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.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 18 Lessons
- 6 Weeks
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- Section 1 — What Burnout Actually Is (and Isn’t Your Fault)4
- 1.1Burnout Is Not a Character Flaw: Structural Causes of Teacher Exhaustion
- 1.2The Three Faces of Burnout: Exhaustion, Cynicism, and Inefficacy
- 1.3Early Warning Signs: Recognizing Burnout Before It Becomes a Crisis
- 1.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — What Burnout Actually Is (and Isn’t Your Fault) Quiz28 Questions
- Section 2 — The Workload Problem: You Can’t Self-Care Your Way Out of Overwork4
- 2.1The Workload Audit: What Are You Actually Spending Time On?30
- 2.2High-Leverage vs. Low-Leverage Tasks: Where Your Hours Actually Matter30
- 2.3Strategic Reduction: What to Stop Doing Without Losing Effectiveness30
- 2.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — The Workload Problem: You Can’t Self-Care Your Way Out of Overwork Quiz28 Questions
- Section 3 — Boundaries Without Guilt4
- 3.1Why Teachers Struggle with Boundaries (and Why the Struggle Is Designed)30
- 3.2The Boundary Decision Framework: When to Say Yes, No, and Not Now30
- 3.3Navigating Guilt: You Are Not a Bad Teacher for Having Limits30
- 3.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — Boundaries Without Guilt Quiz28 Questions
- Section 4 — The Self-Care Trap: Why Yoga Won’t Fix a Broken System4
- 4.1Symptom Relief vs. Cause Removal: Evaluating Self-Care Advice Honestly30
- 4.2Individual Strategies That Actually Work (and Why They Work)30
- 4.3When the System Needs to Change: Advocacy vs. Acceptance30
- 4.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — The Self-Care Trap: Why Yoga Won’t Fix a Broken System Quiz28 Questions
- Section 5 — Designing a Sustainable Schedule4
- 5.1The Non-Negotiable: Protecting Recovery Time30
- 5.2Batch Processing, Templates, and Systems: Working Smarter, Not Harder30
- 5.3The Sunday Night Test: Does Your Schedule Produce Dread or Readiness?30
- 5.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — Designing a Sustainable Schedule Quiz28 Questions
- Section 6 — The Long Game: Staying in Teaching Without Losing Yourself5
- 6.1Compassion Fatigue and Moral Injury: When the Job Hurts Your Soul30
- 6.2Finding (and Protecting) Your Reason for Teaching30
- 6.3When Leaving Is the Right Answer: Permission to Go Without Shame30
- 6.4The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — The Long Game: Staying in Teaching Without Losing Yourself Quiz28 Questions
- 6.5The Anti-Burnout Kit for New and Seasoned Teachers — Final Exam60 Questions
Instructor
$99.00
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