Shaping Little Minds

Mindset is something that is critical to teaching inside the classroom, especially in the post-covid era. It has a huge positive impact on students; from building positive relationships, to believing in themselves, to higher student engagement in the classroom. In today's episode, we dive into the following:

• What is mindset; growth vs. fixed mindset
• Why is mindset important for you to understand
• How incorporating growth mindset can affect your classroom positively

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Aditya is the author of Treating Mathematics Anxiety and is the founder of Elephant Learning, which produces mathematics education courses, software, and professional development that specializes in getting youth who are behind caught up to their grade level.

On today's podcast episode I got to sit down with Aditya and talk about math anxiety, where it stems from, and how we as teachers can provide support to our students who suffer with math anxiety. You'll learn that math anxiety not only is common but it also can lead to a language gap. Interesting, right? Aditya tells us all about his findings and what he dives into inside his book!

Connect with Aditya:

• Treating Mathematics Anxiety
• Elephant Learning

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It's every teachers' dream to have a thriving classroom. The question then becomes... how do we get there? How does one thrive during the busiest seasons? We are in one of those busy seasons right now and I want to dive into the first 3 steps that can truly make a world of a difference when you have the tools and strategies you need. 

• The Art of Lesson Planning. This is where you lesson plan, stress free and are confident in your ability to teach the material effectively.
• Enhance Learning through Centers. Centers are not talked about enough and many times centers can feel like more of a burden to teachers than it is something that is valuable. 
• Classroom Management Essentials. This is something that unfortunately isn't covered enough when you go to school for education. This is something that causes many teachers to face burnout or make the decision to leave the field.

I want to help you create the change you need to see inside your classroom so that you THRIVE throughout the school year.

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This podcast topic came to me while listening to a podcast earlier this week. I'm sharing the raw truth behind the teacher struggles I've faced and how I overcame those struggles throughout my time inside the classroom. 

• Struggle 1: Getting so overwhelmed that nothing would get done
• Struggle 2: Feeling like I'm not good enough
• Struggle 3: Behavior management

All of these struggles are struggles teachers have faced and are currently facing as the school year is coming to a close. These struggles helped me to formulate the framework I used and now provide for teachers to help them inside the classroom.

If you’re facing any struggles as the end of the year approaches and you want to breakthrough those struggles so that you end the year with a BANG, you’re going to want to book your 90-minute BREAKTHROUGH call ASAP.

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We are diving into the 3 KEY elements of a managed classroom. A managed classroom can look all sorts of ways but there are elements you need to think about when approaching the classroom.  

• Key Element #1: Reacting vs. Responding
• Key Element #2: Navigating Stress + Overwhelm in the Classroom
• Key Element #3: Know Your Triggers

My question to you is… what do you think of when you hear the words “managed classroom?” Is it reality or is it ideal? For me, it was always an ideal, not necessarily based in reality.   A managed classroom IS possible, but it looks much different than the ideal scenario you might be thinking of.

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Play is a critical piece to learning inside the classroom. As teachers, we want our students to develop a love of learning... so why not making the learning process more fun?!  Today's guest, Amy from Sparks Joy with Amy, is on the podcast to talk to us all about play and more importantly, why it's such a critical piece in the way we teach our students. 

We discuss:

• Why play plays such an important role in the classroom
• How teachers can incorporate play inside the classroom
• How teachers can support their students during play
• Resources teachers can use to learn more

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I had the pleasure of doing a LIVE podcast event last weekend where I got to record this week's podcast episode. We are talking about the 3 things no one tells you about classroom management. 

We discuss:

• managing YOUR emotions, as the teacher
• being able to take a step back before intervening
• the importance of repetition

I truly think this will change the way you approach classroom management. Happy Listening!

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We  discuss the importance of art in the classroom, how to make art more developmentally appropriate, AND a new method of teaching art called TAB. I had the lovely and wonderful Faigie on the podcast and am excited for you to hear her passion for art through this episode. 

I truly believe in the power of art. It can help young children develop in ways you never thought possible and can be truly empowering for them. I’d love to know… what was your biggest takeaway from this episode?  Share it with me on Instagram @coachforteachers.

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• https://www.eduart4kids.com
• https://www.instagram.com/eduart4kids  

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If you've heard about human design and you're not sure what it is... this is a great episode for you! 

If you're wondering how human design can help you in the classroom as a teacher... this is the episode for you!

Today, I am joined by Tiffini who is a veteran teacher and human design coach is on the podcast today! We covered: 

• What human design is and where it comes from
• The different types of human design 
• How human design can work for you in the classroom
• The information you need to be able to get your human design type
• Resources to help you learn more about human design

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If you are feeling like nothing you do is working for your classroom, this is an episode you're going to want to tune into. There are many reasons things in your classroom and today, I'm bringing to the forefront the three most common reasons nothing is progressing in your classroom.

1. You're not consistent
2. You're not willing to Zoom out in order to see what changes need to be made
3. Comparisonitis

So many of us teachers leave the classroom feeling defeated every day. We have to be the ones to change that for ourselves! Change might be scary and feel overwhelming but it can create a completely new classroom environment. Isn't that what we want?

Happy Listening!

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