Hi! I’m Roxanna Elden. I was a National Board Certified public-school teacher for eleven years and have written two books about teaching. I’ve also spent nearly two decades working with teachers and writing and speaking about education issues.
The through-line of my work is cutting through clichés about teaching to offer honesty, humor, nuance, and practical advice. Here are some highlights.
Courses
I create short, affordable courses meant to help teachers maintain, stay sane, and up their game–in and out of the classroom. These courses condense the lessons I’ve learned from two decades of working with teachers, writing and speaking on teaching-related topics, and helping thousands of teachers navigate rough stretches of their careers.
Books
My guidebook, See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers, is a staple in school districts and educator training programs throughout the country. Humorist Dave Barry called the book “very funny.” Harvard’s Education Next says, “This is the kind of no-nonsense straight talk that teachers are starved for and too rarely get.”
My workplace novel, Adequate Yearly Progress, follows several teachers as their professional lives crash into their personal lives and vice versa. The Washington Post calls it “A funny but insightful look at teachers in the workplace . . . reminiscent of the TV show The Office, but set in an urban high school.”
The New Teacher Disillusionment Power Pack
Among the projects I am most proud of is the New Teacher Disillusionment Power Pack, a free, one-month series of emails that has helped tens of thousands of teachers through the rough stretches of their early careers. The series was featured on NPR in a series tellingly entitled, “Hey, New Teachers, It’s Okay to Cry In Your Car.”
Speaking and Writing
Past speaking engagements include The New Teacher Center, The Education Writers Association, Future Educators Association, Miami Book Fair, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and school districts all around the country.
My work has been featured on NPR as well as in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, Education Week, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
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