Hello amazing teachers,In this episode, I share three go-home-happy strategies for when you’ve had a bad day.Have you had a bad day recently?Did you go home frustrated, stressed, angry?Did you tell your spouse or significant other all about

Episode #46 – Three Aspirational Words and Teach Happier Strategies #12 – The Control List

Dec 16th, 2017

Hello amazing teachers,In this episode, I share a strategy that I learned from Brendon Burchard’s book, High Performance Habits – How Extraordinary People Become That Way. It’s called, Three Aspirational Words.I also share the Teach Happier S

Episode #45 – Teach Happier Strategies #9, #10, and #11 – The Grateful Welcome, Smile, and The Starving Child

Oct 21st, 2017

Hello amazing teachers,In this episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast, I share three more strategies from my book, Teach Happier: 21 stress-reducing, joy-inspiring, burnout-avoiding strategies to help teachers love their jobs and have more suc

Episode #44 – Teach Happier Strategy #6, #7, and #8 – The Positive Journal, The Gratitude Email, Talk Behind Someone’s Back

Sep 4th, 2017

Hello Amazing Teachers,In this episode, I share three more strategies from my new book, Teach Happier: 21 stress-reducing, joy-inspiring, burnout-avoiding strategies to help teachers love their jobs and have more success in the classroom. Str

Episode #43 – Teach Happier Strategy #4 and #5 – Thank Your Class and Surprise Appreciation

Jul 14th, 2017

Hello amazing teachers,Thank you for stopping by to listen to the latest episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast.In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Teach Happier – 21 stress-reducing, joy-inspiring, burnout-avoiding strategies t

Episode #42 – Teach Happier Strategy #3 – 21 Days of Gratitude

May 29th, 2017

Hello amazing teachers,In this episode, I’m doing something different. I’m actually going to read from my new book, Teach Happier – 21 stress-reducing, joy-inspiring, burnout-avoiding strategies to help teachers love their jobs and have more s

Episode #41 – Teach Happier Strategy – The Gratitude Wall

Jan 9th, 2017

In this podcast, I share one of my favorite Teach Happier strategies that I include in my book, Teach Happier – 20 stress-reducing, joy-inspiring, burnout-avoiding, strategies to help teachers love their jobs and have more success in the classr

Episode #40 – Teach Happier Strategy – Identify Your Purpose

Oct 29th, 2016

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain.I believe that for most teachers, this is an easy one. We know our purpose. We’re out to make a difference in the world. Right? We di

Episode #39 – Nailing the Teacher Interview – Part 2

Sep 11th, 2016

Hello amazing teachers,I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks ago when my former student – and former student teacher – Eva, contacted me to ask me if I would have a mock interview with her. She is planning on applying for a position in our di

Episode #38 – Nailing the Teacher Interview – Part 1

Aug 6th, 2016

Episode #37 – How To Change Johnny’s Bad Behavior – Part 2

Jun 7th, 2016

Welcome Amazing Teachers!In this episode, I share the three remaining questions that we need to ask to change Johnny’s behavior.In the last episode, we learned that the first question we need to ask is: What does Johnny believe about educatio

Episode #36 – How to Change Johnny’s Bad Behavior – Part 1

Apr 28th, 2016

In this episode, I share what I’ve learned about changing Johnny’s bad behavior.You know Johnny. He’s the student that you go home talking about. Your family knows who Johnny is. When you go home happy, your family assumes it’s because Johnny

Episode #35 – The Amazing Teacher Goal Creation Formula

Feb 15th, 2016 23m 51s

Welcome amazing teachers to the 35th episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast.In this episode, I share what I call, The Amazing Teacher Goal Creation Formula.You can find more details on the Formula at SuccessInTheClassroom.com, where I take th

Episode #34 – How Our Expectations Affect Student Success

Jan 11th, 2016 16m 29s

Welcome amazing teachers to the 34th episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast.In this podcast, I share what I learned recently about how our expectations of our students has a major impact on their success.I mention the results of the Pygmalian

Episode #33 – What Teachers Can Learn from the Lady in the iPhone

Dec 14th, 2015

Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast.In this episode, I share what I learned while on a trip to a conference.Not knowing how to get to the conference, I asked my iPhone, and the pleasant, patient voice that I’ve come to

The Relaunch of the Amazing Teacher Podcast – Amazing Success with THAT Student

Nov 26th, 2015 19m 21s

Well, I guess I couldn’t stay away forever.I am back on the air, and I am so excited.In the last episode, I told my listeners that I was going to put the podcast to rest, but I did leave the door a little open for my eventual return, and afte

Dr. Jackie Sapp – Never Give up on Kids – The Final Episode

Oct 28th, 2014 49m 5s

This is a special episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast.It is the final episode.Yes, this is the last episode.I have had a great year of inspiring interviews with amazing teachers, and as much as I have enjoyed putting on the podcast, I fee

Dorina Sackman – Florida State Teacher of the Year

Sep 24th, 2014 45m

In this episode, I have Dorina Sackman the 2014 Florida State Teacher of the Year. She was also one of the finalists for the National Teacher of the Year.I had such a great time picking Dorina’s brain about teaching and education. She’s a mi

Jeff Baxter – 2014 Kansas State Teacher of the Year

Sep 15th, 2014 41m 59s

In this episode, I have Jeff Baxter, the 2014 State Teacher of the Year for Kansas, and this was one of the most inspiring interviews I have had on the podcast.I am so glad that I was able to spend a little bit of time with him, not only for

Amazing Teacher – Laura Gilchrist – Teaching Out of the Box

Sep 1st, 2014

In this episode, I sit down with Laura Gilchrist who is a Bammy Award Finalist and Christa McAuliffe Pioneer in Education Award winner. She also was selected as the Teacher of the Year in her school district.Laura was so great on the podcast.

Amazing Teacher – Dr. Anna Baldwin – 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year

Aug 6th, 2014 33m 19s

In this episode, I sit down with 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year, Dr. Anna Baldwin, and we have great conversation.Dr. Baldwin teaches on an Indian Reservation in Montana, and she shares some great advice for new teachers and soon-to-be teach

Amazing Teacher – Beth Maloney – 2014 Arizona Teacher of the Year

Jul 21st, 2014 43m 52s

In this episode, I have 2014 Arizona Teacher of the Year, Beth Maloney, on the show, and I have to tell you that I had a great time speaking with Beth. I know you will find her as inspiring as I did.She has so much to share on the podcast and

Amazing Teacher – Ben Kuhlman – The Power of Twitter

Jun 4th, 2014

In this episode of the Amazing Teacher Podcast, I sit down with Ben Kuhlman. Ben has a website called, Writing Teaching and Teaching Writing. Reading his blog posts, I was particularly impressed with his knowledge of Twitter.I have come to l

Amazing Teacher – Tammy Tweten – Using Chrome Books in the Classroom

May 1st, 2014 35m 54s

This week’s guest is Tammy Tweten, from Ed Tech Nerdo. In this episode, I have a great time speaking with Tammy about technology and how she is using it in the classroom. I was very impressed with how she has incorporated Chromebooks in her l

Amazing Teacher – Jeff Shoemaker – Reaching Gifted Students

Apr 7th, 2014

This week, my guest is Jeff Shoemaker, known online as the Gifted Teacher. He has an amazing blog where he shares some insights on teaching students who are identified as “Gifted.”What is a gifted student?What characteristics are common in