How to Get Students to Turn In High-Quality Work and the Simple System to Ensure No Kids Fail
Do you struggle to get kids to turn in work? Do you wish students put forth more effort on the work they turn in? Do you feel like students are …
How to Overcome PERSONAL Struggles So You Can Thrive in PROFESSIONAL Situations (The Motivation You Didn’t Know You Needed)
How is life going for you right now? Are you able to answer that question WITHOUT bringing up work or school related- topics? Sometimes as teachers we have a difficult …
3 Behavior Management Ideas That Can be Used in ANY Classroom with ANY AGE with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer
Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies? You are in the right place! On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some …
How to Create RESPECT In Your School for Students & Staff: Word Wall Hall
How is behavior managed in your school? Would you say it is more proactive or reactive? When it comes to school culture, nothing building positive climate better than parties over …
How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences Ever (And All You Need Are Raisins!?)
Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference? Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences? I’ve got an idea that can make …
Super Simple SEL Solutions for Students & Staff (PS: I Got a New Position)
How are you currently feeling in your position in education? Do you feel like you are supported as staff? Do you feel like your kids are supported as students? Sometimes …
What Would Students Say to Teachers If They Knew We Were Really Listening? (The Ideas & Results Will Totally Surprise You)
When was the last time you asked students questions like… What do you really want teachers to know about you? What would you say to your teachers if you knew …
2 Unpopular Teacher Opinions That Could Change The Way You Look at This School Year (In a POSITIVE Way)
How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education? How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education? And maybe the biggest, best question …
A Really Dumb Teacher Idea that Takes Less than 12 Seconds to Implement (Perfect for ALL Teachers)
Really dumb ideas can be SO dynamic! But why share “dumb” ideas? Because SPOILER ALERT… they work! I think ideas that take no prep, require no lesson plan, and cost …
How a Deck of UNO Cards Can FLIP Your Classroom Into Something AWESOME This School Year (New Season Premiere)
Want this school year to be your best UNO yet? Sometimes things like classroom management and behavior management cam bog us down. But what if I told you this year …
UNO Classroom Idea that Will Make Your Students WILD-In a Good Way (Summer Replay Episode)
Looking for ONE classroom idea that could make your spring awesome? You are in the right place. In this episode we will take a deck of Uno cards and show …
Teachers This Behavior Management Idea is EXACTLY What We to Need To Start The School Year (Summer Replay Episode)
Last year was your classroom a tornado of disorganized, disrespectful, or disengaged students? Is your teacher heart currently a tsunami of frustration, fear, or freaking stressed? If you said YES …
A Classroom Management Idea that Feels like a Game Show- Spinning and Winning- REMIX! (Summer Replay Episode)
Want students to be prepared for class? This episode is for you! Want students to listen in class? This episode is for you? Wants students to have respectful attitudes? This …
3 Game Changing Ideas That Will Change Your School Year-Prepare to Be Surprised (Summer Replay Episode)
Do you have a sharpie marker in your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you! Do you have even one piece of technology in your classroom? If …
The BEST Behavior Management System for Schools that is SO Simple- Using the 3 Cs (Summer Replay Episode)
We know as teachers that classroom management is essential, but we also understand that it can be very difficult. Sometimes students are defiant. Sometimes students don’t want to work. Sometimes …
3 Essential Teacher Topics How to Stay Positive During School Sht Storms, How to Say NO, How to Create Balance at Home and School (Summer Replay Episode)
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 …
1 Classroom Management Strategy That Will Change Everything for Teachers- (Summer Replay Episode)
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 …
How to Structure Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences of Your Career with Raisins!?! (Summer Replay Episode)
Parent-Teacher conferences can be a little stressful for both the parents and the teacher. Often times they take a lot of time and effort. Often times the parents don’t even …
Really Dumb Classroom Management Strategy Using Only a Pen!? (Summer Replay Episode)
Sometimes the silliest ideas end up being the most strategic ideas! So let me ask you, how is classroom management going in your teacher life right now? Are students getting …
Leaving Teaching For Good Is It Time To Say Goodbye (Summer Replay Episode)
Over 55% of educators admit to considering a career change. Are you thinking about leaving teaching? Are you wanting to say goodbye to education? Am I contemplating quitting this year …
Teachers- NEVER BE Teacher Tired Again! How to Set Realistic Expectations in Education (Summer Replay Episode)
This is not what I thought this school year was going to look like…. That is a statement that has been said by nearly every teacher this year and we …
Teacher Engagement Hacks- How to MOTIVATE Kids (Using Just a Door), How to Get Kids Quiet FAST, and How to STOP Kids from Giving Up (Summer Replay Episode)
Do you have a door to your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you! Do you want to keep kids quiet at the right times? If so, …
4 Reminders that Teaching is Awesome and You DID Make a HUGE Impact This School Year
How are you feeling about the end of this school year? Exhausted? Excited? Empowered? Teaching can be an emotional roller coaster and sometimes we just need a reminder that we …
How to Proactively Lesson Plan for The Entire School Year in Less than 1 Hour (This Structure is Simple & Effective)
How long does it take you to plan for an entire school year’s worth of curriculum? If your answer is longer than 1-hour, then I have a simple, strategic system …
How to Use YouTube in Your Classroom (For Only 30 Seconds) and Get Kids Participating for Over 30 Minutes
What is the vibe in your classroom right now? Do you find it is different on various days of the week! If you want to bring TGIF energy and enthusiasm …