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1 Relationship Building + SEL Game That You WANT To Play This Year (Probably The Best Activity I’ve Ever Made…) Bonus Replay Episode

Are you looking for ideas that will boost classroom engagement, help with relationship building, are perfect for SEL, AND kids are going to motivated to participate? Well this one game …

Humor / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

Teacher Reminder: This School Year Didn’t Suck…

Are you feeling so teacher tired right now? If you said, “NO” then good for you! If you said, “YES” then no judgement at all. We are almost there and …

Humor / Ideas

Teachers, Solve a Common End of the School Year Problem with This Simple Idea

What do the final days look like for you this school year? Are you looking at testing data? Do you final a final day of PD? Is there a staff …

How to Bring Your Teacher Life to a Whole New Level- You are SO Much MORE than “JUST a Teacher”

Teachers, are you finding yourself a little stuck right now personally or professionally? Do you feel like you want or need to be “more than just a teacher” When we …

THIS Classroom Management Idea is EXACTLY What We Teachers Need Right Now

Is your classroom currently 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 to …

Advisory / Humor / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

A Cereal’isly Fun Idea for Students- SEL Lesson for Teachers

Do you have a favorite cereal? Mine is for sure Cinnamon Toast Crunch! My mom would buy it for us as kids, but only if she had a coupon. I …

Advisory / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / SEL

Awesome Idea for Schools + Classrooms: Raisin Day!

I love my mom so much. I call her Super Momma Jayne. And sometimes she is able to be a super guest speaker in my classroom She comes into all my …

Teachers: Make Every Friday SO Fun for Students (And You) with This Awesome Activity

Raise your hand if you like having fun. (Every student AND teacher just raised their hand) Teaching can be hard. Being a student can be hard. But what if there …

Ideas / Motivation / Reflection

Teacher Truth: A Look At The Impact of Educators this Year

I was thinking about something the other day and I’m wondering if you agree? Sometimes we OVERESTIMATE the impact we can make in one day of teaching kids.  But we …

The BEST Teacher Idea to Get Kids Using TONS of Life Skills (An Easy Game to Implement)

What if you never had to grade another paper again? Would you be thrilled? What if you never had to sit through another boring meeting or PD that is a …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Classroom Activity: Toy Throwdown- PERFECT for SEL Time

I love the game uno, do you? My students really like it too! In my career I’ve taught elementary, middle, and high school and this is one game that ALL …

How to MOTIVATE Kids to Participate, Pay Attention, and Pause Before Speaking (A Simple but Significant Solution)

Do kids talk in your class? You may have said YES! They are just talking while you are teaching OR talking about something off-topic. You have have said NO! They …

Ideas / Motivation / Reflection

The Next Time you are Frustrated with a Student Ask Yourself These Questions…

I’ve got an important Spring Teacher Tip for you today. The next time you are frustrated with a situation or a student ask yourself these questions:   Why am I …

1 Classroom Strategy that Will Make Monday’s SO Much Better (This Lesson is Fun and Easy)

Teacher friend, how do you feel about a Monday? According to research about 59% of people declare Monday is their least favorite day of the week? Do you agree? Another …

The 1 Classroom Management Idea That You Need In Your Teacher Life (Spin & Win with This Hack)

Are your students struggling with organization, attitude, participation, engagement, or motivation? If you said YES this episode is for you! Classroom management can be super hard, especially these days, but …

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 …

How Sharing Can Change Schools, Students, & Staffs (And Sharing Probably Isn’t What You Think…)

Teaching is probably harder now then it ever has been. We all hope that it can’t get any harder than this too. But if I told you there was one …

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 …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Check Out This Would You Rather- Classroom Remix! 

Doing engaging games with kids is a great way to build a classroom community. You probably have dome something like Would You Rather before. But, the version I’ve created takes …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

180 FULL Morning Meeting Lessons Specific for Elementary Students 

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 …

1 Simple Teacher Idea That Will Help Celebrate Students and Costs $0 (All You Need is a Bag!)

Are you or your students feeling a little frustrated right now? What if you could replace that frustration with fun? Are you or your students feeling a little stressed right …

How to Never Waste Another Second Planning Your Advisory, Morning Meeting, or SEL Time (No Cap)

Do you find planning awesome lessons for students to be a time vampire? We know that quality activities make a huge impact, but the time and effort it requires is …

Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

Important Educator Reminder: Connecting is More Important than Impressing

Educator Reminder:  We may IMPRESS others with our strengths like in-depth lessons or creative curriculum ideas.  But we CONNECT others through our weaknesses like teaching a terrible unit or handling …

How Yahtzee and Music Can be Used to INCREASE Motivation and Engagement in Your Classroom

What if I told you that students could be level 10 awesome on a consistent basis in your classroom? What would it look like, sound like, and feel like for …

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