I couldn’t do it when I was in training knowing I have Aspergers, ADHD Inattentive, Anxiety, Depression, RSD it explains so much why I struggled to become a teacher
This is very helpful. I'm student teaching in a middle school and when I get behind on my detailed lesson plans required by my university, it's hard to imagine being capable of being an actual (hired) professional. This gives me hope. :)
Yes the university required plans are generally way more detailed than required when you are actually teaching. These days they usually fit on a post it. Good luck and hang in there!
You can totally make it! I really struggle with staying caught up as well, and I'm still here teaching after 12 years (the last 7 at the same school). I'm gradually improving each year. This year, I just submitted my trimester plans way ahead of time for the first time. Just keep going, keep growing, and keep doing your best! =)
If anything, it'll make you a more empathetic professor/teacher, as you'll know the struggle, and will be able to mentor your students to use various tips that you've learned along the way.
Hello friends! I am a primary teacher in London with ADHD (inattentive). Working at a pace (not overrunning) and keeping in top of marking are among my greatest challenges. I'm meticulously organised but to the point at cant see past the details and I get distracted, sent off course by them. Great to find your RUclips channel here.
I feel this video. I'm a teacher in my 30s who may have ADHD. I've struggled with teaching the whole time (12 years). Thank you for your videos on teaching with ADHD! They are very helpful. It's nice to know that I'm not alone, and you gave some valuable tips to try.
Thank you! I started a podcast for Academics with ADHD- you can find it on Spotify- The ADHD Academic. It’s geared a bit towards higher ed, but I think is applicable to all levels of teaching.
Looked for this video because I’m struggling extra hard this year. I’m in my second year teaching during COVID and everything is in disarray. My plan time is either spent cleaning something or finding myself in a rabbit hole when I’m lesson planning instead of grading, ACTUALLY planning the lesson, etc. thank you for this! It’s hard and I’m glad to know other people are struggling too.
Thank you! I’m not the only one 🎉❤🎉 thank you for good representation! I’m a teacher with ADHD and likely Autism and Dyslexia. Grading is a NIGHTMARE! The paperwork admin side is horrible for ADHD
Thank you for sharing! This was pretty helpful and answered some of the questions I have. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and will be starting a teaching degree this year. I just want to reassure myself that all the organisational requirements are going to be possible for me! There's already so much reading involved and I'm learning to skim more often. But giving verbal notes also sounds like a great tactic because you can convey your tone better and open up dialogue with the student about the work instead of just passing a judgement and leaving them with it.
YES!!! I feel like you are speaking for me! As an adjunct professor who also struggles with home messiness and overwhelm....you have accomplished your goal to have others (me) feel less alone, frustrated and hard on myself! What a gift you are giving to me and others!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! My level of shame and frustration just went WAY down!
Im a teacher with recently diagnosed ADHD. At 57 years old I’m both angry and relieved. I have been messing up for years and am scared I could lose my job
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I recently suspected that I have ADHD and will get tested soon. When I heard the first struggle that you mentioned (planning), it was a relief for me that someone understand that feeling. I bought so many books to help myself plan because I didn’t know how to do it when there is no structure. I also struggle with assessment too! I’m just so glad to hear your sharing!
Thanks for the video! I am a private teacher after bouncing around different public schools for 17 years. I never felt like I had the support until I started working with administrators who had compassion and understanding for teachers!
I'm a student teacher right now but I worked as an English Teacher for more than 2 years, and I always struggled with the points you said in the video. (Specifically grading) I don't have a diagnosis, but I suspect me to have ADHD. I am usually hard on my self, but your video helped me to feel understood .Thank you much.
Thank you for making this video. I am a teacher about to start my 9th year of teaching but still feeling very incompetent. I have recently starting exploring an ADHD diagnosis and I stumbled across your video. I found myself nodding in agreement with everything you said. I’ve had trouble with colleagues and evaluations too! I hope to keep following your content!
Great video. I also teach in higher Ed and struggle so much with grading. I dread it so much that I even have nightmares about it. Just getting started seems impossible. Please make some more videos about strategies you use to cope with this and other burdens of teaching at a university.
What a great explanation! Very good job, and yay for you on harnessing automating to your advantage. I imagine that sometimes you get comments about your way of working or feel like an imposter, but you are doing an awesome job at managing it. Small thing, as an adhd student, verbal commentary is nice but some added words, especially the positive or important ones in writing are important since we forget positives easily.
Hello! I would love to hear more in depth tools you use for grading. I teach undergraduate nursing students & my evaluations from students are overall positive, BUT that I am so slow at returning feedback. They hate that, and embarrassingly enough, I have things left unfinished at the end of the semester. I also struggle at working at the office, because colleagues stop by and interrupt my work flow often. It’s such a struggle & I am not sure if this job is for me, even after 4 years of teaching.
This is a great question and a constant struggle. Another technique I use are detailed rubrics so the rubric provides some of the feedback. I’ll work on another video about managing grading.
I just graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. Last weekend actually! :) I have taken a position for a teacher on her maternity leave. It’s 1st grade (which I know is a whole different ballgame from you) however, I REALLY am struggling with behavior management which is from elementary-secondary so maybe you can give some tips. I struggle with marking conduct because I don’t want to stop what I am doing during instruction and take the time to write it out because 1.) I start to get overwhelmed and anxious. I struggle a lot with putting things into simple words without too much detail, so I need time to sit and think how I need to say things. And 2.) if i am not occupying their every moment, the class gets so out of hand…. So I say to myself “I’ll just do it at the end of the day when I have time.” Then the end of the day comes, and so much behavior went on I don’t even remember what to put… so i just don’t. And everyone goes home with A’s. The problem is that I am telling the students they are getting conduct marks, but they never actually go home with them, which I know is not helping me bc the students 1.) know nothing will happen to them (no consequences ) and 2.) I am not getting any support from home (which sometimes is all they need) Any suggestions on ways I can keep track of conduct efficiently/simply for my ADHD brain? Thanks so much!
I’d worry less about conduct and more about engagement in the lessons. Get some post cards. Each Friday say you’ll be sending 3-5 positive notes home. Focus on celebrating small wins. Did a student who usually causes a commotion get a question right? Help a friend? Make a huge deal out of sharing with their guardians.
Hi Hope, for me I try to have each week have a very similar format. This helps me with planning and students know what to expect. Are there specific areas you struggle with?
@@theadhdacademic537 hi I am an English teacher especially TEFL trainer who teaches English as a Second Language. What I meant by adhd teacher is that I have adhd and am a teacher😆😁 I realised right now it sounded as if I teach adhd as a subject
@gweniithgd oh I understood what you meant by adhd teacher :) just thinking of what advice might be useful to you. I’m swamped right now but will mull this over!
Lesson planning is one of my special interests so I tend to get into a hyper focus state. Try thinking about whole units. Backwards design works well for me too- what is my final assessment/outcomes being covered and then how am I going to get the students there. Also, figure out a lesson plan format that works for you- keep it brief!
I actually originally designed my office to make it a place that I actually wanted to be to try to give myself some dopamine to make me stay in it longer. And then I chose that wall to film in front of because I thought it looked nice. My office is really small, so it was a good room for me to start with to try to keep it organized.
I am seriously considering starting a grad program for Special Education but I have been recently diagnosed with ADHD and I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle all of the documentation and juggling of responsibilities.
You can do it! Get accommodations from the university, utilize their services, and consider and ADHD coach! Then, figure out good systems that work for you for all the documentation etc.
@@theadhdacademic537 Thanks for the encouragement! It would just suck to get a masters and then feel like I’m in a job that is too much for me to handle. So your video is super encouraging! On the other hand, I think but… isn’t that the whole point of special education and if future supervisors aren’t understanding of my struggle with that, that completely goes against providing accommodations for neurodivergent students!
I'm also a teacher and it's a struggle. I am considering on quitting being that I'm making a lot of mistakes while teaching. I am under medication but it's seems worse.😔
I left teaching and it was the best thing I did. I now know I wasn't developmentally ready at 23. I worked caring for challenging kids in child protection for 5 years. It was a crisis driven role where I had to think on my feet. My education expertise was a huge benefit to the team. I thrived and was able to slowly develop better organisation skills. I also developed the skill of not beating myself up over what is outside of my control or if I couldn't get work done. I have just returned to teaching at 34 (left at 26) and I find it much easier and less stressful. I am in the process of getting diagnosed after the school psychologist recommended it. It's funny... have a kid with ADHD but couldn't spot it in myself until I was tricked into seeing it.
So rare to find a video on ADHD as a teacher with ADHD. Thank you for sharing!
I hadn’t found many so I figured there might be others looking for them!
Thank you so much.. as a Teacher i really wanted to see people like myself who are struggling with this🙏
You are so welcome.
I couldn’t do it when I was in training knowing I have Aspergers, ADHD Inattentive, Anxiety, Depression, RSD it explains so much why I struggled to become a teacher
A fellow teacher here, going for an ADHD assessment. I love teaching but really struggle.
This is very helpful. I'm student teaching in a middle school and when I get behind on my detailed lesson plans required by my university, it's hard to imagine being capable of being an actual (hired) professional. This gives me hope. :)
Yes the university required plans are generally way more detailed than required when you are actually teaching. These days they usually fit on a post it. Good luck and hang in there!
You can totally make it! I really struggle with staying caught up as well, and I'm still here teaching after 12 years (the last 7 at the same school). I'm gradually improving each year. This year, I just submitted my trimester plans way ahead of time for the first time. Just keep going, keep growing, and keep doing your best! =)
If anything, it'll make you a more empathetic professor/teacher, as you'll know the struggle, and will be able to mentor your students to use various tips that you've learned along the way.
I can’t believe how many parallels I am finding with your experience my own teaching experiences.
Isn’t it nice not knowing you’re alone?
@@theadhdacademic537 yes , it is nice =)
Hello friends! I am a primary teacher in London with ADHD (inattentive). Working at a pace (not overrunning) and keeping in top of marking are among my greatest challenges. I'm meticulously organised but to the point at cant see past the details and I get distracted, sent off course by them. Great to find your RUclips channel here.
I feel this video. I'm a teacher in my 30s who may have ADHD. I've struggled with teaching the whole time (12 years). Thank you for your videos on teaching with ADHD! They are very helpful. It's nice to know that I'm not alone, and you gave some valuable tips to try.
Thank you! I started a podcast for Academics with ADHD- you can find it on Spotify- The ADHD Academic. It’s geared a bit towards higher ed, but I think is applicable to all levels of teaching.
@@theadhdacademic537 That's awesome! Thank you for info!
Looked for this video because I’m struggling extra hard this year. I’m in my second year teaching during COVID and everything is in disarray. My plan time is either spent cleaning something or finding myself in a rabbit hole when I’m lesson planning instead of grading, ACTUALLY planning the lesson, etc.
thank you for this! It’s hard and I’m glad to know other people are struggling too.
Pandemic teaching is no joke. Take care of yourself.
Thank you! I’m not the only one 🎉❤🎉 thank you for good representation! I’m a teacher with ADHD and likely Autism and Dyslexia. Grading is a NIGHTMARE! The paperwork admin side is horrible for ADHD
Thank you for sharing! This was pretty helpful and answered some of the questions I have. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and will be starting a teaching degree this year. I just want to reassure myself that all the organisational requirements are going to be possible for me! There's already so much reading involved and I'm learning to skim more often. But giving verbal notes also sounds like a great tactic because you can convey your tone better and open up dialogue with the student about the work instead of just passing a judgement and leaving them with it.
Yes! Setting up any systems you can from the get go will help a lot. You’ve got this!
Thank you. Recently became an academic and really been struggling. This helps a lot.
YES!!! I feel like you are speaking for me! As an adjunct professor who also struggles with home messiness and overwhelm....you have accomplished your goal to have others (me) feel less alone, frustrated and hard on myself! What a gift you are giving to me and others!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! My level of shame and frustration just went WAY down!
That is the greatest compliment! You are not alone!
Thank you! I'm an Teacher with ADHD too!
Im a teacher with recently diagnosed ADHD. At 57 years old I’m both angry and relieved. I have been messing up for years and am scared I could lose my job
Hang in there! Ask for accommodations at work!
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I recently suspected that I have ADHD and will get tested soon. When I heard the first struggle that you mentioned (planning), it was a relief for me that someone understand that feeling. I bought so many books to help myself plan because I didn’t know how to do it when there is no structure. I also struggle with assessment too! I’m just so glad to hear your sharing!
Thanks for the video! I am a private teacher after bouncing around different public schools for 17 years. I never felt like I had the support until I started working with administrators who had compassion and understanding for teachers!
Administrators make a huge difference
I'm a student teacher right now but I worked as an English Teacher for more than 2 years, and I always struggled with the points you said in the video. (Specifically grading) I don't have a diagnosis, but I suspect me to have ADHD. I am usually hard on my self, but your video helped me to feel understood .Thank you much.
One thing to remember is you don’t have to grade everything.
Thank you for making this video. I am a teacher about to start my 9th year of teaching but still feeling very incompetent. I have recently starting exploring an ADHD diagnosis and I stumbled across your video. I found myself nodding in agreement with everything you said. I’ve had trouble with colleagues and evaluations too! I hope to keep following your content!
I’m gonna have to start making more content again. Definitely worth exploring a diagnosis.
You mentioned that you used to teach middle school and high school, could you possibly make a video about what that was like with your adhd?
I will add it to the list!
Teacher with ADHD here. Thank you for sharing!
Great video. I also teach in higher Ed and struggle so much with grading. I dread it so much that I even have nightmares about it. Just getting started seems impossible. Please make some more videos about strategies you use to cope with this and other burdens of teaching at a university.
What subject do you teach?
i am a sen ta and i work with kids with asd and adhd
What a great explanation! Very good job, and yay for you on harnessing automating to your advantage. I imagine that sometimes you get comments about your way of working or feel like an imposter, but you are doing an awesome job at managing it. Small thing, as an adhd student, verbal commentary is nice but some added words, especially the positive or important ones in writing are important since we forget positives easily.
Hello! I would love to hear more in depth tools you use for grading. I teach undergraduate nursing students & my evaluations from students are overall positive, BUT that I am so slow at returning feedback. They hate that, and embarrassingly enough, I have things left unfinished at the end of the semester. I also struggle at working at the office, because colleagues stop by and interrupt my work flow often. It’s such a struggle & I am not sure if this job is for me, even after 4 years of teaching.
This is a great question and a constant struggle. Another technique I use are detailed rubrics so the rubric provides some of the feedback. I’ll work on another video about managing grading.
Oh, and if you haven’t seen it check out my video on using Kaizena.
I would love tips on the tools you use to save time grading. This video was very helpful!
Noted!
Thank you.
Very adhd friendly video in terms of shortness 😊
Definitely by design! Research shows under 6 minutes is best but I talk too much for that!
Thank you. It's so hard to explain!
I just graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. Last weekend actually! :) I have taken a position for a teacher on her maternity leave. It’s 1st grade (which I know is a whole different ballgame from you) however, I REALLY am struggling with behavior management which is from elementary-secondary so maybe you can give some tips.
I struggle with marking conduct because I don’t want to stop what I am doing during instruction and take the time to write it out because 1.) I start to get overwhelmed and anxious. I struggle a lot with putting things into simple words without too much detail, so I need time to sit and think how I need to say things. And 2.) if i am not occupying their every moment, the class gets so out of hand….
So I say to myself “I’ll just do it at the end of the day when I have time.” Then the end of the day comes, and so much behavior went on I don’t even remember what to put… so i just don’t. And everyone goes home with A’s. The problem is that I am telling the students they are getting conduct marks, but they never actually go home with them, which I know is not helping me bc the students 1.) know nothing will happen to them (no consequences ) and 2.) I am not getting any support from home (which sometimes is all they need)
Any suggestions on ways I can keep track of conduct efficiently/simply for my ADHD brain?
Thanks so much!
I’d worry less about conduct and more about engagement in the lessons. Get some post cards. Each Friday say you’ll be sending 3-5 positive notes home. Focus on celebrating small wins. Did a student who usually causes a commotion get a question right? Help a friend? Make a huge deal out of sharing with their guardians.
Could you please mention the Chrome extension that you mentioned to help you grade? Thank you! :)
I believe it is clockify? If you go under productivity in the chrome extension store there’s a lot of different options.
I’m dealing with issues with colleagues as well. Unfortunately people make such mean and condescending comments.
Yes I get that alot from my colleagues too
How do I stay consistent with my students???
Hi Hope, for me I try to have each week have a very similar format. This helps me with planning and students know what to expect. Are there specific areas you struggle with?
Interesting perspective
Thanks :)
Heyy can you share tips on dealing online teaching hacks as an adhd teacher? I am finding it really overwhelming to use tools and techniques and learn
Hi! What are you teaching? Asynchronous or synchronous? What LMS? It can definitely be overwhelming.
@@theadhdacademic537 hi I am an English teacher especially TEFL trainer who teaches English as a Second Language. What I meant by adhd teacher is that I have adhd and am a teacher😆😁 I realised right now it sounded as if I teach adhd as a subject
@gweniithgd oh I understood what you meant by adhd teacher :) just thinking of what advice might be useful to you. I’m swamped right now but will mull this over!
@@theadhdacademic537 thank youu so much 😊😊
Oops I have inattentive ADHD (was it ADD?) cuz I forget a LOT and I can't focus with lots of other things that affect my daily life a lot
I have inattentive type and yes it used to be called ADD. I’m the same way.
How do you lesson plan with adhd omg I never lesson plan because I truly cannot sit down and plan at all.
Lesson planning is one of my special interests so I tend to get into a hyper focus state.
Try thinking about whole units. Backwards design works well for me too- what is my final assessment/outcomes being covered and then how am I going to get the students there.
Also, figure out a lesson plan format that works for you- keep it brief!
@ I’ll have to try that. Thank you so much, love this!❤️🙏🏻
You arranged your background for video shooting
I actually originally designed my office to make it a place that I actually wanted to be to try to give myself some dopamine to make me stay in it longer. And then I chose that wall to film in front of because I thought it looked nice. My office is really small, so it was a good room for me to start with to try to keep it organized.
I am seriously considering starting a grad program for Special Education but I have been recently diagnosed with ADHD and I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle all of the documentation and juggling of responsibilities.
You can do it! Get accommodations from the university, utilize their services, and consider and ADHD coach! Then, figure out good systems that work for you for all the documentation etc.
@@theadhdacademic537 Thanks for the encouragement! It would just suck to get a masters and then feel like I’m in a job that is too much for me to handle. So your video is super encouraging! On the other hand, I think but… isn’t that the whole point of special education and if future supervisors aren’t understanding of my struggle with that, that completely goes against providing accommodations for neurodivergent students!
@@theadhdacademic537 where to get a good adhd coach?any advice? Thanks!
I feel seen. This is so me as a trscher
Classroom clutter and keeping up with grading, ugh.
Remember you don’t have to grade everything.
I'm also a teacher and it's a struggle. I am considering on quitting being that I'm making a lot of mistakes while teaching. I am under medication but it's seems worse.😔
Are you on IG? I’d love to chat with you about this. @Sara_TheADHDAcademic
@@theadhdacademic537 What is IG? Me too... I will love to chat with you. I am sinking.
Instagram
I left teaching and it was the best thing I did. I now know I wasn't developmentally ready at 23. I worked caring for challenging kids in child protection for 5 years. It was a crisis driven role where I had to think on my feet. My education expertise was a huge benefit to the team. I thrived and was able to slowly develop better organisation skills. I also developed the skill of not beating myself up over what is outside of my control or if I couldn't get work done. I have just returned to teaching at 34 (left at 26) and I find it much easier and less stressful. I am in the process of getting diagnosed after the school psychologist recommended it.
It's funny... have a kid with ADHD but couldn't spot it in myself until I was tricked into seeing it.
I think it helped my first teaching job was at 25. But, I definitely became a lot better as the years went on.