This Teacher Life

Oreos are stuffed with sweet frosting and this episode is stuffed with a fun and simple strategy that both you and your students are going to love.

Our inboxes are blowing up with so many e-mails eve…

Teachers get insanely passionate about school supplies. I mean right? That is why I have invited my friend Michelle Griffo to this episode.

She  is passionate about some really “cutting edge” teache…

There are a lot of things that are totally over emphasized in this profession, but in this episode we are diving into 4 things that are NOT overrated.

These ideas are all things that are easy to d…

Feeling stressed about how to include diversity in your classroom?

Check out Megan’s awesome ideas as she dishes out how the 4-E’s can help us as create unique learning opportunities for our kids.

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Teachers have about a million questions running through our heads right now. In this episode we tackle 3 that are really important during this crazy time.

From juggling multiple modes of teaching to …

Erducators get excited about this interview with the Gerry Brooks! In this episode we dive into what “normal” now means for education.

This is an exclusive opportunity to hear Gerry getting real, whi…

Here we are getting ready to start another year of awesome education for students.

But this year feels so stinkin’ different right?

We are throwing out words like “hybrid education” like that is norm…

What we hang on our walls makes a difference. What we post in our classroom impacts kids. But sometimes we get so caught up in our “decorating” that we can forget the purpose behind the postings. Dur…

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…

When your community truly has school spirit, when your town truly has the spirit of enthusiasm that says we love our kids, we love our schools, we love our students, something special happens! I don’…

Every number is a student. Every student has a story. And every story matters in a school! This exciting episode is all about how we can use stories to make sure that our schools are the best they ca…

How often do we SELF-reflect on our teaching? How often do let STUDENTS reflect on our teaching?

I’m SO thankful for the moments where I take time to do both.

In this special episode we explore thank…

What is something that we can do to consistently bring our teaching game to a new level?

The answer may not be what you would expect…

It is not a teaching strategy.

It is not a behavior management id…

Do you feel like you are constantly grabbing your hair and saying, “HELP!”

Maybe questions like these are on your mind….

What are we supposed to do when kids refuse to ENGAGE? Any ideas for when othe…

A Bosco stick is a pizza breadstick that literally fell from the heavens. And although you will hear more about that in this episode. This really isn’t about Bosco Sticks. It’s about moving from rows…

You know who deserves some gifts this summer?

YOU!

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

They won’t break the bank and they will add some much laughter a…

Hi. I’m Monica. I’m a Teacher. And I’m a hot mess sometimes. And you are a hot mess teacher sometimes too. And that’s ok! In this episode we explore what to do when everything we are doing seems to b…

June and July are really special months for educators. That is why I’ve created a short and sweet list to make sure these next 2 months are magical.

Here are 3 things every educator MUST do this s…

There are memories in the messy so shake it like a salt shaker…

Distance Learning is messy. Classrooms are messy. Education is messy. But we teachers embrace that mess!

In this 2 quick tips episod…

Your summer deserves to be awesome. Your August deserves to be awesome!

So let’s make both happen! In this episode Monica breaks down 4 simple, but significant ideas on how you can find a beautiful …