This Teacher Life

The importance of relationships was still “up for debate” in some schools, even a year ago.

But at this point, it is so very clear that the power of building strong connections with kids is huge!

If …

Do you feel like it is nearly impossible to juggle everything going on in your teacher life right now?

Creating lessons. Teaching in multiple different methods. A million E-Mails. Recording Videos. C…

Kids come to school to “learn” but that is a super generic word.

What does learning even mean right now, in 2021, as we continue in a pandemic.

Let’s get real. Let’s get raw. And let’s really dive in…

Does it feel like you have lost your educator energy?

Do you feel deflated as a teacher?

Did you actually know you are CRUSHing it!

Not sure what that means? I’ve got you!

In this episode we tackle t…

I’ve got so many exciting things to share and I’m sharing them here first!

Come celebrate with me in this episode that is full of big announcements!

If you love the This Teacher Life Podcast this epi…

Summer is here… or at least almost here for most teachers!

And as educators we totally deserve to enjoy every single second of summer!

I have created a list of 5 things that I think all of us should …

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 that we have done this year.

Ending each year of teaching o…

Have you ever found somebody on social media and you secretly stalk them because they fill your teacher bucket?

Ya… me too!

Here are the 4 things I look for most when trying to find awesome educators…

Teachers need more time. And nothing is worse than being a part of something that was a total waste of time. Am I right?

Unfortunately, there is an area of this teacher life that often totally sucks.…

Teacher Appreciation month happens in May, but this year, millions of teachers like us haven’t always felt appreciated.

If you are looking for a reminder that you are doing an awesome job or want to …

Learning Loss: The buzz word that has infiltrated every single staff e-mail and faculty agenda in the past few months.

But the big question is this… is it even real?

Super excited to share a real and…

DEF. SEL. ACE. PLC. CPP.

How many of those acronyms are your familiar with?

Education LOVES an acornym.

But the big question is, do you love a CPP?

Not sure what that is? Don’t worry. You will find o…

Teachers get fired up sometimes. And in this episode, I did.

I got me going so hard that I had to rate this episode “explicit”

You will find out why during this awesome audio..

But I’ll give you a hi…

Get ready to be mind-blown!

We ALL need this regardless of what age, subject area, or ability level we are teaching!

What is the “this”? My friend Beth will share it with you!

Beth Skelton is a langu…

Hold on for one more day! That isn’t just a lyric from Wilson Phillips, it’s also a great teacher philosophy.

But how do you do that?

How do you hold onto hope that this education is still for you?

H…

This is crazy. This is not what I signed up for. This is hard.

Have you found yourself saying these things this year or at some point in your career?

Me too.

There is a lot of sh*t happening in schoo…

We all want to be terrific teachers.

We all strive to be exceptional educators.

But sometimes it feels like we get stuck and think, “I don’t know what to do from here!?”

The answer is CRUSH!

Not sure…

The importance of relationships was still “up for debate” in some schools, even a year ago.

But at this point, it is so very clear that the power of building strong connections with kids is huge!

If …

Does it feel like you have lost your educator energy?

Do you feel deflated as a teacher?

Did you actually know you are CRUSHing it!

Not sure what that means? I’ve got you!

In this episode we tackle t…

Am I even making an impact?

Are the kids even learning anything?

Are we doing enough?

Yes, teacher friends. The answer is yes!

And if you are questioning your value as a teacher for even a millisecon…