Episode 18: Teacher Life Hacks You’ll Actually Use | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Edu20/20

May 5, 2026

In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon trade teacher life hacks for surviving the week — small habits that set the week up right, sanity-saving systems, boundaries that protect your energy, and why your people at work matter more than anything.

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Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast, where we’re not solving education today, we’re just trying to survive it. This episode is all about teacher life hacks.

We’re talking about:

  • The tiny changes that save your sanity during the week
  • How to create routines that work for your brain
  • Why your people at work matter more than anything
  • Systems, boundaries, and protecting your time
  • And the things you do outside of school that keep you going

Chapters:
0:00 Why we’re talking survival, not strategy
1:41 The small habits that set your week up right
3:13 Managing stress (without losing your mind)
5:25 Finding your people (your real support system)
10:03 Systems that actually save you time
13:24 Boundaries, routines, and protecting your energy
15:03 Why perspective (and getting out) matters

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