Teach With Purpose. Live With Purpose.

Redefining Teacher Professional Development, One Teacher at a Time

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    Real-World Expertise

    Speaking, Workshops, and Consulting

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    Arctic Teaching

    Stories From My Time in Alaska

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    Arctic Teaching

    Stories From My Time in Alaska

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    A Personal Connection to Every Copy

Teaching in the Dark: My Award-Winning Memoir

My story of teaching in the Arctic, discovering resilience, and finding purpose in the profession.

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  • An Award-Winning Memoir Inspired by My Teaching Journey

Listen to an Excerpt

Hear a short reading from Teaching in the Dark.

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From Story to Practical Support

Here is a sample prompt from my upcoming workbook. Try it out! 'What age group do you think you are best suited to teach? What were you like at that age, socially, emotionally, and academically? In what ways might your beliefs and behaviors from that time in your life be impacting how you are relating to your students or how you are teaching?

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Hear the Story Behind the Book

Watch interviews and conversations about Teaching in the Dark, teaching, and my journey from Alaska to authorship.

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Take the Story to Your Book Club

Watch interviews and conversations about Teaching in the Dark, teaching, and my journey from Alaska to authorship.

Ways to Work With Me

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Speaking & Workshops

I help teachers find more energy and resiliency.

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Educational Consulting

I offer practical guidance rooted in real teaching experience.

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20-Minute Consultation

Have a question? Let’s start with a free 20-minute conversation.

The B.E.S.T. Little Handbook for Teachers Everywhere

My upcoming handbook introduces the B.E.S.T. Formula™—a practical framework for building a brave, effective, self-caring, and transformative teaching life.

Teaching Shaped My Story. Now I Share What It Taught Me.

I’m Genét Simone—an educational consultant, published author, speaker, and former educator whose teaching journey began in Shishmaref, Alaska.

Through my writing, speaking, workshops, and consulting, I create space for honest conversations about teaching, resilience, and the people behind the profession.

Genét Simone

Let’s Make the Journey Meaningful

Explore my work, read my story, or let's work together.