Soul Saving Resources For Teachers

This episode discusses Catlin Tucker's blog post on student engagement and looks into strategies to engage struggling students as we start making phone calls home in order let parents know about students who are completing little to no work.

This episode discusses Jennifer Gonzalez's blog post about making connections with students online, giving practical suggestions for making better connections with students through distance learning.

This episode gives my tips and tricks for getting more productivity out of each day and each week.  The episode is based on a professional development session, which got rave reviews, I did at Cleveland High School.

2020 has been crazy and we all feel like first year teachers again.  Jennifer Gonzalez encourages us to find supportive and nurturing teachers and friends who can guide us through these times. I provide specific ideas to find and be the supportive teachers we will all need to make it through this year.

Building on Catlin Tucker's blog post, I provide some practical suggestion to improve your distance teaching.

I am interviewing the newest member of my teaching team, Mirette Wahba.  She is a first year teacher, and we discuss the anticipation and fear that is associated with starting your first job in teaching.

Chelsi Jo is my personal organization coach, and her tips and strategies are amazing to help you get off the hot mess express and get your priorities and your life running like clockwork.  This interview walks you through the basics of Chelsi Jo's program and gives you some inspiration as you head back to school, virtually or in person this year.

Episode Seven explores practical and free/inexpensive ways teachers can practice self care.  With the crazy teaching environment we will experience this year due to COVID-19, teachers must prioritize their own well being more than ever.  This episode gives you some specific ideas on how to achieve it.

This episode provides practical strategies and ideas to prepare for online teaching in the Fall.  As a follow-up to last week's podcast, I am building on the ideas presented in Jennifer Gonzalez's podcast and blog post, Nine Ways Online Teaching Should Be Different Than Face To Face

One of my favorite educational podcasts is Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez.  She offers nine suggestions for the ways teaching will be different in the Fall.  I break down the first three and give some practical suggestions for how I am planning to implement them in the fall.  I will provide show notes and links to Jennifer's blog and podcast on my new website www.soulsavingresourcesforteachers.com