Before educators walk back into classrooms, they need more than school supplies, lesson plans, and bulletin board ideas. They need rest. They need reflection. They need renewal. They need oil.

In this episode of The Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette T. Branham, M.Ed. shares “The Summer Every Educator Needs” and walks educators through seven practical things to do before returning to the classroom.

This episode is rooted in the Identity Before Instruction™ framework and reminds educators that who they are matters before what they teach. You cannot pour into a new school year from an empty vessel.

In this episode, educators will be encouraged to rest well, reflect without dwelling, reconnect with identity, invest in professional growth, restore important relationships, create a vision for the year, and return with spiritual, em ...