Ep 46. How Do I Survive as a First Year Teacher? Ft. Kelley Pomis

We are back at school baby! And we got an awesome episode lined up for ya to kick off the school year!

Today we have Kelley Pomis, Director of Teacher Coaching and Development at Atlas Prep in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kelley has been a teacher since 2002. She has taught at all levels from  K-12 . As an expert in teacher development and leadership, she has shared her experience on the TedX stage. She is also the host of her own podcast called Teacher ReNewed. Kelley also recently launched her new book called "Taught: A Memoir and Educators Guide to Classroom Transformation and Student Liberation".

On this episode, we talk about:

1. What were her feelings leading up to the first class?
2. How much preparation was involved in prepping her first year?
3. When did she begin to feel burnt out? How did she recover?
4. How did she handle classroom management as a new teacher?
5. What would she do differently as a first year teacher?

Welcome back to school folks! Let's begin the marathon!

Social Media

1. Instagram - @teacher_renewed
2. LinkedIn - Kelley Pomis

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