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 …
Laughing, Learning, and Being Silly in Schools- Gaspare Randazzo is a Teacher Just Talking about Using Humor
Need some teacher laughs? Want to learn a little about the significance of being silly? You are in the right place! In this episode special guest Gaspare Randazzo talks about …
How to Build Rooted Relationships in the Classroom
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 …
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: …
4 Simple Strategies that Will Change Your Teacher Life This Fall- Monthly Motivation Episode
Feeling like you are literally falling into fall as a teacher? Need a quick motivational boost? Looking for a teacher pep talk? This episode has a 4-step idea that is …
Build Rooted Relationships in Schools with These 20 Ideas
People often say education is broken, but I don’t think that’s true. I believe education is simply evolving into something beautiful. No longer are reading, writing, and arithmetic the foundations …
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 …
Why Are There 59 Shades of Failure in Schools?
We have all heard of the book 50 Shades of Gray. It was pretty controversial and likely WAY over-rated. But you know what is fascinating? There are 59 shade of …
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 …
Do Kids Need More Information or Do Kids Need More Love?
Do kids need more information or do kids need more love? Because, I don’t know about you, but I always enjoyed learning information from people I loved. There is a …
Concerts, Karaoke, and Cassettes- Kayse Morris is a Teacher Just Talking About How Music Moves Us
Music moves us in really meaningful ways. And as teachers sometimes we just have to have a classroom dance party right? In this episode I sit down with the amazing …
Are You Questioning Being a Teacher Forever?
From time to time we get home from school and ask ourselves, “What am I doing.” Some days are super hard. Some days it feels like we aren’t great educators. …
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 …
Adults: Our Job is NOT To Keep Kids Happy
Here is a hard truth bomb… Our job is not to keep kids happy. Our job is to keep kids human. Stay with me and hear me out for …
How a Bike Rack Can Change EVERYTHING for Your School with Special Guest Joe Sanfelippo
What makes the greatest teachers, school leaders, and educators? The answer may not be what you think! In this episode I sat down with Super, Joe Sanfelippo and he shared …
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 …