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A podcast dedicated to every teacher who has ever thought about stepping away from the classroom. Hosted by a former classroom teacher of twenty years, guests bring hope and inspiration to listeners by sharing their personal success stories of transitioning to a new career.

Step Away from the Classroom - Stories from Real Teachers Who Have Transitioned into New Careers Lindsay Woodard

    • Business
    • 4.8 • 6 Ratings

A podcast dedicated to every teacher who has ever thought about stepping away from the classroom. Hosted by a former classroom teacher of twenty years, guests bring hope and inspiration to listeners by sharing their personal success stories of transitioning to a new career.

    007 * Elena Dickinson Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Freelance School Psychologist

    007 * Elena Dickinson Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Freelance School Psychologist

    Elena Dickinson is a former teacher, current school psychologist, and now blogger with insights on how to leave the classroom for good. Originally from Houston, Elena started her career in education as a bilingual second grade teacher and worked in a Title 1 school for three years. She then worked in multiple school districts in the Houston area as a school psychologist employee and later launched her own business using her professional skill set. She has now also created her own bl...

    • 26 min
    006 * Kat Patrick Steps Away from the Classroom to Start Her Own Company that Delivers Online Courses to Homeschooled Teens

    006 * Kat Patrick Steps Away from the Classroom to Start Her Own Company that Delivers Online Courses to Homeschooled Teens

    Dr. Kat Patrick now resides in her home state of Texas with her four children, all of whom have been homeschooled since birth. Since 2012, she has been running Dreaming Spires Home Learning, Inc., an American corporation that provides live, online courses for homeschooled teens all over the world. Before returning to Texas, she lived twenty years in England. Her background includes an MA and a teaching degree, both from the UK, while her PhD in literary history comes from University of D...

    • 33 min
    005 * Kasey Hill Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Financial Skills Educator for Kids

    005 * Kasey Hill Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Financial Skills Educator for Kids

    Kasey Hill is the founder of the financial literacy program called Growing Wealth From the Start. Kasey began her business when she was a stay-at-home mom. She decided to put her skills and experience in education, business, and finance into a family-focused financial program. Kasey wanted to develop a program focused on students having fun by exploring, experimenting, and developing positive ways to view finances in their lives. She networks with over 20 local businesses which open up their ...

    • 23 min
    004 * Kristy Lash Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Nurse

    004 * Kristy Lash Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Nurse

    Kristy Lash is a former teacher and certified athletic trainer. She graduated from Texas State University, San Marcos with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science in 2007. She worked as the head athletic trainer for an arena football team in Texas before moving back to Santa Barbara where she was born and raised. Kristy started a job at a local high school as an athletic trainer, caring for over 200 athletes each year. She was surprised at how much she enjoyed working a...

    • 16 min
    003 * Paula Holsberry Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Virtual Assistant and Business Consultant

    003 * Paula Holsberry Steps Away from the Classroom to Become a Virtual Assistant and Business Consultant

    Paula Holsberry is the founder and CEO of Tessera Virtual Business Solutions. She is dedicated to helping business owners grow their business by offering customized systems strategy and business management. Learn how Paula stepped away from the classroom and into a position as a virtual assistant and ultimately a business consultant.Visit www.stepawayfromtheclassroom.com for more information, show notes, episode transcripts, and helpful career resources.Join our Step Away from the Classroom F...

    • 23 min
    002 * Katie Quick Steps Away from the Classroom to Become an SEL Specialist and Founder of Revolution Ed

    002 * Katie Quick Steps Away from the Classroom to Become an SEL Specialist and Founder of Revolution Ed

    Katie Quick, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor, social emotional learning specialist, former classroom teacher, national speaker, and award-winning singer songwriter from Chicago. Learn how Katie stepped away from the classroom and into a position as an SEL specialist as well as how she founded Revolution Ed, a teacher support and advocacy organization.Visit www.stepawayfromtheclassroom.com for more information, show notes, episode transcripts, and helpful career resources. ...

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Godprayzer ,

Encouraging, informative

I'm only three episodes into this brand new podcast, but it's already been very encouraging and informative. I've taught for ten years and feel the need to explore other career options, but it's hard to know where to start or how to go about it. It's encouraging to hear from former teachers who have succeeded in other career fields. This podcast is giving me ideas for career fields to investigate as well as information on the steps to take to plan the smoothest possible exit strategy.

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