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To Fight Teacher Burnout, Kill Unnecessary Decision-Making
As an educator healing teacher burnout, you are particularly susceptible to decision fatigue, and expertly equipped to address it.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Dec 1, 20247 min read


Teaching as Neural Engineering: How A Shift In Grading Practice Can Increase Student Learning and Decrease Teacher Burnout
Shifting grading practices can both increase student learning and decrease teacher burnout, affirming educators as neural engineers.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Nov 15, 20247 min read


Lesson Plans as Self-Care Tools to Combat Teacher Burnout
Your lesson plans are actually a chance to expand your teacher burnout-battling self-care plans.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Nov 1, 20245 min read


Backwards Planning: a Skill to Combat Teacher Burnout
To be successful in enacting self-care to heal teacher burnout, we must envision self-care outcomes like we do when designing for students.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Oct 15, 20245 min read


Maslow's Hierarchy Misses the Point for Healing Teacher Burnout
If humans require full bellies before they deserve access to connection and creativity, then Maslow’s hierarchy into a gatekeeping device.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Coping vs. Caring: Healing Teacher Burnout
The difference between a coping behavior and a caring behavior is how you feel when it's done.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Sep 1, 20243 min read


Coping vs. Caring - Bravo Edition
Sometimes the same activity can be coping in one context and caring in another. And sometimes you get to meet Andy Cohen for the plot.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Aug 16, 20244 min read


Boundaries Are Necessary and Nurturing to Heal Teacher Burnout
maintaining boundaries can prevent burnout and exploitation. Less obvious but more important, boundary maintenance prevents demoralization.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Aug 1, 20244 min read


What I Mean When I Say "Pay Teachers More"
Let's increase teacher pay to improve classrooms TODAY.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Jul 27, 20243 min read


Teacher Burnout vs. Demoralization vs. Exploitation
Teachers suffer 3 causes of professional discontent; burnout, demoralization, and exploitation.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
Jun 1, 20245 min read


Teachers Facing Burnout: Your Time is All You Have
Teachers can—and must—take control of their time in order to both live their values and value their lives.

Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW
May 1, 20244 min read
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