This Teacher Life

Ready to flip the script on school stress by remixing a VERY common thing that happens with students?

In this week’s energizing episode of the This Teacher Life, we’re diving into three powerful “F-w…

Let’s be real teachers—there’s a huge difference between a worksheet and a “worksh*t”.

One of those is about authentic learning, amazing feedback, and active engagement.

The other is about busy work,…

Teaching is tough—but it doesn’t have to feel impossible!

If you are ready to kick off the school year with less stress and more joy- I’ve for 6 ideas for you.

These aren’t overwhelming, complicated …

Welcome back to a brand-new season!

We’re kicking things off with a powerful, practical strategy to boost student engagement, motivation, and classroom culture—all with a little help from the iconic …

Really dumb ideas can be SO dynamic!

But why share “dumb” ideas?

Because SPOILER ALERT… they work!

I think ideas that take no prep, require no lesson plan, and cost nothing are exactly the kind of th…

How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education?

How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education?

And maybe the biggest, best qu…

Want this school year to be your best UNO yet?

Sometimes things like classroom management and behavior management cam bog us down.

But what if I told you this year can totally be flipped over in a go…

When was the last time you asked students questions like…

What do you really want teachers to know about you?

What would you say to your teachers if you knew they would listen without judgement?

What…

Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies?

You are in the right place!

On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some s…

Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference?

Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences?

I’ve got an idea that can make BOTH of those happen.

And the bes…

Needing or wanting 3 extremely easy and practical solutions to solve today’s problems in schools?

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast, we tackle two of the biggest stressors teach…

Getting staff AND students on the same page can be incredibly difficult these days.

But what if there was a silly, simple way to increase the climate and culture of your school while also bringing pe…

How are you currently feeling in your position in education?

Do you feel like you are supported as staff?

Do you feel like your kids are supported as students?

Sometimes all our school needs is a lit…

When was the last time you were able to get your students super motivated with a paper plate?

When was the last time you increased student engagement with a reverse card from Uno?

When was the last t…

How is behavior managed in your school?

Would you say it is more proactive or reactive?

When it comes to school culture, nothing building positive climate better than parties over punishment.

But how…

Do you struggle to get kids to turn in work?

Do you wish students put forth more effort on the work they turn in?

Do you feel like students are failing and they don’t care?

If you answered YES to any…

Truth: Teachers want and need more joy in their life!

Truth: It can come in some silly and significant ways if we are strategic about it!

In the This Teacher Life season finale, we’re wrapping up wit…

In this raw and heartfelt episode of the This Teacher Life, we’re diving into a BIG announcement that might just surprise you.

After years of dedication to the traditional classroom, I’m packing up a…

Special episode alert!

In this week’s powerful recording of This Teacher Life, we dive into the heart of education with practical, yet impactful strategies that can transform not only schools but the…

Teachers, would you rather have more sick days or more personal days?

I’m sure you have LOTS of opinions and lots of conditional questions before you answer that controversial, difficult question.

We…