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If you use file folders, worksheets, competitions, or quieting techniques in your classroom, this episode is for you! And spoiler alert…. none of those are bad things! But the dialogue …
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 …
Are you looking for fun, engaging, easy ways to build relationships with students this year? If you said YES, I’ve got you covered! This free activity is PERFECT for SEL …
You may have heard about 180 Days of Awesome SEL. It is 180 Full Advisory lessons to help with social-emotional learning. And it’s awesome. But I am PUMPED to announce …
Is there a behavior or classroom expectation that is driving you a little crazy right now? Would you like to increase student motivation and decrease problems with students? Do you …
There are 5 secrets to success in education! Do you know what they are? They aren’t about test scores or curriculum data, but they are about CRUSH! What does that …
Let me get straight to the point… Our classrooms should have far more clapping than critiquing. How motivated are you when somebody tells you that you are doing something wrong? …
Does it feel like you have lost your educator energy? Do you feel deflated as a teacher? Did you actually know you are CRUSHing it! Not sure what that means? …
Summer is here… or at least almost here for most teachers! And as educators we totally deserve to enjoy every single second of summer! I have created a list of …
DEF. SEL. ACE. PLC. CPP. How many of those acronyms are your familiar with? Education LOVES an acornym. But the big question is, do you love a CPP? Not sure …
Hold on for one more day! That isn’t just a lyric from Wilson Phillips, it’s also a great teacher philosophy. But how do you do that? How do you hold …
The importance of relationships was still “up for debate” in some schools, even a year ago. But at this point, it is so very clear that the power of building …
Does it feel like you have lost your educator energy? Do you feel deflated as a teacher? Did you actually know you are CRUSHing it! Not sure what that means? …
Am I even making an impact? Are the kids even learning anything? Are we doing enough? Yes, teacher friends. The answer is yes! And if you are questioning your value …
Get ready to tackle all of the things in this epic episode. How in the heck do we balance our online students with our in-person students? I got you. How …
Kids come to school to “learn” but that is a super generic word. What does learning even mean right now, in 2021, as we continue in a pandemic. Let’s get …
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 …
Sometimes we all just need a quick pep talk, and that is exactly what is happening in this episode. Welcome to a new year, 2021! During this year I really …
Literally, literacy is important for every single teacher! If you aren’t sure how to work it into your class or you are looking for ways in enhance literacy practice, …
Teachers get insanely passionate about school supplies. I mean right? That is why I have invited my friend Michelle Griffo to this episode. She is passionate about some really “cutting …
Here we are getting ready to start another year of awesome education for students. But this year feels so stinkin’ different right? We are throwing out words like “hybrid education” …
Do you feel like you are constantly grabbing your hair and saying, “HELP!” Maybe questions like these are on your mind…. What are we supposed to do when kids refuse …
There are memories in the messy so shake it like a salt shaker… Distance Learning is messy. Classrooms are messy. Education is messy. But we teachers embrace that mess! …
Ideas do not have to be big to be beautiful! Classroom transformation. Field Trips. Tons of Tech. These are all things that we see on social media and maybe hope …
Your jaw is going to drop and your heart is going to smile in this 2 Quick Tips episode with the amazing Nancy Chung! She is a a classroom teacher …