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Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out TeachersAuthor: Vanessa Jackson
Burned out in the classroom? Youre not aloneand youre not stuck.Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out Teachers is the podcast for educators whove given everything to their studentsand now need to give something back to themselves.Hosted by Vanessa Jackson, a former teacher who transitioned into the staffing and hiring industry, this show blends honest conversations, practical strategy, and deep emotional support. Vanessa knows exactly how burned-out educators can reposition themselves and stand out to recruiters because shes been on both sides of the hiring table.Each episode offers real talk and real tools to help you explore whats nextwhether thats a new job, a new identity, or a new sense of peace. Career advice for teachers leaving education Practical job search tips, resume help, and mindset shifts Real talk about burnout, grief, and rebuildingYouve given enough. Its time to build a life that gives back. Learn more at https://teachersintransition.com Language: en-us Genres: Business, Careers, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Accountability: More Work, Less Authority
Wednesday, 9 September, 2026
Send us Fan MailDo you ever feel like teachers are the only ones held accountable for things in education? So does Vanessa.In this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa continues the Four Horsemen of Education series with Horseman #3: Accountability.Teachers are increasingly held responsible not only for their own work, but for student behavior, parent communication, missing assignments, interventions, testing outcomes, and systemic failures far beyond their control. And when consequences are repeatedly removed from students, they don’t actually disappear. Someone else ends up carrying them.Vanessa explores how education created an increasingly standardized system while simultaneously expecting teachers to individualize everything inside it. She also looks at what happens when students get fewer opportunities to struggle, fail, recover, and learn to carry responsibility for their own choices.Along the way, we talk about online gradebooks, impossible parent communication expectations, standardized testing, A Wrinkle in Time, Scantrons, AI, and one of Vanessa’s favorite sayings:If we don’t have a consequence, we don’t have a rule.Career Transition and Job Search: Track What MattersIf you’re applying for jobs and feel like nothing is working, simply counting applications won’t tell you what needs to change.Vanessa explains how an application tracker and a networking tracker can help you diagnose where your job search is breaking down.Are you struggling to find appropriate jobs? Getting no interviews? Getting interviews but no advancement? Reaching out to people but getting no responses?Different problems require different solutions. Trackers help you figure that out.Want copies of the trackers? Email Vanessa at Vanessa@teachersintransition.com.Teacher Hack: Drop-Down MenusThis week’s Teacher Hack is a tiny spreadsheet skill that can save time and make your trackers much easier to use.Learn how to create drop-down menus in both Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel so you can stop typing the same categories over and over again.Use them for job-search trackers, interventions, inventory, student progress, accommodations, forms, and any other spreadsheet where you repeatedly enter the same information.Ready to Think About What Comes Next?If you’re considering leaving education but aren’t sure what your experience translates to—or even what you want to do next—Vanessa can help you identify your transferable skills, explore where you might fit outside education, and build a strategy for your transition.Schedule a discovery call at: https://teachersintransition.com/calendarYou can also send questions by email or leave a text or voice message using the contact information.And if this episode made you think of another teacher, please share it. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to help the podcast reach teachers who need it.Until next time, remember: The person you need to be most accountable to is you. Connect with Vanessa Jackson💌 Email: Vanessa@teachersintransition.com📱 Call or Text: 512-640-9099📅 Book a Free Discovery Call: teachersintransition.com/calendar🧭 LinkedIn: 🔗 Bluesky: @beyondteaching.bsky.social📸 Instagram & Threads: @teachers.in.transition👍 Facebook: Teachers in Transition🐦 X (Twitter): @EduExitStrategyThe transcript to this podcast is found on the episode’s homepage at BuzzsproutSupport the show
