Teachers in Transition Podcast
1) 2025 Job Skills Shift: What Teachers Need to Compete in the New Market
Send us a text What if the problem isn’t just how many balls you’re juggling—but the whole game itself? In this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa Jackson breaks down a powerful framework to h...Show More
2) From Teacher Burnout to Breakthrough: A Knight and Day Guide to Breaking Free
Send us a text Stop Saying “Someday” + Teacher Career Transition Tips from Knight and Day Ever notice how “someday” sounds like a plan… until it becomes your excuse? This week, I’m diving into the utt...Show More
3) Should I Stay or Go? How to Decide If It’s Time to Leave Teaching—Without Guilt
Send us a text Hey friend, this one's personal. If you’ve ever said, “Maybe I’ll just stick it out one more year,” this episode is your invitation to something different. Not a lecture. Not a pitch. ...Show More
4) Teachers in Transition Ep. 265: Emotional Dodgeball: Teacher Burnout, Resilience, and Reinvention
Send us a text What does a ridiculous comedy bout dodgeball have in common with the emotional rollercoaster of being a burned-out teacher? More than you think. In this episode of Teachers in Transitio...Show More
5) Teachers in Transition Ep. 264: To Live Would Be an Awfully Big Adventure (Especially After Teaching)
Send us a text In this heartfelt episode, we head to Neverland, but this isn’t just a nostalgia trip. It’s a wake-up call for teachers who feel like they’ve become someone they don’t recognize. We unp...Show More
6) Teachers in Transition Ep. 263: Never Give Up, Never Surrender: Galaxy Quest and Battling Impostor Syndrome
Send us a text What can a sci-fi comedy teach us about burnout, imposter syndrome, and teacher career transitions? A lot, actually. In this episode, Vanessa Jackson—former educator turned career trans...Show More
7) Teachers in Transition – Ep 262: You’ve Been Found Worthy: Lessons from A Knight’s Tale
Send us a text What do stained glass, jousting, and Geoffrey Chaucer have to do with your next career move? More than you think. In this episode, Vanessa uses A Knight’s Tale to explore what it means ...Show More
8) Teachers in Transition, Ep 261: A Job Search Feels Like Groundhog Day—and You’re Not Wrong
Send us a text In episode of Teachers in Transition, career coach and former middle school teacher Vanessa Jackson uses the cult classic Groundhog Day as a metaphor for the emotional and professional ...Show More
9) Teachers in Transition – Episode 260: What School of Life Teaches Us About Time, Teaching, and Taking the Leap
Send us a text Teachers in Transition – Episode 260: What School of Life Teaches Us About Time, Teaching, and Taking the Leap What if the best career advice came from a forgotten 2005 TV movie starr...Show More
10) Teachers in Transition – Episode 259: I, Robot and the Wolves We Feed: AI, Ethics, and Career Reinvention
Send us a text What can a 2004 sci-fi film teach us about modern AI—and our careers? In this episode, Vanessa Jackson breaks down I, Robot, explores the Two Wolves metaphor, and reveals how teachers c...Show More