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2 Unpopular Teacher Opinions That Could Change The Way You Look at This School Year In a POSITIVE Way (Best Episode Replay)

How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education? How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education? And maybe the biggest, best question …

How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences Ever (Best Episode Replay)

Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference? Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences? I’ve got an idea that can make …

How Doritos Can Create Really Dynamic Laughter and Learning in Your Classroom (This is SO NOT What You Would Expect!)

What if I told you Doritos could be so dynamic in your classroom and you wouldn’t even need to buy a bag!? In this week’s fun and unexpected episode of …

Humor / Motivation

2 Ridiculous Teacher Jokes That Will Bring Smiles to Schools

One of my favorite (and my students’ least favorite) things about my classroom is my cheesy humor. I simply can’t help dishing out puns. Some students probably feel “pun”ished by …

A REALLY Dumb School Solution To Help Students with RELIABILITY (And All You Need is a Raccoon)

Get ready to dive into a hilariously unconventional yet surprisingly effective approach to boosting student reliability. Join us as we explore the wild idea of using a raccoon as a …

Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

Important Teacher Reminder for the New Year

We need to surround ourselves with people who are making us better educators because they inspire, enlighten, and bring joy to our teacher lives.  But if the people you ADMIRE …

Spinning and Winning- REMIX! A Classroom Management Idea that Feels like a Game Show

Want students to be prepared for class? This episode is for you! Want students to listen in class? This episode is for you? Wants students to have respectful attitudes? This …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Thursdays Can be Thrilling (In a Good Way) In Your Classroom with This Awesome Game!

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 …

3 Reasons Why Teachers Are Leaving Education + Solutions on How to Solve the Problem If You Are Stressed & Struggling- Bonus Replay Episode

Teacher burnout is the highest it has ever been! There are 3 main reasons why educators are declaring they are leaving for good. Can you predict why? Are you experiencing …

How to Maximize Your Mornings with This Teacher Routine REMIX! Bonus Replay Episode

What does your morning routine look like as a teacher? Is it chaotic? It is predictable? Is it stressful? Does it truly prepare for an awesome day in your school …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2 Weird Things I Do In My Classroom to Build Relationships With Students

Sometimes weird things turn into really awesome things in education! Curious as to what I’m talking about? Stick around because… In this episode I am sharing my absolute favorite ways …

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 …

If You Are Feeling Like A Failure As A Teacher, Listen to This- 2 Simple Ideas to Help Lack of Momentum (Monthly Motivation Episode)

Do you feel like you are struggling as a teacher right now? Do you feel like your students are coming apart and your classroom morale is low? Do you feel …

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 …

1 Game Changing Idea That Motivates Students AND Teachers to SPRINT Into Schools with Excitement

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 …

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

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 …

The 2 Teacher Habits That Will Transform You Personally & Professionally (And They Are Easy Too!)- Monthly Motivation Episode

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 …

13.1 Teacher Truths That Will Help You Have Your BEST Year Yet! (Part 2)

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 …

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