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3 Powerful Teaching Ideas that Will Engage 100% of Our Students (AND Take No Extra Time… Seriously)

What if engaging every student didn’t require longer lesson plans, fancy tools, or extra prep time? In this week’s episode of This Teacher Life, we share three powerful, classroom-tested teaching …

4 Things We Should Promise NOT To Do As Teachers (But Do We Do Them In Our Classrooms?) With Special Guests Jack Berckemeyer & Rachael McCoy

If you use file folders, worksheets, competitions, or quieting techniques in your classroom, this episode is for you! And spoiler alert…. none of those are bad things! But the dialogue …

The 3 F-Words Your School & Students Need This Year (These Will Increase Fun and Decrease Frustration)

Ready to flip the script on school stress by remixing a VERY common thing that happens with students? In this week’s energizing episode of the This Teacher Life, we’re diving …

How to Create an Amazing Classroom Climate Using a Simple Competition with The Game Plinko (Season Premiere)

Welcome back to a brand-new season! We’re kicking things off with a powerful, practical strategy to boost student engagement, motivation, and classroom culture—all with a little help from the iconic …

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 …

3 Behavior Management Ideas That Can be Used in ANY Classroom with ANY AGE with Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)

Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies? You are in the right place! On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some …

6 Simple Things that Teachers Need to Bring More Joy to Their Journey in Education- Season Finale

Truth: Teachers want and need more joy in their life! Truth: It can come in some silly and significant ways if we are strategic about it! In the This Teacher …

How 1 Idea Got Students to Come Prepared, Participate, AND Stay Positive (All You Need is Fake Money?!)

There is unexpected power in fake money to students of all ages!  If you are looking to motivate students to come to class prepared, actively engage, and maintain a positive …

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“These Teacher Ideas Were Exactly What I Needed for My Classroom”- Student Engagement Strategies

Fill in the blank…. Education is __________ right now. Some of the answers I have been hearing are: HARD Stressful Time-Consuming  Different  (A number of fellow teachers just laughed when …

3 Simple Ideas to Try Before That Final Bell Rings (You AND Your Students Will LOVE These)

It’s the final countdown! That last bell of the year is going to be ringing soon! And when it does I want us to feel SO good about the work …

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Recent Posts

  • A Letter to Teachers on Thanksgiving
  • 5 Simple Ways to Bring MORE JOY To Your Classroom
  • Education Hot Take: School Data Doesn’t Mean Sh*t Without Understanding the NAMES Behind the NUMBERS
  • New Virtual Course for Teachers: 180 Days of Awesome Relationships
  • Teacher Truth: Joy is the Ultimate Advantage

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