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Angela Watson is a National Board Certified Teacher with a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has 11 years of classroom experience and over a decade of experience as an instructional coach.
Angela created this website as a young teacher in 2003 to share practical classroom ideas and help other educators build a positive mindset so they can truly enjoy their work. The blog now impacts over 8 million teachers each year, and her ideas have been featured in thousands of magazine articles, newsletters, and internet resources, and utilized in teacher preparation and support programs throughout the nation.
Angela has authored numerous printable curriculum resources, online courses, and five books. Her newest book, entitled “Fewer Things, Better: The Courage to Focus on What Matters Most” was released in 2019.
She is perhaps best known for her free Truth for Teachers podcast, which provides weekly encouragement for educators and consistently ranks in the top three K-12 podcasts in the world.
Angela’s professional development on productivity is being used in over 28,000 schools through the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. The club is designed to help teachers be truly intentional with their personal, contractual, and instructional time so they can focus on what really matters. Teachers who utilize the club strategies learn how to let go of outdated teaching practices that waste teacher and student time, and bring their daily work into alignment with their vision for teaching.
Angela’s mission is to help teachers live a more purposeful and conscious life. Through her mentorship, countless teachers have learned to take charge of their time and energy so they can prevent burnout and stay in the profession they love for years to come.
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Mission, purpose, and finding the right resources for YOU
Angela’s goal is to advocate for and challenge teachers to live a more purposeful and conscious life. Each of her resources is designed to meet a specific need that teachers often encounter:
- If you’re overwhelmed by the day-to-day aspects of managing a classroom, read The Cornerstone and get practical teaching ideas.
- If you’re stressed out and finding yourself hating a job you used to love, read Awakened and change your mindset.
- If you want to reconnect with your calling and the faith-based reasons you entered the profession, get the Awakened Devotional and uncover the biblical principles behind mindset changes.
- If you’ve lost your passion for teaching and want to make the job fun again, read Unshakeable and learn how to enjoy teaching every day, no matter what.
- If teaching has superseded every aspect your life and left you with no time for anything else, join the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club and create better balance.
- If you’re tired of spending hours developing your own teaching materials from scratch, check out my printables and download ready-to-use activities and forms that simplify the way you teach.
- If you want practical training on improving your teaching practice or expanding your career beyond the classroom, take one of my online, self-paced courses for teachers and teacherpreneurs.
All of these core offerings are designed to be supplemented by the hundreds of free resources available here on the site. You can view blog posts by category to find specific resources you need, and listen to the podcast each week for ongoing encouragement, motivation, and practical teaching ideas.