It is SO important to build relationships with students, and I didn't realize just how important it was until I started teaching. A teacher's ability to build relationships with students is crucial. We have the opportunity to build relationships with students every day.
In this episode, you'll learn:

• The three things you should tell students
• Find out their names during the first few days of class.
• Greet students at the door. 
• Why classroom management and relationship building are intertwined. 
• Find out how to be an advocate for your students.

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/5-ways-to-build-relationships-with-students-in-your-classroom


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You should take this first step in the interview process in order to find the right fit for you. When applying for jobs, you don't want to use a spray and pray method, meaning that you send out your resume to all of the schools. You want to be strategic and find the right job for you in a district that is a good fit.

Download the resource that corresponds with this episode. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-choose-a-school-district-thats-right-for-you-7928053

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/how-to-choose-a-school-district-that-s-right-for-you


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

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We present tips and techniques for attending international job fairs in this episode.

Attending an international job fair differs from attending a national job fair in many ways. Everything, from where the job fair is held to how an interview is conducted and what questions are asked, is covered.

Show notes can be found here https://www.sfecich.com/post/finding-a-fit-at-an-international-school-featuring-greg-lemoine


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Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

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Here's a little pep talk for those of you who may find yourselves in a student teaching placement where you don't get along very well with your cooperating teacher. Highlight a few key points to consider when establishing relationships with our mentor teachers.

We work through 4 strategies
1. Communication with the cooperating teacher
2. Work with your college supervisor
3. Don't let others' opinions of you define who you are as a teacher
4. Recognize your feelings

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/a-pep-talk-for-student-teachers-who-aren-t-getting-along-with-their-cooperating-teachers


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

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We cover five common student teaching questions. From how to work with a co-op and classroom expectations, as well as time management and edtech, we cover it all. Specifically, we cover the following questions about student teaching.

1. My biggest question is honestly how to manage the work and social life aspect of teaching. I’ve managed it somewhat over the year of pre-student teaching and student teaching in kindergarten, but I’m still struggling. Mine is how to set boundaries between school and home. I don’t have to worry so much about it right now, but I know myself, and I know I’ll struggle with it when I have my own classroom!!

2. Finding the balance of managing classroom behavior but not having too many rules or appearing mean.

3. How can we do a good job of trying new things and making our practicums our own without ruining established classroom rules/procedures? I'm so nervous to try new things in case it causes issues for my mentor teacher.

4. What are some ways you can cope or things you can do when you and your co-op have completely different teaching philosophies?

5. What are some ways you can transform worksheets or present worksheets engagingly without differing from worksheets?

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/student-teaching-questions-and-answers


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡  

Greetings, edumagicians. If you're struggling to get organized, this episode is for you. Although it's the middle of the spring semester, it's never too late to just get organized. I have a very special guest with me today, Dr. Frank Buck. Turn up the volume and take notes. Dr. Buck will discuss organizational tips and strategies that will assist us.

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/it-s-not-too-late-to-get-yourself-organized


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡  

Recruiters Chris and Wyatt from Granite School District in Utah discuss how to prepare for a teacher recruiter on your campus. You'll learn how to prepare for a recruiter, what to bring, how to prep for the interview, and questions to ask.

Learn more about Granite here - https://www.graniteschools.org/

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/how-to-prepare-for-a-teacher-recruiter-on-campus

Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡  

Erin O'Byrne will talk today about the importance of working with English language learners or students who are learning English as a second language. Erin is an online training specialist. This episode features Erin's international teaching story and tips for teaching abroad. Don't miss these 6 tips for teaching internationally, even right out of college.

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/so-you-want-to-teach-internationally


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡  

The sky is the limit when it comes to Canva for education. I encourage you to go check it out and see what you and your students create. If you've been using it only for flyers, it's so much more than that. In this episode, we are going to check some of my favorite features of Canva for Edu, which include canva presentations, worksheets, infographics, and a QR code creator.

Show notes can be found here - https://www.sfecich.com/post/i-bet-you-didn-t-know-you-can-do-this-in-canva

IConnect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

My five essential lesson plan components include standards, an anticipatory set, a list of adaptations, clear closure, and meaningful reflection questions. We describe these essentials and how to hack 'em to save you lesson planning time. 

We also discuss three important mindset shifts that are necessary for effective lesson planning. The first step is to ensure that you have all your resources ready before you sit down to plan. Next step: spending every night of the week planning lessons. Finally, use a template and a lesson at a glance. 

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/5-lesson-plan-essentials-and-how-to-hack-em


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! Let's connect!

 📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡