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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 …

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

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 …

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

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 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 …

Ideas / Motivation / Reflection

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 …

Advisory / Ideas

March Madness For Teachers- The Ultimate Bracket Remix for Classroom Relationships

March Madness isn’t just about basketball! It’s also the time of the year where we, as teachers, are wanting to have an awesome 4th Quarter!   So let me ask …

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 …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Classroom Game for March Madness- Awesome Student Engagement Idea!

Fun Fact- In 1999 my middle school basketball team won the State tournament. We felt like total ballers when they handed us the huge trophy and cut down the net …

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 …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

A Ridiculous Teacher Idea Using an Envelope- This Works!

This year I’ve came up with A LOT of ridiculous ideas just to get the attention of kids. Have you found yourself experimenting too? One of the silliest things I’ve …

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 Current Grading Systems in Schools are Setting Kids up for Failure (Literally) And What Teachers Can Do About It

How does your school currently handle grades? Do you have a traditional system? Does your school give zeros? What about late work, how is that handled? Do you agree with …

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 …

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 …

Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

A Realistic Plan for Schools in 2023

When a new year approaches we start looking at what is working in our lives and what needs improvement. In schools we literally call this a “School Improvement Plan” Well, …

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 …

13.1 Teacher Truths That Will Help You Have Your BEST Year Yet! (Part 1)

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 …

3 Teacher Secrets That Aren’t Getting Talked About (That NEED to Be Talked About)- Monthly Motivation Episode

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 …

4 Things That We Must STOP Doing as Teachers (They Aren’t What You Think)

Grading can be a time and energy vampire for teachers. But what if I told you I could make your grading of student work SO much easier. And to make …

Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection

School Problems vs. School Solutions- DATA Collection

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 …

1 Class Idea That Gets Students ROLLING In the Right Direction (A Dynamic Class Competition)

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 …

5 Ways to Motivate Students Using 1 Simple Idea (You Will LOVE This!)

Have you ever given your students a reward and they didn’t care about it at all? Have you ever given your students a consequence and they could have cared less? …

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