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 …
Super Simple Goal Setting Guide for 2024
The new year can bring a lot of awesome. Even when the few years have been really hard. So what can we do to make 2024 incredible? One obvious way …
These Teacher Gifts are AWESOME!
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving gifts. As teachers, I think we deserve to get things that are going to make our teacher life better, easier, or save us …
How to Overcome Teacher Mistakes and What We Can Learn From Them (Spoiler Alert: This is Actually Really Funny Too)
Have you ever tried to say one thing in your classroom and it came out completely different? That comment may have cause your whole class to laugh. caused you to …
The Beautiful 3: The 3 Weeks of Teaching Between Thanksgiving & Winter Break
The next 3 weeks of school could be the hardest three weeks of the entire school year for both students AND teachers. The transition between Thanksgiving break and winter break …
Let’s Bring Awesome PD To Your School: 3 EASY Steps
There is nothing worse than attending an in-service day and walking out, 2-3 hours later, feeling like it was a huge waste of time. As teachers, we deserve professional development …
Teacher Balance: A Look at a VERY Common School Problem and Solutions on HOW to FIX It
How is balance going in your teacher life? More specifically, how is the balance between smiles and systems in your school? We all know that schools are under a lot …
Education Question: Have Students Changed or Have Teachers Changed? A Special Conversation with Jack Berckemeyer
“Things aren’t like they used to be when I started teaching.” Have you said or heard that statement lately. The reality is, yes, things in education have changed. But, the …
5 Year Anniversary of The TED Talk “How Starbucks Could Save Education”
5 years ago I gave a TED TALK about education. During that TED Talk I made this statement… “students and teachers should want to sprint into schools with fearless, not sprint …
Epic Teacher Fail Moments- Stressful or Silly? How Do You Handle Them? (Prepare to Drop Your Jaw in This One)
If we aren’t laughing everyday in our school or with our students, we should be. But sometimes we fail as teachers and these aren’t small fails, they are epic. In …
How to Have the Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences of Your Career (And It’s A Super Simple Structure)
Parent-Teacher conferences can be a little stressful for both the parents and the teacher. Often times they take a lot of time and effort. Often times the parents don’t even …
The BEST Classroom Management System that is Simple But Significant (The 3 Cs-Clear, Consistent, Consequences)
We know as teachers that classroom management is essential, but we also understand that it can be very difficult. Sometimes students are defiant. Sometimes students don’t want to work. Sometimes …
Teacher, Feeling Burnt Out? This Creates Less Teacher Stress and More Classroom Fun…
You deserve to have the best school year of your life. Seriously. The past few years have been REALLY HARD. But this year doesn’t have to be! And I’m confident …
4 Ways to to Have A Fresh Start This School Year If You Have Been Stressed or Struggling as a Teacher
Sometimes as teachers we just need a fresh start! We need some new ideas that are going to make this school year awesome. We need some ways to help build …
PREMIERE- Season 5- How to Build Connections with Kids Using Calls, Focused Feedback, and Epic Teacher Fails
Want to start off this school year with some practical, easy to implement ideas? This is the place for you If you need help with the dreaded “calling home” or …
Do You Want This School Year to Be 180 Days of Awesome?
Raise you hand if you want this school year to be your best school year yet! I raised my hand, did you? We want it to be fun. We want …
THIS Classroom Management Idea is EXACTLY What We Teachers Need To Start The School Year- Bonus Replay Episode
Last year was your classroom 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 …
4 Tips on How to Have the Best School Year of Your Life (Seriously) Bonus Replay Episode
Are you an energetic teacher who has a passion for continuous improvement and looking for a fun, fresh perspective? Are you a new teacher who is looking to start your …
Teachers, Start this School Year in an AWESOME Way with THIS!
Are you a teacher who has been in the classroom for years and feel like you are stuck in a rut? Are you a new teacher who is looking to …
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 …
Expect the Unexpected in Education- Monthly Motivation- Bonus Replay Episode
“I didn’t see that coming.” “Wow! That threw me through a loop!” “Whoa! That’s different.” “Ugh. Another change?” Have you found yourself in an unexpected situation or moment as a …
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 …
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 …
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 …