With Sharon Weiss
A NOTE FROM SHARON
Nobody prepared you for this. Not really. They taught you lesson plans and learning objectives and classroom management theory. But they didn't tell you what it feels like to stand in front of 25 kids on your first day and realize that everything you learned in a classroom was preparation for a completely different kind of classroom.
They didn't tell you about the loneliness. The self-doubt at 10pm on a Sunday. The moment you wonder if you made the right choice.
I know that feeling. I've been in that building. For 37 years — as a teacher, a mentor, a colleague, and eventually an Assistant Principal — I watched new teachers arrive full of passion and leave exhausted because no one gave them what they actually needed. Not more training. A person. Someone who had been where they were and could walk alongside them until they found their footing.
"Teaching is one of the most important things a person can do. You deserve support that matches that importance."
That's what I offer. Not a program with a binder. Not a checklist. A real, ongoing relationship with someone who has seen it all — and knows that the best teachers aren't born confident. They're supported into it.
Whether you're a student teacher finding your footing, a first-year teacher surviving your first year, or a few years in and still feeling like you're figuring it out — this is for you. We meet in person or on Zoom, at a pace that works for your schedule, and we work on whatever is actually getting in the way.
FOR INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS
One-on-one mentoring
built around your classroom.
Every teacher's situation is different. Every session is built around yours.
01
Classroom confidence & management
The gap between knowing the theory and living it in a real classroom is enormous. Sharon helps you close that gap — with practical strategies that actually work for your specific students and setting.
02
Navigating school culture
Every school has its own unwritten rules, dynamics, and politics. Sharon helps you read the room, build the right relationships, and find your place without losing yourself in the process.
03
Avoiding burnout before it starts
Most teachers don't burn out because they stopped caring. They burn out because nobody taught them how to protect their energy while giving so much of it away. That's a skill. Sharon teaches it.
04
Executive functioning for educators
Planning, prioritizing, managing your time across a hundred competing demands — the same skills Sharon teaches her life coaching clients apply powerfully to the overwhelm of a teaching career.
05
Professional growth & direction
Where is this career going? What do you actually want from it? Sharon helps you think beyond the next unit plan and toward the kind of educator — and person — you want to become.
The Weiss Method: New Educator Program
First Year Forward — and every year after.
37 years inside your schools.
Now working for yours.
Sharon brings the full weight of her experience as a teacher, mentor, and Assistant Principal to districts looking to invest meaningfully in their newest educators.
Structured new teacher mentoring
Ongoing one-on-one support for new hires through their first year and beyond — reducing overwhelm, building confidence, and dramatically improving retention.
Group workshops & professional development
Interactive sessions on executive functioning, classroom management, self-advocacy, and the unwritten rules of school culture — tailored to your district's specific needs.
Consulting on teacher support systems
Sharon works with administrators to build internal mentoring structures that outlast any single program — creating a culture of support from the ground up.
Available in person or virtually
Sharon works with districts locally on Long Island and virtually nationwide — flexible to your calendar, your budget, and your specific situation.
WHY SHARON
She didn't just study education.
She lived it for 37 years.
Sharon began her career as a classroom teacher in Long Beach, New York — spending 28 years at East Elementary School before becoming an Assistant Principal. She mentored new teachers throughout her career, supervised student teachers at Molloy University, and built relationships that have lasted decades.
The retirement book in that photo isn't a prop. It's the real thing — given to her by the many colleagues and students whose lives she shaped. That's who is in your corner when you work with Sharon.
THE WEISS METHOD AT WORK
Educator mentoring through recognition, belonging, and real support.
The Weiss Method applied to education looks like this — a new teacher who walks in feeling alone and walks out feeling seen, supported, and genuinely ready for what comes next.
LOOK BENEATH
The classroom struggle is rarely about the lesson plan. Sharon finds what's really in the way.
NO JUDGMENT, EVER
New teachers are afraid to admit what they don't know. This is a space where that's not only safe — it's expected.
WISDOM FROM THE INSIDE
Sharon has been in your building. She knows what they don't teach you before you get there.
THE RELATIONSHIP IS THE WORK
The best teachers were supported by someone who believed in them. Sharon is that person.
"Wisdom for every step forward."
As a new teacher I felt completely alone. Sharon's mentorship gave me the confidence and tools to actually love my job. I don't know where I'd be without her.
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— EDUCATOR MENTORING CLIENT · LONG ISLAND, NY
AREAS WE COVER
Classroom management
Burnout prevention
District programs
New teacher mentoring
Executive functioning
Student teacher supervision
School culture
Professional growth
Teacher retention
Self-advocacy