A Letter for Teachers: Don’t Start Your New Year Without Reading This!
Dear Teachers, As the calendar turns its page to a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work you do and the profound impact …
Leaving Teaching For Good Is It Time To Say Goodbye (Summer Replay Episode)
Over 55% of educators admit to considering a career change. Are you thinking about leaving teaching? Are you wanting to say goodbye to education? Am I contemplating quitting this year …
4 Reminders that Teaching is Awesome and You DID Make a HUGE Impact This School Year
How are you feeling about the end of this school year? Exhausted? Excited? Empowered? Teaching can be an emotional roller coaster and sometimes we just need a reminder that we …
Educators- Your Mind Will be Blown with This Research (Prepare Your Heart for a WOW Moment)
Have you ever tracked how many times you laugh in a day? Have you ever tracked how many questions you ask in a day? Research Suggests the Following: An …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: STOP Seeing the Big Picture
As teachers, we often get told, “we have to see the big picture.” I understand that line of thinking, but I’m here to challenge that idea. What if we forget …
How Oprah and Reese Witherspoon are Making a HUGE Impact in Education (The Answer will Surprise You)
Oprah and Reese Witherspoon are known for their incredible book clubs. Each year millions of people read titles from their award-winning lists. “Teacher Books” rarely make the cut. But what …
Teacher Truth: This is A Lie Students Hear in Schools…
We tell kids… You can be anything you want to be! But the reality is, that just isn’t true! Instead we should say… You can be who you truly …
SEL: Why Has Social-Emotional Become SO Controversial? A Look at What It REALLY Is (And Isn’t)
Why has SEL become so controversial? I think there is a fear about SEL because there is a massive misunderstanding of what it is SEL is equipping kids with …
Teacher Tip: The Art of Reflective Communication
Life Advice: Sometimes we need to pause before we put words out there. Then we begin to speak only when we are truly confident that what we are about to …
Teacher Sh*T Storms: The Struggle is Real…
Life Storms Last week I was on a flight and caught this picture as we were ascending. The sunlight was streaming into my window and the air was super …
Teacher Time is a True Gift: Progress Over Perfection
Time is a Gift And here is a picture to prove it… These 2 pictures are SO similar and SO very different. The photo on the left is from …
What Is Teaching? An End of the School Year Reflection from a Tired Teacher
Teaching is saying.. “Please stop touching each other” “You guys are absolutely hilarious” “Why are you talking about cheese” “I’m going to miss you all” “Stop!” And riding this crazy …
The Paradox of Choice in Schools- Are Choices Always Good for Kids?
The paradox of choice says: The MORE options we are given, the LESS satisfied we could be with whatever option we pick. This has been proven by science and businesses …
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 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 …
Where to Find SO Much Teacher Motivation & Classroom Lessons (This Idea Will Shock You)
Some of my very best ideas this year did NOT come from social media or teacher books. Some of my very best ideas this year did NOT come from educators …
There are MANY Sides of Education (Which Are You a Part Of?)
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 …
Important Teacher Reminder For Next School Year
These past few years have been really difficult in education. We have started to (and continued to) question so much about our passion and profession. But here is a seriously …
A Tough Teacher Lesson…
Parents & Principals don’t always know kids like we do. Our relationship with students is different. So we have to be confident when they criticize our choices. It doesn’t mean …
Teacher Health- This is THE THING Teachers MUST DO To Take Care of Ourselves- A Special Conversation with Kyle Krueger
If there was one thing that could improve your mental, physical, and spiritual health as a teacher, would you want to know about it? This year has been hella hard, …
How To Get Kids Comfortable Sharing in School (And At Home)
In the past few years we have found that kids are more reluctant to raise their hand. Teachers get frustrated and annoyed with: “I don’t know.” (Shoulder Shrug) “I’m not …
A Letter to All Teachers Right Now
A Letter to All Teachers Right Now… Dear Teacher Friends, Are you struggling right now? If you said yes, you are not alone! Here is what we have to do. …
The 2022 Goals You Teachers Are Looking For
3 Goals to Hit Daily in Schools for 2022 Love learning Love people Love growing If we can say “yes” to all 3 of those each day, we are creating …
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. …
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 …