A Letter for Teachers: Don’t Start Your New Year Without Reading This!
Dear Teachers, As the calendar turns its page to a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work you do and the profound impact …
Rest is the Best Teacher Gift: Don’t Forget to Do This Today and Every Day Over Break…
This precious time called Winter Break is probably some of the most restorative time we get all year long. Watch movies. Play with your kids. Sleep in. Eat junk. Stay in …
Teacher Retention: How to Get MORE Teachers to STAY In (or join) Education
Nearly 50% of new teachers leave the classroom within the first 5 years of teaching. That is not a great odds for teacher retention. So how do we decrease that …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: Traditional Grades are Garbage
Traditional Grades are Garbage. That is a bold statement, but I want to really break it down. This statement challenges the foundational assumption of traditional education: that grades accurately …
3 Super Simple Ways to Engage Students (And All You Need is Paper) with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer
When was the last time you were able to get your students super motivated with a paper plate? When was the last time you increased student engagement with a reverse …
Perfect Holiday Gifts for Teachers (You Can’t Stop Stressing and Scrolling Now)
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving teacher gifts. As teachers, I think we deserve to get things that are going to make our teacher life better, easier, or save …
Unpopular Education Opinion? Kids Listen to Teachers They Like…
How do you personally feel about the following statement: Students have a hard time listening to and learning from teachers they don’t like. Let’s take a real world look …
6 Signs That Your School is a Successful & Safe Space for Teachers (And 2 Traits That It’s Toxic)
Is your school a safe places that is full of success, smiles, and situations that inspire teachers and leaders to be their best? Or is your school a place where …
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 …
How to Host the Best Parent-Teacher Conferences of Your Career
There is one annual activity that teachers either love or hate. I’m gonna be honest, I absolutely love them, and you may absolutely hate them, and that is totally okay. …
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 …
Pens + Problems = Positivity (An Unexpected Classroom Idea)
Some of the best ideas that I have ever come up with are absolutely ridiculous. I didn’t learn them in college, I didn’t read them in some sort of education …
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 …
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 …
Teachers Check Out This Classroom Idea that Will Get 100% of Students Motivated to Engage (Even on a Monday Morning)
One of the least favorite things that my students say, and I’m wondering if your students say the same thing, is on a Monday morning, when I ask, why the …
Teachers: Will this School Year be AWESOME For You? Find out here…
You deserve to have the best school year of your life. I’m confident the Awesome Academy for Teachers can help make it happen! This 4-course online professional development series is …
98% of Teachers Have LOVED This! Have You?
100% of Teachers Are Enjoying Summer Break Right Now… that is just an estimate 🙂 75% of Teachers are already looking ahead and planning for the upcoming school year, also …
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 …
How Teachers Can Use Music to Motivate Students (You Will Be Blown Away How You Can Leverage it for Learning)
Music is a highly underutilized tool in education! We use books all the time to help kids learn and grow, but songs are just books without pages. So how can …
3 Simple Teacher Ideas to End the Year on a Good Note with Special Jack Berckemeyer
Spring fever is a real thing! But spring celebration is a real thing too. As a teacher do you want to have an AWESOME April or an AWFUL April? I …
How Oprah and Reese Witherspoon are Making a HUGE Impact in Education (The Answer will Surprise You)
Oprah and Reese Witherspoon are known for their incredible book clubs. Each year millions of people read titles from their award-winning lists. “Teacher Books” rarely make the cut. But what …
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 …
Education Question: Have Students Changed or Have Teachers Changed? A Special Conversation with Jack Berckemeyer
“Things aren’t like they used to be when I started teaching.” Have you said or heard that statement lately. The reality is, yes, things in education have changed. But, the …