While many educators go to school for teaching, sometimes life brings others to teaching in different ways!

My guest today, Honest Teacher Vibes, has her undergrad degree in sports medicine and after a few years found her love of teaching through substituting. She is now a 6th English teacher, but you may also know her from recent features on Bored Teachers!

Meet the teacher, back-to-school night, open house! Whatever you call it, it's time to prepare to meet your students and their grown ups! However you or your school organizes this kind of event, it is all about building relationships right away and using this time to get organized for the beginning of the year!

On the episode today, I'm joined by Melody Munch of Mrs. Munch's Munchkins!

Melody is a 2nd grade teacher and is going into her 7th year of teaching. Over the years, she has come up with and implemented some incredible classroom procedures which she shares with us today!

Your first week in the classroom can definitely seem a little intimidating unless you prepare some things that can help you thrive!

On today's episode, I go over the 3 R's (okay... there are actually four!) to help you thrive in the classroom during the first week of school: Relax, Relationships, Routines, and Resiliency!

It's back to school season and teachers are feeling the pressure! Use this teacher tip to eliminate that overwhelming feeling so that you can focus on what matters most to you!

Sometimes in teaching, you find a job in an unexpected place. That is exactly what happened to first-year teacher, Samantha Angelillo!

As a person with an Art Education degree, Samantha's first year of teaching actually took place in a second grade classroom!

First year teachers had a wild ride this past year! On this episode, the journey of interviewing first year teachers continues. I am joined by Kayla Kutzke, who just finished her first year of teaching middle school and high school agriculture!

This past year has been a year for the books. Especially if you were a brand new teacher!

On this episode, I'm joined by Macey Schuler, who just finished up her first year of teaching in a first grade classroom!

Don't we all sometimes wish we could look into a crystal ball and know our future? 

While your first year of teaching may have a few surprises, I want to help you be as prepared as possible! On this episode, I share a few tips to help you go into your first year so you are an efficient, personable, and confident teacher! 

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Dream it. Manifest it. Envision it! However you look at it, turning your goals or your thoughts into reality can be tricky sometimes. Creating a vision board for your classroom and your upcoming year is a great tool to take your thoughts out of your brain and put them into a visual representation for your inspiration!

Links mentioned in the episode: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/North-Dakota-Teaching www.ndteaching.com/visionboards