Shaping Little Minds

New teachers struggle to know where to begin once they get assigned to their own classroom. Unfortunately, I've spoken to many of those teachers; some are starting mid-year and some already started but are feeling not good enough. There are tools and knowledge teachers need that isn't given when you're in school for teaching. In today's episode, I dive into the first step teachers need to do to help set themselves up for success inside their classrooms.

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As we move into 2024, I truly believe it's important for us to not only set goals for the new year but also reflect on the year that passed. Celebrate the good and find ways to navigate the bad differently in the following year. Today, I'm sharing six lessons I learned in 2023, after a truly difficult 2022. I'm walking into 2024 excited and ready to take action on my BIG goals! Happy Listening!

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This is one of the busiest times of year for educators as a whole. Thanksgiving never really feels like a true break and the time between Thanksgiving and winter break can feel excruciating, overwhelming, and truly exhausting. A lot comes up both in life and in the classroom. So how do you manage that?

In this episode, I share four tools that have helped me thrive in the classroom when I was feeling like I wouldn't even make it to winter break, let alone through the week. These are tools that easily implementable for teachers but also might require additional support.

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It's really easy to get consumed in our teaching careers. Many of us spend SO much time wanting to excel in teaching that we suddenly lose ourselves in the process. In today's podcast episode, I dive into 3 components that can help you to start finding yourself again: our thoughts, our behaviors and our habits. We discuss how each one can pull you down but also how they can actually propel you to find your identity and create a life you never thought was possible.

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Coaching has become a sort of buzzword in the education space. It's important to understand what coaching can actually do for you and what you need to be looking for in a coach before you decide to work with them. Plus it never hurt to talk about the benefits of coaching!  Today, I got to speak to my friend Autumn all about coaching teachers and what that looks like.  Autumn is a career coach for teachers who helps teachers transition out and navigate the corporate world outside of the classroom. Happy Listening!

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It can feel uncomfortable to set boundaries as a teacher, especially during a busy season. What if I told you boundaries can actually help create more space for you even during a busy season?  In this episode we discuss what could come up in the coming weeks, why that can be so hard to navigate without the right support, and the three main reasons we either don't set any boundaries and we set boundaries that don't end up sticking.

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Most people think of balance as a 50/50 split. Personally, I believe a balance is about not only enjoying your job as a teacher but also enjoying life outside of the classroom. I believe we go through seasons. In today's podcast episode, I give you 3 steps to help you start to find a balance both in and out of the classroom. 

Step 1: Create harmony in your classroom
Step 2: Set Boundaries
Step 3: Ask for HELP!

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When I started teaching, I was consumed by my work and so much so that I stopped exercising, declined invitations to social events, and rarely saw my family. Instead, I would come home after an exhausting day and I would stress over student issues or create lesson plans. It shouldn’t surprise you when I say… It didn't take me long to burn out and start questioning who I was outside of the classroom.

In this episode, I cover:

• 3 steps I took to protect my energy
• Action steps you can take to start
• An example for each step to understand what needs to shift in order to make that shift possible

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I want to preface this by saying: there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with wanting a Pinterest perfect classroom. BUT if it’s causing you stress, anxiety and you feel like you’re going broke in the process… we should talk about it. 

So the question is… Is this a self imposed expectation? Is it a societal expectation? Is it a school expectation? 

I want to remind teachers of this:

• Your classroom will be amazing no matter what you put up on the bulletin boards
• Your classroom will never be a perfect place; you’re not perfect and neither are your students
• If you want to spend money on your classroom, give yourself a reasonable budget so you don’t feel like you’re going broke
• Try to stay away from comparing. You don’t know how long it’s taken a teacher to have the room set up and decorated the way he/she does. 

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Teaching children how to read can feel hard and tricky. The Science of Reading is a curriculum that helps educators teach their students to read. It is the data based research that has been found to assist learners who struggle with reading and writing. I have a special guest on the podcast today coming to you all the way from Australia. Her name is Emily and she is going to discuss the science of reading, why it’s important within schools, and what it truly does to help your students read.

What's covered in today's episode:

•  What is the science of reading
• Benefits to the science of reading
• How it can help educators teach children to read
• How teachers can incorporate it into their classrooms

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