As teachers (and humans, really), we are provided with steps and formulas to follow in implementing great strategies, fixing our classroom management, and all other things teacher-life, at what seems like every turn. And I knowingly contribute to this, although I hope that my advice is valuable and helpful, but in this episode I hope to provide you with something NOT to, multiple steps NOT to take when it comes to improving upon and implementing strategies in your classroom.

And it really comes down to one piece of advice.

After listening to this episode you will know this ONE thing you shouldn’t do in your classroom because in not doing iit you’ll serve your own sustainability and your effectiveness with your students. You’ll feel empowered and ready to take next steps in strengthening your sustainable teacher-life.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES:
https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/don-t-do-this-one-thing-in-your-classroom

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM TEACHER-WORKSHOP:
https://www.teachonamission.com/workshop

On today’s episode of the Sustainable Teacher Podcast I am so excited to welcome Charles Youngs, a 30-year high school English teacher in Western Pennsylvania, who has been recognized as a Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year finalst, a Fulbright scholar, and is a frequent presenter at the annual convention of the National Teachers of English.

Currently he spends his days in a suburban public high school just south of Pittsburgh, teaching courses in Writing, Public Speaking and in AP Literature. That’s just part of his day. The other half is spent as an instructional coach for faculty on the ins and outs of ed tech.

Charles and my paths crossed in the spring of 2020, as he explains in the interview, when he was thinking about ways to make his time with students more intentional and more effective. He took my online course, Flipped Classroom Formula, and offers today a unique perspective on flipping, one that includes that of an English teacher and how to flip in an ELA class, but also one that is incredibly reflective of what the past year’s experience has been for educators and how we can move forward.

Without further ado, here’s Charles.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES:
https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/a-teacher-s-flipped-classroom-transformation-part-3

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM TEACHER-WORKSHOP:
https://www.teachonamission.com/workshop

How has the flipped classroom transformed your teaching experience and the learning experience of your students, both within the pandemic and regardless of it.

On today’s episode of the Sustainable Teacher Podcast I am so excited to welcome Jessica Verrill, a chemical engineer turned stay-at-home-mom turned high school chemistry teacher. She has been teaching chemistry at a small town academy in central Maine since 2018, has a wonderful husband, two fabulous teenage daughters, and a fun little dog named Ziggy. Jessica loves to spend time with her family kayaking on the local river, at camp on the New Brunswick border, and hiking in the mountains or on the beautiful coast of Maine.

Our paths first crossed in the spring of 2020, as Jessica will explain in the interview, where she attended my flipped classroom workshop. She then took my online course Flipped Classroom Formula, and is on the podcast today to share her classroom transformation amongst teaching in a pandemic and the success she and her students have experienced because of her hard work, and strategic decision to flip her classroom.

Without further ado here is Jessica Verrill.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES:
https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/a-teacher-s-flipped-classroom-transformation-part-2

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM TEACHER-WORKSHOP:
https://www.teachonamission.com/workshop

As we are approaching the new normal we’ve got to talk about technology and sustainability in the same sentence. In fact I almost named this episode are you technology fatigued yet. Ha!

But instead of being funny I wanted to be sure that you knew exactly what you’re getting from this episode and that we will be discussing three tools that I believe you absolutely have to use inside of your classroom when the new normal is here.

And after listening to this episode you will have a full grasp on the few powerful tools you want to have in your classroom as we approach what will be the new normal education so that you can rest in knowing what consistently works and not be bogged down by all the technology options.

So let’s do this.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/top-3-classroom-tools-in-the-new-normal

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM TEACHER-WORKSHOP:
https://www.teachonamission.com/workshop

How has the flipped classroom transformed your teaching experience and the learning experience of your students, both within the pandemic and regardless of it?

On today’s episode of the Sustainable Teacher Podcast I am so excited to welcome Keri Tafuro, a full time classroom teacher of 7th and 8th grade math in Vacaville, California. Keri is a 22-year teacher, having taught math at the high school, and now middle school level. She and her husband have two college-aged children, and mine and Keri’s paths crossed about a year ago when Keri was exploring a bit more about the flipped classroom, and came upon one of my Facebook live trainings.

Since then she has jumped in with two feet taking Flipped Classroom Formula last summer and into flipping her classroom this school year. I can’t wait to bring her on and have you hear her story of her transformation, and that of her students.

So without further ado, here is Keri Tafuro in our first of three episodes on a Teacher's Flipped Classroom Transformation.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/a-teacher-s-flipped-classroom-transformation-part-1

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

*Limited Time* FLIPPED CLASSROOM TEACHER-WORKSHOP:
https://www.teachonamission.com/workshop

What happens when students don’t watch the video notes for homework? That’s the number one question I get from teachers when they are considering flipping their classroom, and it’s a good one.

You should absolutely be asking this question because it means you are aware of an obstacle to your students learning, and now you can take steps to be sure you’re helping them overcome it. We have an entire module dedicated to this inside of my online course for teachers, Flipped Classroom Formula, and we address multiple obstacles, not just this one big one.

In today’s episode we are going to answer this question so that after listening you will feel hopeful and empowered by the possibilities of flipped video knowing that you’re making learning NOT optional in your classroom and in fact setting up your students for success.

Let’s get to it.

Flipped Classroom 30 Day Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/30dayflippedclassroom

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/the-number-one-question-i-get-asked-about-the-flipped-classroom

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM STARTER KIT:
https://www.teachonamission.com/starterkit

Isn’t flipping your classroom just more work? That’s the question, isn’t it? And it should be the question for all teachers when deciding what changes to make to their classrooms, especially coming off of one of the hardest years in education ever. And the question is really asking, is the work I put in going to be worth it?

Because here’s the truth, it’s not that flipping your classroom is more work… it’s that your classroom is work. Your students are work. So it’s a matter of knowing where you’re putting in time and effort and how it’s going to pay off, and this episode is all about helping your teacher work pay off for you and your students.

Flipped Teacher 30 Day Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/30dayflippedclassroom

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/isn-t-flipping-just-more-work 

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM STARTER KIT:
https://www.teachonamission.com/starterkit

It’s easy to find the differences in what we do as teachers.

Why right now?

If you’re listening to this episode at the time that it airs in March of 2021 we are in a time of transition in education as we head back to normal or at least to some sort of new normal. If you’re listening beyond that time though, your right now is probably one full of teacher-hustle, and you’re reflecting on the changes you want to make to your daily teaching life so that it’s a bit more sustainable, am I right?

Either way, the tool that I’m going to tell you about in today’s episode is one that’s going to help you take practical steps towards a more sustainable and effective classroom in the modern times of education. It’s going to help you take steps towards more evenings focused on your family and less weekends spent grading papers, all while maintaining or even increasing your effectiveness in the classroom.

Want to know what the number one tool is?

It’s the Flipped Classroom Starter Kit I’ve built to help you do just that, get started flipping your classroom.

In this episode I’m going to walk you through the first three steps of this starter kit, the same ones you’ll take to flip you classroom, so make sure to grab that kit by clicking in the show notes whether that’s right now so you can take some notes, or when you’re finished listening.

After listening to this episode, you will know three steps to take to start flipping your classroom with confidence, and where to go to learn two more important steps so that you don’t feel alone in this big change you would like to make, and so that you know the intentional steps you’re taking now will pay off big time when we’re living in the new normal of education soon.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/the-number-one-tool-your-classroom-needs-right-now

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM STARTER KIT:
https://www.teachonamission.com/starterkit

Obviously, by the name of the podcast, sustainability for teachers is what we are all about. Teachers do some of the most impactful and important work, and keeping them in the classroom is our top priority here on the podcast and for team Teach On A Mission, and we work to do that by helping teachers build sustainable systems and practices in their classrooms.

Sometimes it’s hard to have these conversations about doing things that sustain teachers because it feels guilty to focus so much on the adult in the room rather than the students. That narrative, along with the status quo of teacher hustle equating to effectiveness, is what’s ultimately driving teachers away from the classroom.

Could we overdo it by focusing too much on the teacher and not enough on the students? Of course we could - there are two ends of extreme to every choice, and I choose to live somewhere comfortably in the middle as much as possible, including when it comes to building an effective classroom.

So what is this big secret? The biggest secret to finding sustainability in the classroom?

Well, I’m going to tell you all about it, and I’m also going to provide three reasons why this one thing is so sustaining. After listening to this episode, you will feel empowered to get the best return on your time investment with every classroom choice you make because you know that sustaining you is important, not selfish, work, and you’ll know how to make it happen with the flipped classroom.

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER SHOW NOTES: https://www.teachonamission.com/blog/the-biggest-secret-to-sustainability-in-the-classroom

SUSTAINABLE TEACHER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableteacher

FLIPPED CLASSROOM STARTER KIT:
https://www.teachonamission.com/starterkit