Part-time teacher plus full-time mom and Instagram-er

Friends, I cannot wait to share with you today's podcast guest, Kayla Collins. Kayla is the heart and soul behind Teach Like You Mean It, a teacher Instagram account that I've been following for years (and don’t take my word for it — check out her elegant classroom images on Instagram through the link below…). Not only does Kayla have an amazing eye for design and innovation, she does this while teaching part-time, running a very successful online TpT store, and sharing her beautiful classroom creations on teacher Instagram. Honestly, for this teacher mom, I would gladly bend time to be a student in her classroom. Her room is just that beautiful. And if I can’t be in her classroom, well, I wish she’d decorate my home! Likewise, you’re going to be sooooooooooo inspired as we talk about Kayla’s journey through education, her move to teaching part-time, her joy at becoming a new mom, and her struggle with managing postpartum depression (and much, much more).

How she designed her own part time teacher jobs

To begin with, Kayla Collins is a design and Innovation teacher. Moreover, Kayla has over a decade of teaching experience in grades Pre K – 8th and, with a master’s degree in STEAM Curriculum and Development, she integrates the engineering design process into all subjects matters in a variety of classroom settings. Furthermore, her favorite aspects of teaching include relationship building, social and emotional learning, and giving students opportunities for real life problem solving. When Kayla started creating creative lessons and skits to reach her specific students’ needs and, additionally, sharing those lessons on Instagram, she stumbled upon a successful Teachers Pay Teachers business. Listen here to learn how you might do the same!

In this episode, you will learn:

• How Kayla used her classroom needs to build her TpT store (and not the other way around)
• Why being a part-time teacher and full-time CEO Teacher® is more of a reality than you might think
• How having an insecurity or perceived deficiency can become a super-power
• Why making the main thing the main thing EVEN with social media can become your biggest business driver
• That being vulnerable with your students can give them agency and drive classroom success

Links Mentioned in this Episode about being a part-time teacher: 

• Teach Like You Mean It on TpT 
• Kayla Collins on Instagram 
• Kayla Collins on Facebook
• Teach Like You Mean It
• Teach Like You Mean It on YouTube
• Periscope App

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