined by Braelan Martin, a special education teacher in a K-2 self-contained classroom. Braelan is here to talk about how she found herself unpleasantly surprised by feelings of burnout after less than two years of teaching. She shares with us the strategies she used to move from being burned out to thriving. Braelan also shares some incredibly valuable, practical tips and techniques to foster inclusivity in the SPED classroom. In this episode you will learn: Why SPED teachers burn out How to combat and recover from burnout and how humility and YouTube can help How to stop burnout before it starts, especially as a new SPED teacher How your students can help you prevent burnout Where to find FREE resources for easy-to-use, value-packed data collection Ways to foster anti-racism in the SPED classroom Links and Resources Braelan's Resources https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-IEP-Data-Collection-with-Google-Forms-5537565 Dawn's Blog Posts and Resources New teacher tips Rapport Smartysymbols -A low-cost picture symbol option for teachers with diversity options Tpt Sped forms Connect with Braelan Martin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatspecialeducator/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAc0_6yP7RQuOPrfkb0ODw?view_as=subscriber Podcast: https://braelanmartin.com/podcast Website: https://braelanmartin.com/ Connect with Dawn Distance Learning Freebie My Digital Products My Distance Learning Products Find me on IG Subscribe Are you subscribed to my podcast? Trust me, you definitely want to do that so you don't miss a thing! Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Leave a Review If you are loving the podcast, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other teachers find my podcast and I love hearing what you think about the podcast as well. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" and let me know what part of the podcast you found to be the most helpful!
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