{"id":18811,"date":"2023-05-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prd.cms-dev.nwea.org\/?p=18811"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:46:15","slug":"10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2023\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ways I\u2019m putting myself first this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer_850x300_hero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer_850x300_hero.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer_850x300_hero-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer_850x300_hero-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10-ways-im-putting-myself-first-this-summer_850x300_hero-720x253.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was a new teacher, summer became a \u201cparking lot\u201d of my ideas. During the school year, whenever I would realize an opportunity for growth in myself, I would think, \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019ll use my summer for.\u201d Oh, sweet little newbie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher Summer\u2122 is a time for sleep. For restoring. For relaxing. For travel. Summer is the time we fill up our yearly gas tanks for one of the hardest jobs on Earth. I did not know that at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After teaching years one and two, I got the End-of-Summer Scaries\u2122. I would spiral into a guilt-ridden rollercoaster of all the things I didn\u2019t do: I didn\u2019t flip my classroom. I didn\u2019t rewrite my least favorite unit. I didn\u2019t hand-embroider each student\u2019s birth chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I\u2019m finishing up teacher year nine, and I\u2019ll be honest with you: summer is still my parking lot. I still have lofty, noble plans that may or may not happen in those too-short weeks. I still feel a little guilty for what I don\u2019t do. But time and experience have taught me that the oxygen mask metaphor is correct, and that my summer is for <em>me<\/em>. To show up in September as my best teacher self, I have to rest first. And if I get a little energy to better myself, maybe those projects can be small and accomplishable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have about 10 weeks of summer break, so here are 10 things I might do this summer\u2014some to develop my professional self and some to decidedly abandon any duty-driven ideals whatsoever. And who knows? Maybe I\u2019ll decide my \u201cme time\u201d doesn\u2019t include any of these things. You, teacher friends, can pick and choose too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Read some \u201cbeachside books,\u201d whether I\u2019m beachside or not.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No, these aren\u2019t lofty tomes or canonical enrichments; these are <em>what I want to read<\/em>. Period. A few on my list are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Late Bloomers<\/em><\/strong><strong> by Deepa Varadarajan. <\/strong>Tagline: \u201cAn Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents divorce thirty-six years into their arranged marriage in this witty, big-hearted debut.\u201d I am not only excited to learn more about a culture apart from my own, but I\u2019m so ready for a love story that isn\u2019t starring twenty-somethings! And lately, whenever I see \u201cdebut,\u201d I go for it. An old favorite (<em>The Night Circus<\/em> by Erin Morgenstern) and a new staple (<em>Chemistry Lessons<\/em> by Bonnie Garmus) are both debuts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Romantic Comedy<\/em><\/strong><strong> by Curtis Sittenfeld. <\/strong>Tagline: \u201cA comedy writer thinks she\u2019s sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions.\u201d It\u2019s on Oprah\u2019s and Reese\u2019s booklists, and the book cover looks like vintage candy. Remember when I said I could do whatever I want?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>A Song Below Water<\/em><\/strong><strong> by Bethany C. Morrow.<\/strong> Tagline: \u201cA captivating modern fantasy about Black sirens, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today\u2019s racism and sexism.\u201d I\u2019ve had my eye on this one for a while, as it\u2019s not only timely and relevant, but it\u2019s YA magical realism set in Portland, Oregon, where I live (hi!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Got a library card? Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby\">Libby app<\/a> to check out eBooks and audiobooks from your local library on your phone, for free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Try out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/health\/body\/cold-plunge-what-to-know\/\">cold plunge craze<\/a>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Orrrrr sit back in a warm blanket with a glass of wine and watch videos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R0aK-_d8ZL0\">foxes laughing<\/a>. I haven\u2019t decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Go to <a href=\"\/events-intro\/fusion\/\">Fusion, NWEA\u2019s summer conference<\/a>, in Atlanta.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m from Atlanta, and I\u2019ve got my eyes on some sessions <em>and<\/em> some restaurants. From June 27th to 29th, I\u2019ll haunt the Marriott Marquis for terrific sessions by day. By night? I\u2019ll be stuffing myself with the food of my homeland. Here\u2019s my plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Session: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nwea.cventevents.com\/event\/968cb130-38bd-4533-9f2e-8221fbc301c7\/websitePage:e38ae8ef-7dce-44f3-9099-c35f9303321c\">\u201cEliciting evidence of students\u2019 math understanding,\u201d<\/a> led by my buddy Nicholas Joe. Nick is approachable and relatable and just wants to make math easier for kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restaurant:<\/strong> I like to celebrate my daily learning with perhaps a craft cocktail and a deviled egg, you know? I\u2019ll head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteoakkitchen.com\/\">White Oak Kitchen<\/a>, which my ATL girlfriend Lindley correctly calls \u201cElevated Southern Food\u201d\u2014with a top hat emoji.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Session: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nwea.cventevents.com\/event\/968cb130-38bd-4533-9f2e-8221fbc301c7\/websitePage:e38ae8ef-7dce-44f3-9099-c35f9303321c\">\u201cDoes four equal five? A review of the evidence on four-day school weeks,\u201d<\/a> led by smarty-pants researcher Emily Morton. I love that NWEA is at the forefront of relevant research into school improvement, and Emily always distills weighty information into digestible snacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restaurant:<\/strong> Speaking of snacks, sometimes I want a bit of everything. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekrogdistrict.com\/\">Krog Street food hall<\/a>, I can bite, shop, and sip my way around the dozens of stores and restaurants, all inside some blessed air conditioning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Investigate a capsule wardrobe to minimize decision-making.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a teacher. I don\u2019t have lots of extra time to kill. Maybe I can make getting dressed in the morning easier by beginning with the <a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/project-333\/\">333 challenge<\/a>. Orrrr maybe I\u2019ll have an entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/teacher-dresses-ms-frizzle\/\">Miss Frizzle<\/a> fashion renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Go on a hike (for me) and make an extended class activity on mileage, rates, elevation, and estimation (for my students).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I like this activity from <a href=\"https:\/\/mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org\/activity\/1254\">Math Learning Center<\/a>. Or I may design a class field trip to a local craft store with a budget, ending in a fabulous arts and crafts math project. Hey, it\u2019s better than my idea to take them all to an Orangetheory class. (Do you know how much math is on those treadmill screens?! Rates, minutes, laps, tenths of a mile inching glacially by\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Take a class just for me that I cannot and will not turn into something for my math class.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of options to choose from. Here are just three:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drawing. <\/strong>My editor, Monica, is taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahlevyart.com\/buy\/intro\">\u201cDrawing for people who think they can\u2019t draw (but actually can!)\u201d<\/a> by Sarah Levy, here in Portland, Oregon. Google \u201cdrawing class\u201d to get some results near you, even if you, too, think you can\u2019t draw. Monica didn\u2019t exactly invite me\u2026yet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make-up.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/classes\/bobbi-brown-teaches-makeup-and-beauty\">Bobbi Brown\u2019s MasterClass<\/a> on \u201csimple, natural makeup\u201d might finally be the place I can figure out my new, grown-up-who-wants-nice-yet-straightforward makeup routine. And I can mess up in the privacy of my own home. (I know makeup isn\u2019t everyone\u2019s thing, so check out the other offerings from MasterClass. Get this: a family plan is $23 per month, for six devices. Grab friends and family and split the cost!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pottery. <\/strong>These clay kits from <a href=\"https:\/\/sculpd.com\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=19759511891&amp;utm_content=146014831665&amp;utm_term=clay%25252520sculpting%25252520kit&amp;gadid=650080288688&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw__ihBhADEiwAXEazJqteWdEqSBAtVhEVJAwZgw0qmvKSOoWaKcxRSvvWaZjHBGTHV5CcZxoCtYsQAvD_BwE\">Sculpd<\/a>, to be done in my own home at my own pace, are always in my cart. I never check out because I have other things to do. Not this summer. It\u2019s pottery time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Film my own TV screen (classy).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I dream of compiling top computational moments from <em>The Great British Baking Show<\/em> to add some flair to my own <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1FQwfa9RfV_rbkq69FcmYBgRjaB0-YKDCwcgrtv9oCXo\/edit\">fractions baking challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Check out some professional learning from my living room.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two favorites are Global Online Academy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/globalonlineacademy.org\/professional-learning\/course-catalog\">catalog of courses<\/a> (for all disciplines) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcubed.org\/resource\/online-courses-for-teachers\/\">YouCubed<\/a> (aka Queen Jo Boaler) for math teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Collaborate with an ELA colleague.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to pitch reading <em>The Martian<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/teaching-learning\/the-martian-is-full-of-math-word-problems-says-author-andy-weir\/2015\/10\">working through the math<\/a>. Except I know he\u2019d never give up <em>Animal Farm<\/em>, <em>Macbeth<\/em>, or Kafka (yes, Kafka).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. 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