Are you a teacher that's so tired and drained from teaching and life in general that you can't get into the holiday spirit? Teaching during the holidays is its own kind of exhausting. The most wonderful time of the year can be especially stress

27. Managing Disruptive Classroom Behaviors During Holidays and Before Breaks

Nov 24th, 2023 20m 29s

If the students in your classroom are getting too loud, too impulsive, and more than a little out of control, you don't want to miss this episode! Student behaviors that make it more difficult for you to teach can make you want to quit teaching

26. How to Quit Being a People Pleasing Teacher

Sep 24th, 2023 17m 41s

Are you a people pleaser? Teachers are often put in a position where they feel they aren't "good" or a team player if they don't try to agree to everyone's request. The trouble is, people pleasing is a sure way to end up in teacher burnout mode

25. How I Deal With Teacher Tired and Exhaustion

Sep 3rd, 2023 24m 19s

If you're an exhausted teacher, this episode is for you. Teachers often feel tired as they begin a new school year, and the fatigue often impacts their lives outside of the classroom and their health. While we can't change everything in the cla

24. A Message for Overwhelmed Teachers Before the First Day of School

Aug 20th, 2023 11m 43s

Are you a teacher feeling overwhelmed and stressed out as you head back to school? This is a short message that you can listen to as you head back to your classroom on your first day of school. Things have to change if we are going to attract a

23. What Should I Do for Back to School Night?

Aug 12th, 2023 33m 2s

Back to School Night (or Meet the Teacher Night...or Open House) is the first BIG event of the new school year...but it can leave teachers stressed and overwhelmed as they set up their classrooms and prepare for the new school year. What should

22. Classroom Setup Ideas That Have Stood the Test of Time

Aug 5th, 2023 16m 14s

Are you ready to set up your classroom for back to school. It can fill any teacher with overwhelm when trying to unpack your classroom and get reading for a new school year. In this podcast, you'll learn how to arrange and organize your classro

21. How I Manage Student Behaviors with Three Simple Statements

Jul 29th, 2023 14m 48s

Do you want to manage student behaviors effectively and with fewer disruptions? Learn three simple but powerful statements to make a part of your behavior management plan in your elementary classroom this school year. Back to school is the time

20. Classroom Management Strategies for Back to School Success

Jul 23rd, 2023 16m 25s

Effective classroom management is the basis for establishing the rules, routines, and expectations when you head back to school. What are the keys for teachers to create success for all classroom management strategies? In this podcast, you'll

19. Five Things Teachers DON'T Need for Back to School

Jul 15th, 2023 20m 15s

Are you ready to set up your classroom for back to school? Many people and influencers will tell you all the things you need to get your classroom ready for the first day, but what about the things you DON'T need to be a successful teacher or a

18. How To Use ChatGPT as a Teacher

Jul 5th, 2023 21m 24s

We’re going to talk about ChatGPT, a form of artificial intelligence you have probably heard about over the past year - what it is, what it means for classrooms, and how you can harness its abilities to assist with the things you do as a teache

17. How Teachers Can Cut Down on Grading Time

Jun 22nd, 2023 11m 14s

Grading papers and projects, assessing students in general takes a lot of time and energy. It is the “side hustle” if you will of being a teacher - you teach the kids when they are in your presence, and then, often after they have gone for the

16. These Five Changes Kept Me from Quitting Teaching

Nov 24th, 2021 13m 18s

This school year may be an even more difficult one for you than the previous year. While it may feel as if the most emotional and physically safe thing to do for your well being is to quit, often that is not an immediate option. Over the past n

15. Are You Tired of the Pandemic or Tired of Teaching?

Jun 9th, 2021 13m 31s

For the last episode of Season 1, we are going to talk about if the events of this year are enough to leave teaching. Is it time to quit teaching. - or do you need to go into recovery mode from teaching in a pandemic (or both)? Find out the que

14. Teachers and Mental Health: An Interview with Wilson Harvey

May 16th, 2021 55m 30s

Has this school year left you feeling anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by the constant changes and unreasonable demands? May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In this episode I interview Wilson Harvey, a high school social emotional learning

13. Saying "No" is the Most Powerful Way to Set Boundaries

May 1st, 2021 16m 44s

One of the most important things you can do to set boundaries is say "no" to the things that are causing you overwhelm and preventing you from taking care of yourself and your family after school. In this episode, you'll learn why it's importan

12. Three Tips for End of the School Year Success

Apr 23rd, 2021 11m 47s

After a year of ups and downs, you and your students deserve to finish the school year on a high note - with as little chaos as possible. What tips can teachers follow to reduce stress a the end of the school year? You'll learn three tips in th

11. Grant Writing Tips for Teachers, Part 2

Apr 14th, 2021 12m 11s

Learn more about how teachers can write grants that get funded so you can provide the resources and learning environment you want for your students. Make sure you listen to episode ten to learn about tips one through six! You can read about tip

10. Grant Writing Tips for Teachers, Part 1

Apr 6th, 2021 18m 34s

Are you a teacher looking ways to fund resources and projects for your classroom, without having it come out of your paycheck? Writing grants is a skill that will help you provide projects for impactful learning experiences - as well as meet th

9. Self Care Strategies to Revolutionize the Teaching Profession

Mar 14th, 2021 13m 34s

Self care is more than taking the night off when you're on the brink of burn out. The idea of self care needs to be redefined for teachers if the profession is to thrive. In this episode, you will learn about the Inverted Pyramid of Self Care R

8. Overcoming Online Fatigue: An Interview with Megan Brown

Feb 15th, 2021 33m 42s

Teaching online - either full-time or in a hybrid model - has left many teachers feeling drained, anxious, and isolated. Zoom fatigue, also known as online fatigue, is for real. What are some strategies for overcoming online fatigue so you can

7. Strategies for Improving Parent Teacher Communication

Jan 29th, 2021 29m 52s

Does communicating to parents about student expectations leave you stressed and overwhelmed? After listening to this episode, you'll understand how to improve your parent teacher communication through setting boundaries, protecting yourself emo

6. How to Create a Trauma Sensitive Classroom Environment

Jan 13th, 2021 16m 34s

Teachers are indeed affected by the insanity of this year and last, but we’re wired at this stage of our lives to respond and recover from it. A child who’s physically and psychologically growing and processing the unrest in this world right n

5. How to Set Goals and Boundaries for the New Year

Dec 19th, 2020 17m 2s

In the previous episode, I discussed the disillusionment stage of teaching, where many of you are finding yourselves right now - completely taken aback by how this year is unfolding. And I shared a strategy - the 5S strategy - for surviving dis

4. How to Survive the Disillusionment Phase of Teaching

Nov 30th, 2020 20m 30s

The disillusionment phase of teaching is when reality sets in and the stress, fatigue, and expectations threaten to throw you off course. We cycle through it every year as teachers, especially in your first years of teaching. It usually hits ri