Rockin This Teacher Thing

You have 6 strategies in your toolbox from episodes 1 and 2. Today you will get 3 more to add to your growing skillset.  I’m so proud of you for taking the time to make these online moments with your students the best they can be.  Making boring videos is not an option. Instead, you are teaching students in an effective and engaging way using video.  This is not lost time. Your students are going to tell generations to come about how their teacher gave them an amazing education through video.  You are a part of their forever story.  Let’s make it one with a happily ever after ending.

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Teaching effective online lessons to your students requires a different set of engagement skills.  You don’t want to make boring videos. Today we continue with the solution to boring videos. Using these next 3 strategies you will be making videos like a pro. Start making videos today that bring engagement and joy to your students. We will review the first 3 strategies from part 1 and then dive in with 3 more in today’s part 2 episode.

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You hit the record button. Then fear and uncertainty start to whisper in your ear. Sure you know how to bring joy and engagement to your classroom but you’re not in your classroom. You’re in front of a camera talking to a “no one’s there” class. Is your video going to be boring? Not if you use the strategies from today’s episode. Start making videos today that bring engagement and joy to your students. - Part 1

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Hey teacher friends, this is Angie and the Rockin’ This Teacher Thing podcast show, the podcast for early primary teachers that rock their classrooms every day. No one wants to be boring, especially when we are making videos for our students. But there’s a good possibility that our students will lose interest and disengage with our instructional videos if we don’t use high-quality engagement strategies designed especially for video.

Don’t make boring videos. Make videos that students will want to watch again and again. Today’s part 1 of learning and using boredom busting tools for making amazing videos for students. Come on let’s do this!!! Here we go.

Sharing YouTube Videos can be unsafe. There are so many opportunities for your students to view inappropriate content and you don’t want to be the one who provides that kind of experience.  But what do we do?  YouTube is an amazing resource.  

SOLUTION!!! Today we look at 4 options for providing safe ways for students to engage with a YouTube video. I will give you my favorite tool. Then guide you through 3 easy and quick steps to take before you send a youtube video link to your students.

This is a tool you'll turn to again and again.

 I’ve made a quick Safely Share YouTube Checklist pdf of this easy process.

Go To https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-6/ for show notes and the free printable.

Making instructional videos for your students is easier than you think.  These 6 tips introduce you to making videos, for your students, that they will want to watch again and again.  Make sure to download the free "Instructional Video Cheatsheet- Easily Create Videos For Primary Students" PDF

We will be doing a series of episodes to help you meet the needs of your early primary students while you teach them from home.  Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss this important information.

For more info and resources go to the shownotes at  https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-5/

Differentiation and Early Finisher activities can go hand in hand. Find out how Nicole Anthony integrates these easy systems into her first-grade classroom. 

Also, need help finding grade-appropriate and leveled books for your classroom? Today we explore a website that takes the guesswork out of finding great books.

Lastly, St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner.  Grab this freebie art project and fill your classrooms and hallways with these 24-inch green guys.  You are sure to find a gold nugget in today’s episode. 

If you'd like to get the links, shownotes, and the St. Patrick's Day Art Project freebies from this episode head to: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-4/

How do you keep your teacher mind happy? Teacher exhaustion is real, but is putting teacher self-care on the to-do list the answer?

Here are 10 easy ways to build teacher self-care into your teacher workday so that you don't have one more thing on the to-do list.

In this episode, we discussed (time stamped): 
10 Easy Ways to Build Teacher Self-Care Into the School Day 1:00

 Take a brain break with your students 2:17
 Get Some Air 2:50
 Leave Early 3:45
 Mr. Rogers It 4:53
 Secret Treats 5:52
 Private Jokes 6:30
 Smelly Markers- Just for you 7:37
 Eat -Take A Lunch 8:05
 Pee, and Pee Often 8:37
 Don’t Negatively Compare Yourself To Others 9:32

• Closing and reminder of free download. Thanks For Listening!!!! 12:24

If you'd like to get the links, shownotes, and freebies from this episode head to: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-3/

#002 - First-grade teacher McKenzie Reyant,  joins us to talk about math instruction in her classroom. Then we'll look at how Formative Assessment can be easy, fast, and informative in the kindergarten and first-grade classrooms.

In this episode, we discussed (time stamped):

• Intro (:05)
• Interview W/McKenzie Reyant (:48)
• Why Teach Math This Way? (2:31)
• Game Types To Use (6:34)
• Formative Assessment Intro (10:45)
• Quick Formative Assessment (11:56)
• Formative Assessment Printable (17:11)
• Conclusion (20:05) 

If you'd like to get the links, shownotes, and freebies from this episode head to: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-2/

Trailer- Hello teacher friends. It’s Angie, inviting you to an episode of Rockin’ This Teacher Thing podcast show.  

Listen, if you are a kindergarten or first grade teacher,  Rockin’ This Teacher Thing podcast show is for you. Being a teacher in an early primary classroom has its own set of challenges. 

It’s a fun job but let’s face it sometimes we need a quick little something-something to keep us going and at  RTTT podcast show we are here to encourage, equip and energize you.  

No one can do this job alone. 

That's why we’ll have teacher guests, who are just like you, deep in the trenches, bringing you insights into what’s working in their teacher life as well as other other professionals outside the classroom who will give you tools and tactics to make your teacher life a little bit easier.  

 Every episode will help you banish exhaustion, eliminate chaos and capitalize on engagement and learning.

I’m dedicated to keeping it simple, effective and fun.  So let’s get started Rockin’ This Teacher Thing.

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#001- Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers, this one is for you.  A podcast just for you and your specific teacher needs.  It’s episode 1 of 1 million and we are talking about Attention Getters in your classroom.  You need them but sometimes they get stale and ineffective.  Here are some tips to freshen up your attention getters and use them to teach content.  

If you'd like to get the links for the freebie and the show notes for this episode head to:

https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/welcome-to-rockin-this-teacher-thing-episode-1/

I hope you enjoy this first episode.