Teacher Talk

Tired of spending your teaching salary on your classroom? It is time for you to learn how to hay while the sun shines.

With so many school districts using a teacher screening test do you know how to fly by with flying colors? Or is your application not even opened because you didn't pass the test?

Do you know the most effective way to introduce flipped instruction into your class so that it is a win-win for students and teachers?

Wondering how to make yourself stand out during the interview process? Johanna has a simple and essential solution.

So, how does one talk to parents about parenting? Talk about walking into a minefield, for sure, and yet done correctly a teacher can be a parent's best ally.

When it comes to getting yelled at, Johanna's model is not the one to follow so this time Jared is the one to guide and share solutions.

Teachers: It is time to plant your money tree.

Are you a terrible sleeper? What if that is the reason you find teaching so challenging? Time to learn some teacher-specific tricks on how to get a good night's sleep.

Is your teaching job taking over all of your time and energy? This simple process will allow you to make time for you while still being a good and effective teacher.

Testing anxiety for students and teachers can have a grand impact on test results. This week we dive into simple tricks to create a perfect testing environment that reduces stress and improves scores…

Your classroom in need of a behavior reset? Johanna and Jared discuss how to turn around behaviors in your classroom any time during the year. And, as promised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KSryJ…

Johanna says, as a teacher, if you need help you should ask for it but what if your administration is awful?

Teachers might not like it, but subbing is a part of the teaching experience even if you have a full-time classroom. Time to take the anxiety out of subbing.

Are you going to school to be a teacher or do you know someone who is? This podcast shares the real secrets to having a successful first year and it all starts by action done now.

Sometimes our teaching world slips away from us and we find ourselves stuck in a pit making us this think will be our last year. It is time to enjoy teaching again and here is how.

Jared quizzes Johanna on how to tell if your incentive system is broken and how to fix it so that over time the act of learning becomes the reward. 

Johanna shares a menu of options for easy to use and do incentives ideas for students.

Johanna shares some simple supplies that when added to your classroom can make learning and teaching more fun. These tricks work really well for times where there is just a lot of content that needs …