This Teacher Life
A weekly podcast for teachers full of tips and tricks, stories and strategies, celebrations and struggles, all from the real life we are living every day. Welcome to This Teacher Life with Monica Genta.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 317
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
How To Be the Best Teacher Possible WITHOUT Changing ANYTHING About Your Teaching Practices- Monthly Motivation Episode
What if I told you that you could be the best teacher you can be and you didn’t have to change, add, or edit anything that you are doing in your classroom.
What if I told you that the “secret” here h…
How Well Do You Know Your Teacher BFF? With Special Guests Amanda + Marie
Have a teacher BFF is an important part of the profession!
This person knows how to surprise us with our favorite soda from the machine after a rough morning.
This person knows when to come into our …
How to Crush It For Kids In The Classroom This Spring (Even If You Feel Crushed with Stress & Frustration)
There are 5 secrets to success in education! Do you know what they are?
They aren’t about test scores or curriculum data, but they are about CRUSH!
What does that mean? Dive into this episode and fin…
UNO Classroom Strategy that Will Make Your Classroom WILD (In a Good Way)
Looking for ONE classroom idea that could make your spring awesome? You are in the right place.
In this episode we will take a deck of Uno cards and show you how to: increase student motivation, decr…
The Roller Coaster of Emotions Educators Feel Right Now (And What We Can Do to Enjoy the Ride)- A Monthly Motivation Episode
Do you feel like you are on a roller coaster of emotions right now in education?
One day you love teaching and your school or students bring you so much joy,
The next day you are so tired, so stresse…
Shopping Hacks, School Tips, and Coupon Tricks with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer
Shopping, coupons, margaritas, and Macys. If you like any or all of those things, this episode is totally for you!
My BFF Jack Berckemeyer and I dive into all things 80’s and 90’s fashion in this hil…
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Isn’t “One More Thing” SEL is THE Thing (That Can Change EVERYTHING)
Teachers don’t need another program, software, curriculum, or flowchart. Teachers need help with the things that kids need most.
And I think we can all agree that right now every student needs more s…
Is Teacher Yoga More Like a Teacher “No-ga” For You? Special Guest Vanessa Taborda-Cronin May Change Your Mind
What is one thing that could change your teacher life forever? According to fellow educator Vanessa, the thing is yoga.
Before you think, “No-ga!” Maybe you should have a listen to this episode.
In t…
small Problems with BIG Solutions for Schools- A Monthly Motivation Episode
Sometimes it feels like we are surrounded by big problems in education.
But the reality is, those big problems were once small problems.
And those small problems likely had big solutions.
The big que…
You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up! Crazy Stuff That Has Been Said in Schools (Get Ready to LAUGH)
Sometimes the best thing we can do in schools is laugh.
Parents, students, and fellow teachers will say something or ask a question and then our jaw drops to the floor.
“Did you really just saw that?…
Teacher Life Hacks with Special Guest CJ Reynolds
Needing help with time management?
Wondering how you are supposed to handle everything on your teacher plate?
Trying to find ways to maximize your time and energy?
This episode is for you!
Fellow tea…
How to MOTIVATE Kids (Using Just a Door), How to Get Kids Quiet FAST, and How to ENGAGE Kids Staring at the Wall
Do you have a door to your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you!
Do you want to keep kids quiet at the right times? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you.
Do you want students enga…
3 Game Changing Ideas That Will Change Your School Year (Prepare to Be Surprised)
Do you have a sharpie marker in your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you!
Do you have even one piece of technology in your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you.
Do you…
3 Things we SHOULD Do in Our Classrooms, 1 Thing We SHOULDN’T! Monthly Moitvation Episode
Sometimes the things we do in our classrooms don’t seem like they are making an impact.
Sometimes the things we aren’t doing in our classrooms would make a massive impact.
So how we do we figure out …
4 Habits That Will Take Your Teacher Game to New Levels in 2022
Want 2022 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 for this year to be different …
Teacher Game Night with Special Guest Whitney Ramirez
Get ready for the best teacher game night of your life!
If you like competition.
If you like games.
If you like beer.
If you like to laugh.
Then you are in the right spot.
In this episode, special gu…
Where to Find SO Many Teacher Ideas (The Answer Will Totally Surprise You)
Needing new teacher ideas? Looking for awesome lessons and dynamic conversations for your classroom?
Are you 100% confident you are looking in the right place?
Back in 2015 I started getting the BEST…
Leaving Teaching For Good! Is It Time To Say Goodbye? Monthly Motivation Episode
Are you thinking about leaving teaching?
Are you considering saying goodbye to education?
Am I contemplating quitting this year too?
In this monthly motivation episode you will find out what you need…
You Are Not Alone! Taking Tragedy and Teacher Tired and Finding the Triumphant Moment In Each School Day
Sometimes it feels like we are alone in education.
Students are experiencing trauma.
We are experiencing stress.
Students are struggling.
And we are just plain teacher tired.
What do we do and where …
Laughing, Learning, and Being Silly in Schools- Gaspare Randazzo is a Teacher Just Talking about Using Humor
Need some teacher laughs?
Want to learn a little about the significance of being silly?
You are in the right place!
In this episode special guest Gaspare Randazzo talks about using humor and how come…