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Tag: crushing it for kids

A Really Dumb Idea That Will Get 100% of Students Listening and I 100% Guarantee It’s Not What You Expect

What if you could throw a party in your classroom everyday? And this party wouldn’t be any work, it wouldn’t create chaos, and the party wouldn’t cost anything. Would you …

The 5 Pillars of Teaching: Celebrate Education, Build Relationships, Utilize Your Skills, Share Your Successes, Hold On Tight

What if I told you there are 5 super simple things that can change EVERYTHING about education. These 5 things can help you: LOVE your job CONNECT with kids CREATE …

Teacher Truth: You are NOT Alone- How Sharing Your Story, Struggles, & Successes Can Help You Crush It in the Classroom

Are this point in the school you are you surviving, thriving or in neutral? The reality is that all honest answers are great answers! This is the point in the …

Advisory / Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / SEL

How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days

So how do we make April Awesome? We CRUSH IT Together! CRUSH is an acronym I use in my classroom. Celebrate Education Relationships First Utilize Our Strengths Share Our Stories …

Utilize THIS In Your Classroom to Guarantee LOTS of Learning for ALL Students (This is Fun for Teachers Too)

You are a unique teacher that is bringing awesome ideas to your classroom that help you crush it for kids. The big question is, do you believe that? Do you …

How to Celebrate Education in Super Simple Ways (I Promise You Will be Clapping About This Idea)

Classrooms need more clapping than critiquing. Do you agree? Sometimes if we want to crush it for kids we need to simply celebrate education and celebrate our students more often. …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Teacher Tired is REAL- So How Do We Make 4th Quarter Awesome?

Do You Need A Boost?I think we all do, right? There is no denying the fact that this year has been crazy hard! Sub shortages. More on our plates than …

3 Easy Ways to Hold on to the Love of Teaching (Listen if You Are Feeling Stressed or Struggling in Your School)

If you are needing help with classroom behaviors, student motivation, or building relationships, I’ve got you covered. Sometimes the best way to improve those 3 areas of education is to …

1 Game I Utilize with Students That is SO Unique & SO Awesome (Spoiler Alert: It Involves a Fake Hot Dog)

As teachers, we all have unique gifts that we can utilize to unleash greatness in our classroom. In this episode I will share a quirky game that I created on …

Ideas / Motivation

How to Crush It For Kids This Spring (You Need This In Your Teacher Life)

Teacher tired is totally a real thing. So, let me ask. Do you need a boost? I think we all do, right? There is no denying the fact that this …

How to Crush It For Kids In The Classroom This Spring (Even If You Feel Crushed with Stress & Frustration)

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 …

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 …

How to Celebrate Education Even When It Feels Like a Hot Mess! (Summer Replay Episode)

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? …

Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation

How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days… Even if You are Feeling SO Burnt Out!

Did you know…that just because spring fever has hit (you and your students), doesn’t mean we can’t end the year even better than we started. Is 4th Quarter So Stinkin …

3 Ways to Make the End of This School Year Better (Even If You Have Given Up Hope)

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 Oprah Book Club for Teachers with Christina Hanson

If you think Oprah’s book club is cool, you haven’t seen anything yet. Reading is not just a subject, it is a life skill and an opportunity for everybody to …

We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do! Bringing School Spirit to the Community – Top Episode! Summer Replay

When your community truly has school spirit, when your town truly has the spirit of enthusiasm that says we love our kids, we love our schools, we love our students, …

EP 16: Real Talk! Actual Questions from Actual Kids

Real kids have real questions. Sometimes those questions involve “what are we having for lunch?” And sometimes those questions dig a little deeper and matter far beyond that moment. In …

EP 15: Crushing It For Kids in 4th Quarter!

Crushing It is not just a slang term our students use. It is literally the key to becoming the best possible teachers we can be! CRUSH is an acronym I …

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  • Teacher Trick: How the Number 12 Has INCREASED Student Engagement

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  • 5 Simple Ways to Bring MORE JOY To Your Classroom
  • Education Hot Take: School Data Doesn’t Mean Sh*t Without Understanding the NAMES Behind the NUMBERS
  • New Virtual Course for Teachers: 180 Days of Awesome Relationships
  • Teacher Truth: Joy is the Ultimate Advantage
  • Teacher Trick: How the Number 12 Has INCREASED Student Engagement

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