Ignite Your Teaching
A podcast to help inspire elementary teachers to improve their pedagogy, simplify their systems, and find time-saving tools for their classrooms.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
EP 255 - How to Start Your Math Program Off Right: The First Three Weeks of School
Are you ready to set your math program up for success? Join us in this week's Ignite Your Teaching Podcast episode as we explore "How to Start Your Math Program Off Right: The First Thr…
EP 254 - 5 Ways to End the Year on a Positive Note With Your Students
Today we're diving into a topic that's close to every teacher's heart: ending the year on a positive note with your students.
As we all know, this year has been filled with challenges, f…
EP 253 - How to Use Chat GPT in the Classroom
Are you ready to revolutionize your approach to teaching? Have you ever wondered how technology can enhance the learning experience?
In this episode of Ignite Your Teaching Podcast, we …
EP 252 - Create Easy Final Projects You and Your Students Will Love
How do you make assessments for your students to show their learning? Are you also requiring your students to create uniform projects where everyone's doing the same thing?
I know how ch…
EP 251 - Simplify Your Report Card Writing with Comment Banks
Writing report cards is a comprehensive assessment that provides a valuable snapshot of a student's academic progress, strengths, and areas for improvement. However, many teachers find …
EP 250 - What are the 3 C's of Classroom Management?
In this episode, we dive deep into the three C’s of classroom management - connection, consistency, and compassion. They are the foundation and underlying root of successful classroom m…
EP 249 - Why is Inquiry so Challenging for Students and How to Fix It
Welcome to today's episode, where we will discuss why inquiry-based learning can be challenging for students. We will also review some strategies you can implement to help make inquiry …
EP 248 - The 4 ways that you can differentiate in the classroom
Welcome to today's episode, where we will explore the concept of differentiation in the classroom. Have you ever been asked if you are differentiating for your students and wondered wha…
247: What are the 4 Types of Inquiry-Based Learning?
Are you struggling to include inquiry-based learning in your classroom? Understanding how to implement it can be challenging, especially for teachers with a range of abilities in their …
246: Build Critical Thinking Skills in the Classroom
Critical thinking skills are essential for students to succeed in the classroom and beyond. These skills involve analyzing information, evaluating arguments, and making informed decisio…
Creating a Positive Learning Environment – The Key to Student Motivation (EP245)
In this video, we dive into the crucial topic of creating a positive learning environment. As educators, we know that student motivation and engagement play a significant role in their …
244 Three Types of Assessment
This podcast episode discusses the three primary assessment and evaluation types for teachers: diagnostic, formative, and summative.
- Diagnostic assessment is used to identify a student's…
Making an Effective Rubric: Strategies and Tips
This is a video about How To Mark Using a Rubric
In this episode, learn about
- How to establish goals and success criteria
- Determine the performance levels
- How to mark and score the r…
How to Manage Your Time as a Teacher
Managing your time as a teacher is not easy. But if you know what to do, it can be done!
Teaching is an important job that requires lots of energy and focus. It also takes a lot of plann…
I don't hate teaching a split...and here's why!
Did you dread teaching a split grade...wishing that you could just be in a single-grade classroom again?
Teaching a split-grade classroom doesn't have to be twice the work and double th…
What Makes a Good Math Program
What techniques and strategies should teachers use in their math programs if they want to teach math effectively? In this episode, we share a few techniques that you can use to spiral t…
Get Ready For Your TPA! - Teacher Performance Appraisal
Ever felt the pressure of the Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA)? Dive into what it truly means to teach authentically, aligning daily practices with evaluation criteria, and why it sh…
238: How to Use Math Journals in Your Classroom
Is your math classroom the right place to be using reflective journals?
I started using reflective journals in my math classroom a couple of years ago and now it’s one of my favorite th…
237: Teaching Math to a Split Grade Classroom
How do you teach two grades in your math class at the same time?
This episode is all about how to approach teaching math in a split-grade classroom.
These are my suggestions and strate…
236: Make a Bulletin Board with Me
Do you spend hours trying to make everything fit on your bulletin boards and look good at the same time?
I’m taking you through my process of putting together a bulletin board and teach…