"The goal and the drive behind teaching like an influencer... you're facilitating and you are working smarter behind the scenes so that you can show up as your best self and still have energy to provide for these students and for yourself" - Cecilia Tamez of the Game Plan Educational Solutions.

On this special episode of Common Plan with Delgado my guest Cecilia Tamez and I discuss topics crucial for educators right now such as: engaging online learners, effective use of direct instruction, incentives, knowing your audience and Cecilia's concept of 'teaching like an influencer'. 

Click here for the more meaningful questions Cecilia referenced to use  in your daily check-ins with your students. 

Click here for the Back to School Questionnaire Cecilia uses to get to know here students. 

Connect with Cecilia on IG @TheGamePlanEduSolutions

You may not automatically think of instructional design when you’re considering your classroom management strategy, but it makes sense to start here since this is where it all begins for your lesson. How you design your lesson has a major impact on student engagement and student engagement is essential to an effective classroom management approach. This is why when you design your lesson you must design for engagement. In this article I cover what you need to know to design engaging, focused, and effective lessons.

Read the article version here. 

To demystify classroom management I will be starting a multi-part series of podcast episodes and articles deconstructing the layers that make up an effective classroom management approach:

My hope is that with the help of this series you can go from crisis mode to impactful educator mode and start changing lives.

It is said that growth happens outside of your comfort zone. Well this year-particularly the last few months, has been anything but comfortable. Reflecting on the year, I felt there were three key takeaways that have shaped me as an educator and will inform my work going forward.

On this episode we discuss a must-try end-of-year assignment. 

On this episode I offer my thoughts on Flipgrid as well as some helpful tips to get you started using the app. 

On this week's episode of Common Plan with Delgado we consider the idea of minimizing barriers for your students, particularly regarding the use of technology. 

This episode is an introduction to the Common Plan with Delgado Podcast. A show dedicated to the professional growth of educators.