4 Habits That Will Take Your Teacher Game to New Levels in 2022
Want 2022 to be awesome? Tired of creating resolutions that don’t last past January? Feeling like your new year’s goals never get off the ground? If you are truly ready …
Teacher Game Night with Special Guest Whitney Ramirez
Get ready for the best teacher game night of your life! If you like competition. If you like games. If you like beer. If you like to laugh. Then you …
Where to Find SO Many Teacher Ideas (The Answer Will Totally Surprise You)
Needing new teacher ideas? Looking for awesome lessons and dynamic conversations for your classroom? Are you 100% confident you are looking in the right place? Back in 2015 I started …
Leaving Teaching For Good! Is It Time To Say Goodbye? Monthly Motivation Episode
Are you thinking about leaving teaching? Are you considering saying goodbye to education? Am I contemplating quitting this year too? In this monthly motivation episode you will find out what …
You Are Not Alone! Taking Tragedy and Teacher Tired and Finding the Triumphant Moment In Each School Day
Sometimes it feels like we are alone in education. Students are experiencing trauma. We are experiencing stress. Students are struggling. And we are just plain teacher tired. What do we …
Laughing, Learning, and Being Silly in Schools- Gaspare Randazzo is a Teacher Just Talking about Using Humor
Need some teacher laughs? Want to learn a little about the significance of being silly? You are in the right place! In this episode special guest Gaspare Randazzo talks about …
How to Stay Positive During School Sh*t Storms, How to Say NO, How to Create Balance at Home and School
Looking for ways to not let one student or one class period ruin your whole day? I’ve got an idea. Looking for ways to not feel super overwhelmed with all …
“Cooking Up” Some Awesome Teacher Ideas with Special Guest Jess Martin
Teachers are always “cooking up” something. This is true both literally and figuratively. In this week’s episode the amazing, Jess Martin and I sit down and talk about how teachers …
4 Simple Strategies that Will Change Your Teacher Life This Fall- Monthly Motivation Episode
Feeling like you are literally falling into fall as a teacher? Need a quick motivational boost? Looking for a teacher pep talk? This episode has a 4-step idea that is …
Teachers Teaching Teachers- Jacob Chastain is a Teacher Just Talking about Education Podcasts
Teachers like us are always looking for helpful tips and tricks from other fellow teachers. And that is why education podcasts are so stinkin positive. Podcasts are a weekly opportunity …
The 1 Classroom Management Strategy That Will Change Everything! (Seriously)
Spoiler alert: I am sharing an idea that has created a MAJOR decrease in classroom issues. The term “classroom management” is thrown around a lot. We had whole classes dedicated …
Concerts, Karaoke, and Cassettes- Kayse Morris is a Teacher Just Talking About How Music Moves Us
Music moves us in really meaningful ways. And as teachers sometimes we just have to have a classroom dance party right? In this episode I sit down with the amazing …
Teacher Tired and It’s Only 1st Quarter! How to Set Realistic Expectations for the Rest of the Year- Monthly Motivation Episode
This is not what I thought this year was going to look like…. That is a statement that has been said by nearly every teacher this year and we are …
How a Bike Rack Can Change EVERYTHING for Your School with Special Guest Joe Sanfelippo
What makes the greatest teachers, school leaders, and educators? The answer may not be what you think! In this episode I sat down with Super, Joe Sanfelippo and he shared …
2 SEL & Relationship Building Ideas that are SO Simple + Perfect for Your Classroom!
My students won’t talk or get engaged in my lessons. My students have a wall up and are impossible to reach. I just need more ideas to add to my …
Want Some Helpful Hacks from Jen Jones? This is Teachers Just Talking About All Things Travel!
Teachers take their salsa seriously. Teachers spend time in the classroom and time cooking. Teachers need motivation and that can often be found in Mexico. And there is one teacher …
How to Deal with Negative Teachers & Staff in Schools- Monthly Motivation Episode
Do you have negative co-workers in your school? Are you having a hard time figuring out what to do and say to make things better? Is the negativity becoming so …
What Drives Teachers? (Literally)-Mr. Greg from the Kindergarten Smorgasboard is a Teacher Just Talking About “Wagons”
What drives you? Making an impact on kids? Seeing students learn and grow? But what literally drives you? For me, it’s a silver Toyota Highlander drives me to school every …
3 Things That You Have Permission To Do This School Year (You Don’t Even Need Your Principal To Sign Off Either)
Sometimes we simply don’t need permission to do great things for kids! But, teachers like us seek permission for lots of things. Can I do that? Better e-mail my principal. …
Balancing Parenting Life with This Teacher Life- Caitlin & Jessica are Teachers Just Talking About all Things Being a Mom
What do wine, target, and temper tantrums have in common? They are all part of being a teacher and they are also part of being a mom. In this transparent, …
The Teacher Boost and Essential Reminder You NEED Before This School Year Starts- Monthly Motivation Episode
Super sad that summer is over? If you said yes, I get it. Super excited that the school year is starting? If you said yes, I get that too. But …
How To Have The Best School Year of Your Life- Even If The Plan Keeps Changing and You Are Super Stressed Out (Summer Replay Episode)
Here we are getting ready to start another year of awesome education for students. But this year still feels so stinkin’ different right? The good news is our entire profession …
3 Secret Ways to Be The Best Freaking Teacher You Can Be (Summer Replay Episode)
We all want to be terrific teachers. We all strive to be exceptional educators. But sometimes it feels like we get stuck and think, “I don’t know what to do …
100th Episode Celebration + HUGE Giveaway For Awesome Listeners Like You!
YOU have made the This Teacher Life podcast a HUGE success by creating the momentum for 100 episodes to be released. Now it is time to throw a party and …
3 Ways to LOVE Teaching this Year… Even When It’s Freaking Hard (Summer Replay Episode)
Every single teacher who walks in (or logs in) to their classroom deserves to LOVE that experience. The big question is, do you right now? If you aren’t able to …