This Teacher Life

Teachers love a check-list. It feels SO good to cross things off and say… DONE!

But sometimes in all the stress and struggles of the school year we realize we need more than just a check-mark.

We nee…

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…

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…

Sometimes we simply don’t need permission to do great things for kids!

But, teachers like us seek permission for lots of things.

Can I do that? Better e-mail my principal.

Am I allowed to use that? B…

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 …

Looking for ways to not let one student or one class period ruin your whole day? I’ve got an idea.

Looking for ways to not feel super overwhelmed with all the extra roles and responsibilities of this…

My students won’t talk or get engaged in my lessons.

My students have a wall up and are impossible to reach.

I just need more ideas to add to my teacher tool belt.

I wish I had fun, new strategies to…

Spoiler alert: I am sharing an idea that has created a MAJOR decrease in classroom issues.

The term “classroom management” is thrown around a lot.

We had whole classes dedicated to it in undergrad.

O…

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 …

Do you have negative co-workers in your school?

Are you having a hard time figuring out what to do and say to make things better?

Is the negativity becoming so toxic that it is starting to impact you…

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…

55% of educators admit to considering  a career change in 2022

Are you thinking about leaving teaching?

Are you wanting to say goodbye to education?

Am I contemplating quitting this year too?

In this…

This is not what I thought this school year was going to look like….

That is a statement that has been said by nearly every teacher this year and we are heart-broken about it.

If you are struggled to…

It’s time to spring into summer because we all deserve that!

But how do we truly maximize this time so we feel refreshed, rejuvenated, and restored?

In this episode I give 3 simple ideas on how we ca…

There is no doubt that education has changed over the past few years.

But what do those changes mean for the big picture of schools and students?

Are all the changes bad? Will we ever go back to norm…

As I have reflected on this school year, one central theme has come up over and over again. That theme is the power of relationships!

Connecting with students, the important of social-emotional learn…

Schools didn’t forget to buy desks,

Schools didn’t forget to hire a janitor.

School didn’t forget to install wifi.

Schools didn’t forget to write curriculum.

But schools HAVE forgotten about this?

Wh…

If you like to laugh, remember inflatable furniture, owned a Ti 89 calculator, or stuff snacks from the Dollar Tree in your purse before a movie, this episode is for you!

In a special, hilarious inte…

Sometimes, especially at this point in the school year, we just need a reminder.

A reminder that we are good at our job as a teacher.

A reminder that we are making a difference in the lives of kids.

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If there was one thing that could improve your mental, physical, and spiritual health as a teacher, would you want to know about it?

This year has been hella hard, but there is something really speci…