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New Virtual Course for Teachers: 180 Days of Awesome Relationships

Teachers, do you want to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with your students and staff this school year? What if I told you that you could make a significant impact …

Humor / Motivation

2 Ridiculous Teacher Jokes That Will Bring Smiles to Schools

One of my favorite (and my students’ least favorite) things about my classroom is my cheesy humor. I simply can’t help dishing out puns. Some students probably feel “pun”ished by …

Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / SEL

12 Fun, Flexible Teacher Workhops This School Year

Looking for Less Teacher Stress And More Classroom Fun? You deserve to have the best school year of your life. I’m confident the Awesome Academy for Teachers can help make …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Teacher Reminder During Teacher Appreciation Week

Five days called “Teacher Appreciation Week” will never be able to fully express how much you are doing for kids and the impact you create in schools everyday.  Here is …

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“That is Exactly What My Teachers Needed”- Calling All Principals Planning for PD

Principals have a lot on their plates. Leading an entire school is a stressful profession. Here are just a few things principals are juggling:  Improving student attendance Hiring (and firing) …

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How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days

So how do we make April Awesome? We CRUSH IT Together! CRUSH is an acronym I use in my classroom. Celebrate Education Relationships First Utilize Our Strengths Share Our Stories …

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Teacher Idea: Really EASY Student Engagement Stratedgy

Teachers, the classroom management idea I’m about to present to you is SO dumb but SO effective. And all you need for it is a pen, marker, or highlighter. I call …

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Teachers: Get Your Students Spinning and Winning with This Classroom Idea

What does spinning and winning mean? That’s a great question! This is all about getting kids to: Charge Their Chromebooks Bring Supplies to Class Stop Blurting Line up Correctly Stop …

Advisory / Humor / Ideas / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

TONS of Super Fun, Easy to Implement Ideas for Your Classroom (These are Game Changers for Kids)

What do the following all have in common…. Desks of Cards Duck Whistles Popcorn Buckets Hype Buttons They are all Game Changers in my classroom!  But how do I use …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Really Dumb Classroom Idea That Teachers AND Students LOVE

Teachers, the idea I am about to present to you is is TOTALLY ridiculous, but I promise it will add a lot of classroom fun. It is a yodeling pickle…. seriously I …

Humor / Ideas

The Easiest and Most Competitive Holiday Game: Perfect for Friends & Family

Teachers, I have a super fun and zero cost activity that is perfect for your students, your family, or your friends during the holiday season. And all you need for …

Advisory / Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

Teacher, Feeling Burnt Out? This Creates Less Teacher Stress and More Classroom Fun…

You deserve to have the best school year of your life. Seriously. The past few years have been REALLY HARD. But this year doesn’t have to be! And I’m confident …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Do You Want This School Year to Be 180 Days of Awesome?

Raise you hand if you want this school year to be your best school year yet! I raised my hand, did you? We want it to be fun. We want …

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Teachers, Start this School Year in an AWESOME Way with THIS!

Are you a teacher who has been in the classroom for years and feel like you are stuck in a rut? Are you a new teacher who is looking to …

Humor / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

What Is Teaching? An End of the School Year Reflection from a Tired Teacher

Teaching is saying.. “Please stop touching each other” “You guys are absolutely hilarious” “Why are you talking about cheese” “I’m going to miss you all” “Stop!” And riding this crazy …

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Teacher Reminder: This School Year Didn’t Suck…

Are you feeling so teacher tired right now? If you said, “NO” then good for you! If you said, “YES” then no judgement at all. We are almost there and …

Humor / Ideas

Teachers, Solve a Common End of the School Year Problem with This Simple Idea

What do the final days look like for you this school year? Are you looking at testing data? Do you final a final day of PD? Is there a staff …

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A Cereal’isly Fun Idea for Students- SEL Lesson for Teachers

Do you have a favorite cereal? Mine is for sure Cinnamon Toast Crunch! My mom would buy it for us as kids, but only if she had a coupon. I …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Teacher Tired is REAL- So How Do We Make 4th Quarter Awesome?

Do You Need A Boost?I think we all do, right? There is no denying the fact that this year has been crazy hard! Sub shortages. More on our plates than …

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Classroom Game for March Madness- Awesome Student Engagement Idea!

Fun Fact- In 1999 my middle school basketball team won the State tournament. We felt like total ballers when they handed us the huge trophy and cut down the net …

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A Ridiculous Teacher Idea Using an Envelope- This Works!

This year I’ve came up with A LOT of ridiculous ideas just to get the attention of kids. Have you found yourself experimenting too? One of the silliest things I’ve …

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5 Holiday Gifts That are Fun & Perfect for Teachers

Welcome to December! Quite possibly the most difficult month to teach our awesome students.  But do you know what makes it better:  GIFTS.  Gifts make this holiday season so much …

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Get Students Engaged with This Teacher Tip (And It Only Costs 2 Cents!)

Are you looking for any way to keep kids engaged? Me too! And that means we have to give them our 2 cents…literally. Sometimes I tape pennies to my shoes …

Humor / Ideas

How to Have The BEST Start To Your New School Year in Less than 21-Days…By Adding 1 Super Small but Awesome Idea!

Did you know…that just changing one thing in our classroom can turn this school year from average to AWESOME? Is it hard getting back into the swing of things at …

Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

Want This School Year to Be Your BEST Ever? This Is Your Answer…

Are you an energetic teacher who has a passion for continuous improvement and looking for a fun, fresh perspective? Are you a new teacher who is looking to start your …

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