The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers

The first lesson of this course is free to read. No signup, no card. Open lesson 1.1 in the curriculum below.

Course Overview

Purpose

Burnout in teaching isn’t caused by caring too much—it’s caused by systemic conditions, unsustainable habits, and a professional culture that conflates self-sacrifice with dedication. This course takes an honest, non-fluffy approach to burnout: identifying its structural causes, building sustainable professional habits, setting boundaries without guilt, and finding meaning in the work without martyrdom. No yoga or inspirational quotes—just practical strategies grounded in reality.

Audience

All K-12 teachers, especially those in years 1-5 (highest burnout risk) and veterans experiencing compassion fatigue. Also valuable for coaches and admin who want to understand what drives teachers out.

Prerequisites

None. This course is for anyone who teaches or supports teachers.

Estimated Time

6-8 hours

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the structural and systemic causes of teacher burnout distinct from individual resilience or mindset.
• Distinguish between sustainable and unsustainable professional habits and evaluate their own current practices.
• Apply a workload audit to their current responsibilities and identify specific areas for strategic reduction.
• Set professional boundaries that protect their time and energy without damaging relationships or professional standing.
• Identify early warning signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury in themselves and colleagues.
• Evaluate common self-care advice for whether it addresses symptoms or causes of burnout.
• Design a sustainable weekly schedule that includes non-negotiable recovery time.
• Navigate common guilt triggers (leaving early, saying no, not volunteering) using a decision framework.

What’s inside

6 sections, 18 lessons and 7 quizzes — roughly 6–8 hours of work, taken at your own pace with no expiry.

1. What Burnout Actually Is (and Isn’t Your Fault)
2. The Workload Problem: You Can’t Self-Care Your Way Out of Overwork
3. Boundaries Without Guilt
4. The Self-Care Trap: Why Yoga Won’t Fix a Broken System
5. Designing a Sustainable Schedule
6. The Long Game: Staying in Teaching Without Losing Yourself

Certificate of completion

Finish the course and a printable certificate is generated automatically, showing your name, the course title, the completion date and contact hours — suitable for professional development records. View your certificates.

Who teaches this

Corey Christen, PhD, teaches biology, anatomy and physiology, and related sciences asynchronously to college students across the United States. These courses come out of that work rather than from research about it — the failure modes described here are ones encountered in real classes, and the fixes are ones that survived contact with them. More about the instructor.

Buying for more than one teacher? Group pricing starts at two seats and we accept purchase orders. See pricing for schools and districts.