Apply for a scholarship to the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek program
We're offering 60 teachers free membership to the July 2021 cohort!
The membership application period is May 1-25, with scholarship recipients being notified by June 1st.
We're offering 60 teachers free membership to the July 2021 cohort!
The membership application period is May 1-25, with scholarship recipients being notified by June 1st.
You’ll get a full year (52 modules) of classroom-tested productivity ideas in both PDF and audio podcast form. We’ll go step-by-step through each focus area. Choose the ideas that work for you, & watch as small changes add up to big results!
You can finally stop reinventing the wheel! The club’s coaches + thousands of other teachers will share ideas, answer your questions, and provide encouragement and accountability. You’ll never have to do this alone!
More than $350 worth of forms and teacher resources are included. Some are club-exclusive; others are curated from the best of the digital marketplace so you don’t have to spend time + money searching them out.
2 video trainings, the list-making system, and The Big 5 Tips for Teacher Productivity are available as soon as you join. Many members say these resources were the key to better work/life balance.
Use our professional development log to track your learning if you’d like. After the yearlong course is over, you’ll receive a certificate of completion. You can receive credit for up to 104 continuing education units (CEUs.)
You’ll keep your access to the membership site AND the Facebook community when the course is over at no charge! Revisit the resources and get support even as a club graduate, so you can maintain your new habits permanently.
This does not have to be super formal or professional—just be yourself, and keep it short (videos longer than 3 minutes will be disqualified.) Upload the video to a public social media account, YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, or somewhere else we’ll be able to watch it.
There will be a live link in this space on those dates.
Important note: By completing the scholarship application and submitting your video link, you give your consent that we may publicly share part of your video and/or a screen capture image from your video if you are awarded a scholarship. Your full name and identifying information will never be shared.
We're awarding THREE TIMES AS MANY scholarships this summer as usual (60 in total).
We emphasize diversity of all kinds in the program, and encourage people from under-represented groups in the teaching profession to apply.
Your video does not need to explain financial hardship, but should convey a clear need for the program. We're looking for teachers who can persuasively express compelling reasons why they want to join the cohort and how they believe they'd benefit. You can learn more about how the program works and what topics are covered here.
We're also looking for applicants who are likely to make full use of the resources, so your video should convey initiative and a commitment to getting results.
Please note that this program is only offered once per year, and the next opportunity to apply for a scholarship and/or join the Full Year program will be summer 2022.
The upcoming school year is going to be different than anything we’ve faced before as educators, and we're committed to supporting you in managing your workload and staying in balance.
40 Hour Full Year is online professional development for teacher productivity, designed to help you find a sustainable way to teach. Each month throughout the yearlong program, you’ll get timely practical resources for getting organized, streamlining your workflow, and staying focused on what really moves the needle for kids.
The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek has already helped more than 42,000 teachers take control of their time.
The Full Year program is only offered once a year--it starts in July, and with early bird access beginning June 13th.
You can’t join YET, but I wanted you to have a heads up now about alternative ways to get funding. That way if paying out of pocket isn’t a good option, you can plan to have the $149 covered when the club opens next month:
With conferences and speakers cancelled, there may be money for professional development right now that wouldn’t normally be available. We’ll make sure the invoice shows a May or June date, and get you enrolled before the fiscal year ends.
Even with budget cuts, there is always funding allocated to PD that must be used for only that purpose. Most districts will be prioritizing online PD next year instead of face-to-face, and 40 Hour is one of the most affordable options available.
40 Hour is a recognized PD provider with DonorsChoose, and you can raise funds to help you learn best practices for maximizing instructional time in the “new normal.”
If you have an upcoming birthday or other celebration, tell folks that this course is the gift you need most. Gift certificates are available now for purchase.
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Whether you’ll be teaching remotely, working on a staggered schedule, using a hybrid model, or some other new reality...you won’t have to figure out what next school year is going to look like on your own.
This program will connect you with emerging best practices and a community of other teachers who are committed to being truly intentional with their time and staying focused on what matters most.
And the best part?
Whenever the fall-out from this crisis is behind us and social distancing is no longer a concern for schools in your local area, you’ll STILL have access to all the resources you need.
The July 2021 cohort is also going to get all the “regular” materials which are designed for face-to-face instruction, so you can utilize them as soon as they’re relevant.
That’s because this program is designed to help you simplify throughout your teaching career — no matter what or where or how you teach later on.
Yep — you keep your access to all the materials AND the Facebook group indefinitely, and can revisit them anytime!
I hope you’ll decide to join us this summer. None of us have all the answers, but we’re smarter together, and I’ve seen firsthand how innovative this community of teachers has been since day one.
I’m willing to do the hard work of finding the emerging best practices and work-arounds for you next year, so you can cut through any mixed messages and impossible-sounding expectations to find a sustainable way to teach. Your mental, emotional, and physical health are more important now than ever, and I’m not giving up on my quest to help teachers stay in balance and show up as the best version of themselves each day.
It’s not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it! We can do this, together.
-Angela