S3/E11: Taking Things Off Teachers' Plates — How School Leaders Can Combat Burnout Before It Starts
What if the solution to teacher burnout isn't asking teachers to fix themselves, but building systems that lighten their load?
In this episode, Laura Donnelly and Jill Hanley, co-authors of "What Can I Take Off Your Plate?", challenge the conventional approach to teacher burnout that places the burden on individual educators. Instead of telling overwhelmed teachers to practice more self-care, they argue that school leaders must create intentional systems that remove unnecessary weight from what's already on teachers' plates.
Drawing from their experience transforming a high-need elementary…
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