I know we are supposed to be relishing the last of the summer, but school is starting and my newest book, a thrillerI am so excited to share with you, comes out on Sept. 9th! THE BOARD is coming from Blackstone Publishing very soon.
I’ve been busy planning lots of bookstore events so if you are a Vermonter, or want to come to Vermont, check these out! I would love to see you and talk thrillers, small town drama, fall in New England, and women upending systems of power!
There is still time to order a SIGNED copy from the beloved Bear Pond Books!
This is me as a new teacher (yes, we actually had chalk boards then!) back in 2000. I had a lot to learn about how to manage my life as a new public school educator.
Now, 25 years later, Penny Bishop and I have a book out today just for new and beginning teachers called Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for a Sustainable Career (with Routledge). We deeply hope it helps educators build a humane and sustainable career in teaching. The book is loaded with advice from veteran teachers, new research on how to fight burnout, and opportunities for reflection and building your own personalized plan. I wish I had this book back then, would have saved me many a sleepless night and helped me to enjoy more of my life.
You can find it at your local indie, the publisher, or online retailer.We’d be so honored if you shared this with your educator circles, mentor program leaders, principals, and new teachers. Please reach out if you are interested in reviewing the book or want to review a copy for your course or school.
Happy summer, teachers, you did it!
PS- I am pretty sure I still have these pants. And they are back in style. š
Ah, spring. Recently, I cheered my pre-service teachers on at graduation, as they waved at loved ones, smiled, and took in the moment. Iāve listened and given advice as they interviewed, did guest teaching, and landed teaching jobs in Vermont and beyond. They are a bright and talented bunch, full of ideas, enthusiasm, and love for their students and the craft.
I wish them ALLLLL the success. ā¤ļø
I want teaching to be a fulfilling and sustainable profession for themāone where they can thrive without sacrificing their well-being, identity, or personal lives.
I wanted to write something that helped shorten the learning curve for new and beginning teachers. Something that helped them develop a plan right from the beginning. And that is what Penny Bishop, my co-author and fellow champion of new and beginning teachers (and Dean of the Wheelock School of Education at Boston University), tried to do with our new book, Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for a Sustainable Career.
Iām happy to report that pre-orders (at your favorite bookstore or online retailer) are now open! I hope as students are graduating and launching into their careers, they can create a sustainable plan for teaching that supports them (and beginning teachers, too).
āReal Talk for New Teachers is a MUST for anyone entering the teaching field or in their first years of teaching! This book makes teaching feel ādoableā in a holistic manner that starts with the self (living healthily) and moves toward collaborating with others and becoming a leader in the profession.ā
āDr. Stacy Simonyi, Assistant Professor of Education at Saint Michaelās College
Our country needs desperately teachers that are inspiring, engaged, brave, knowledgeable, compassionate, caring and healthy. Teachers that can move through complex emotions, develop strong communities, and work to provide equity, access, belongingness, opportunity and access for their students.
