WHY is it so hard for us to leave school at school? In this episode, we talk about 12 ways we can begin to leave school at school and develop a life outside of teaching - while still being the educator we've always dreamed of being. For the full show notes, visit https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/12-ways-to-leave-school-at-school. 

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW! If you've been struggling to figure out how to get your students' attention instantly and how to create a positive and fun classroom environment, this is for you. Hear how I finally figured out how to do this in my classroom, and how you can do it, too. Learn more and get the full show notes at https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/best classroom management.

Are your students bouncing off the walls with spring fever? If you're an elementary teacher, you know how challenging this can be. Let's talk about 25 fun and easy ways to manage spring fever so that you can continue to keep your students focused and engaged and maximize student learning until the end of the year. For detailed show notes and to grab the FREE Teacher Cheat Sheet, loaded with all of the hot links from this episode, go to https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/spring fever. 

Are you trying to figure out what to get your students as an end-of-the-year gift? Would you rather give your students experiences rather than "stuff?" Learn how I create a "Special Week of Celebrations" for my class, and how you easily can do this for your students, too. You can grab your copy of all of the templates I use for this week-long celebration at TPT at my store, "Beginning Teacher Talk," or go to www.drlorifriesen.com for more info. Your students are going to absolutely love these experiences - and will ensure that this is a year they will never forget. 

Inspired by the great master edutainer himself, Walt Disney! In Part 3 of this series, Dr. Lori shares how, once we've created our own Legendary Lay-Out and established Energizing Expectations, we can then incorporate a Dash of Motivational Magic and a Sprinkle of Love and Sunshine into our classrooms. If you want to know how you can inspire your students to really want to be there every day, learn the four masterful elements that define Walt Disney's unique brand of magic - and how we can weave these into our classroom teaching. Get the full show notes at https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney3