A Letter to All Teachers Right Now
A Letter to All Teachers Right Now… Dear Teacher Friends, Are you struggling right now? If you said yes, you are not alone! Here is what we have to do. …
You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up! Crazy Stuff That Has Been Said in Schools (Get Ready to LAUGH)
Sometimes the best thing we can do in schools is laugh. Parents, students, and fellow teachers will say something or ask a question and then our jaw drops to the …
Teacher Life Hacks with Special Guest CJ Reynolds
Needing help with time management? Wondering how you are supposed to handle everything on your teacher plate? Trying to find ways to maximize your time and energy? This episode is …
How to MOTIVATE Kids (Using Just a Door), How to Get Kids Quiet FAST, and How to ENGAGE Kids Staring at the Wall
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, …
Compassion in Small Learning Communities
Got a flat tire on my way home from school not too long ago. I pulled into a gas station. 2 amazing gentleman came and helped. The gas station clerk …
3 Game Changing Ideas That Will Change Your School Year (Prepare to Be Surprised)
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 …
3 Things we SHOULD Do in Our Classrooms, 1 Thing We SHOULDN’T! Monthly Moitvation Episode
Sometimes the things we do in our classrooms don’t seem like they are making an impact. Sometimes the things we aren’t doing in our classrooms would make a massive impact. …
A Loving Reminder to Every Teacher
Just in case your principal hasn’t told you this in a minute… You have done AMAZING things this year. You have made a HUGE impact on kids. You are an …
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 …
How to Make 2022 a Year of 365 Days of Awesome
Awesome is all around us. Every single day we get the opportunity to be intentional about focusing on failures or celebrating successes. But in the past few years finding the …
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 …
“Why Do Teachers Seem So Stressed Out?” – A Question From a Student
I overheard an interesting conversation today… Student 1: Teachers seem so stressed out right now, what’s going on? Student 2: Listen, if I was a teacher I would just be …
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 …
The Bold Truth About Homework
So here is a big teacher truth: If we hate grading it, our students probably hated doing it. Now, I understand that “hate” is a strong word, but hear me …
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 …
What’s the Most Valuable Currency for Kids?
The currency for our country is the dollar. But the currency for kids is time. And when we invest time into kids, they start to realize how much they really …
“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 …
Schools Don’t Need Another Stinkin’ Program!
Schools don’t need more programs. Programs have agendas. And when everything has an agenda we start forgetting about the purpose. Programs aren’t the solution. People are! Schools don’t need another: …
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 …
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 …
Bring Classroom Camaraderie and SEL to the Next Level with This!
Looking for fun, engaging SEL activities? Searching for ways to get kids talking and participating? Wanting to be strong relationships with your students? Exploring ways to laugh while you learn …
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 …