This Teacher Life

Get ready for a whole lotta fun and singing…. yes, singing!

This 2 quick tips episode features Jed Dearybury, an educator who is enthusiastic about incorporating the arts in all classrooms.

I promise…

Ideas do not have to be big to be beautiful!

Classroom transformation. Field Trips. Tons of Tech.

These are all things that we see on social media and maybe hope for in our own classrooms, but we don…

Your jaw is going to drop and your heart is going to smile in this 2 Quick Tips episode with the amazing Nancy Chung!

She is a a classroom teacher who has transformed her learning space to look and f…

Resources. Reminders. Remixes. Really everything an educator needs right now is in this episode! In this relatable episode we talk about the #1 needs of kids AND teachers right now.

To learn more ab…

In this special, extended episode Jack Berckemeyer and I dive deep into the state of education right now and what this means for the future. Whether you are a teacher who feels like they are drowning…

This is not what any of us expected 4th Quarter to look like. This is not something our education leaders ever prepared us for. This is not something we took a class on in our teacher training. But h…

Hey teacher! Are you on Twitter? If you aren’t you are truly missing out.

Twitter makes teaching and learning public in a really powerful way!

Not sure what to do and where to start?

Check out Todd’s…

Real kids have real questions.

Sometimes those questions involve “what are we having for lunch?”

And sometimes those questions dig a little deeper and matter far beyond that moment.

In this episode w…

When it comes to feedback, “sometimes we have to stop talking and start listening.”

Although that is not what we think of when it comes to providing feedback to our students, that quote holds so much…

Crushing It is not just a slang term our students use. It is literally the key to becoming the best possible teachers we can be!

CRUSH is an acronym I use in my classroom and I’m pumped to share it …

What does beat dropping and fire dancing have to do with this episode? Everything!

In this 2 quick tips episode Wilkie Law gives some awesome ideas on consistency, student voice, and reflection, and …

Don’t worry, I’m not dropping F bomb in this episode.

I’m not even talking about that F word.

Testing season is long, hard, and sometimes we even believe it is a complete waste of time.

So how can we…

Let’s get physical, physical. Wait. That’s Olivia Newton John….

Let’s get political with Olivia Bertels.

She is a teacher who is an advocate for making sure teachers are informed when it comes to mak…

Trauma and tragedy unfortunately happen in schools all the time.

How do we deal with these experiences? What do we say? What do we do?

Whether we are talking about ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences…

HA. HA. LOL. (Laugh Emoji)

Sometimes we just have to laugh in our classroom.

Laugh at the mess. Laugh at the memories. Laugh at the crazy moments.

This episode is all about getting us to take a step…

Che…

We hear the same thing every year, “New Year, New You!” And while there is truth to that, there are never actionable steps to take to make a new year awesome.

So don’t fall into the BS trap of a res…

You know who deserves some gifts this holiday season?

YOU!

In this super fun episode of This Teacher Life we explore 5 gifts that you should totally give yourself!

They won’t break the bank and they …

There is no I in TEAM. But there is an I in FRIENDS!

Jack is my friend who is amazing at bringing teachers together to create effective teams!

Check out Jack’s awesome ideas as he dishes out two quic…