62. Digital Organization: Your Secret Weapon for Stress-Free Teaching with Special Guest Lisa McHargue

Unlocking the Power of Digital Organization: A Teacher's Ultimate Solution to Stress and Overwhelm

Are you a teacher struggling with mounting paperwork, endless digital files, and the constant battle to find essential resources when you need them the most? If so, you're not alone. The teaching profession is demanding, and the ever-increasing administrative tasks and digital clutter can easily contribute to burnout and a sense of being overwhelmed. However, there is a game-changing solution that can revolutionize your teaching experience: digital organization!

The transformative impact of digital organization on teachers' lives and learn how implementing effective organizational strategies can alleviate stress, streamline workflows, and enhance productivity in the classroom.

In this episode, we chat with Lisa McHargue and explore the impact of digital clutter on teachers' well-being, the benefits of efficient email management, and the power of creating unit hubs for seamless lesson planning. Along the way, we'll also provide valuable insights into the health implications of disorganization and the detrimental effects it can have on your overall well-being.

Lisa McHargue is a former high school Spanish teacher turned online digital organizer. She taught Spanish for ten years, the last seven in a 1:1 school. She's a minimalist living her best life binge-reading fiction and helping teachers and online business owners take control of their digital chaos and create systems to keep it organized. When she's not geeking out about organization or minimalism, she's probably hanging out with her family or pretending to be a contestant on The Great British Baking Show.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Statistics you might not know about the impact of digital clutter & importance of digital organization for teachers
• Lisa's Nontraditional Route into Teaching and High School Spanish Teaching Experience
• Initial Struggles with Organization as a Teacher
• The Revelation of Digital Organization's Potential for Teachers
• The Impact of Digital Clutter on Teacher Health and Well-being
• The Toll of Disorganization on Teachers' Workload and Stress Levels
• Digital Organization Basics for Teachers: Creating Folders and Categories
• The Struggle of Organizing Email Inboxes & How to Remedy this
• Managing Your Inbox and Avoiding Inbox Zero Pressure
• Using Folders for Efficient Email Management for Teachers
• The Power of Creating Unit Hubs for Teacher Organization
• About Lisa's Actionable Presentation at the Summer Self-Care Conference

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

• Grab your FREE ticket to the 2023 Summer Self-Care Conference coming July 21-23rd, 2023 & Learn more from Samantha in her session. The Summer Self-Care Conference is a FREE LIVE virtual conference for educators to beat burnout, work smarter (not harder), and live their best lives in and out of the classroom with over 20+ teacher expert presenters, giveaways, prizes, and SO MUCH MORE
  • "Using Unit Hubs to Organize Your Teaching Resources " | Lisa McHargue 2-2:30 - Q&A in the Facebook Group on 7/23/23
    Sick of wasting time searching for resources you need to teach you next unit? Wondering how many days a unit took or how you started it? Stop asking these questions and wasting time! Unit hubs are about to be your new favorite thing! Unit hubs pull all of your resources into one, easy-to-use document. In this session you'll learn what unit hubs are, and the simplest way to create one.

• Free Google Drive Organization & Emails Trainings: https://lisamch.com/training

CONNECT WITH LISA MCHARGUE:

• Instagram: @lisajmch
• Website: http://www.lisamch.com

CONNECT WITH BRITTANY:

• Connect with Brittany on Instagram @teachingmindbodyandsoul
• Learn more on TikTok with Brittany @msprincessteach

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 59: Breathing Life into Education: The Power of Breathwork in Reducing Stress & Teacher Burnout with Dr. Katie Raher
• Episode 55: Why Summer Break is the Best Time To Begin Teacher Burnout Recovery: The 3 Essential Steps to Using Summer to Break the Burnout Cycle
• Episode 60: Unlocking Classroom Success: 4 Types of Systems You Need to Stress Less & Sustain Your Career [Summer Self-Care Series] with Special Guest Samantha Holcomb
• Episode 61: Tapping into Joyful Living Inside & Outside of the Classroom: Strategies for Teacher Happiness with Special Guest Maddy Fry

MORE ABOUT THE RESILIENT TEACHER PODCAST:

The Resilient Teacher Podcast is the show that will give overwhelmed educators the support, tools, and mindset to reduce teacher burnout and keep teaching sustainable. Each week, Brittany Blackwell, M.Ed. & her guests will share inspiration and actionable steps to avoid or recover from the dreaded teacher burnout. You'll be inspired to individualize self-care and learn to prioritize your well-being and mental health, all while making a bigger impact on your classrooms and community. 

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