Speaker. Author. Teacher. Motivator.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Fill in the blank…. Education is __________ right now. Some of the answers I have been hearing are: HARD Stressful Time-Consuming Different (A number of fellow teachers just laughed when …
The idea I’m sharing in this episode is ranked in my top 5 favorite classroom management ideas of all time. When I use this strategy kids clap, they turn in …
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 …
Want 2023 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 …
Are you struggling as a teacher both personally and professionally right now? Are you feeling like this year has actually gone better then you predicted it would? Are you feeling …
I did an activity with my students where 100% of students were participating, smiling, and excited to learn. Sound too good to be true? It’s not! And guess what, I …
Did you know… That teachers are one of the top shoppers during November? Teachers just hit “black friday” hard! I personally spent over $100 on … you guessed it… school …
How many e-mails do you send a day? How many e-mails did you get per day? What if I told you that I have 1 simple hack that will totally …
Building rooted relationships with students in our schools can be really hard. That is especially true right now! The good news is, you don’t have to do that alone. For …
Holiday Food Makes People Happy! And we are approaching turkey and ham season! So I thought I would help us all out by providing a free activity that is super …
There are lot of things that educators are thinking and feeling right now, but they aren’t all getting talked about. We know education had changed. But… is there way more …
You can teach in a city. You can teach in a suburb. You can teach in a town. You can teach in a cornfield. Want to see a completely different …
Schools get so caught up in facts and figures sometimes. But remember… Data doesn’t mean anything if the people hearing it don’t plan to DO anything with it in the …
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 …
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 …
Are you looking for any way to keep kids engaged? Me too! And that means we have to give them our 2 cents…literally. Sometimes I tape pennies to my shoes …