From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Think you don't have time to add SEL to your already-packed schedule? Allie Szczecinski wants you to know you're not adding anything... you're just shifting how you deliver what you're already doing. Her approach focuses on tiny moments (think 10 seconds, not 20 minutes) woven into transitions, routines, academic talk time, and even corrections. Using the research-backed RULER framework from Yale, Ali walks you through five practical touch points that build emotional vocabulary and regulation skills without touching your master schedule. If "one more thing" makes you want to scream, this session proves SEL doesn't have to be that thing.

Links/Resources:

1. Miss Behavior Blog: www.missbehaviorblog.com
2. The Behavior Supports Library: http://missbehavior.mykajabi.com/
3. Their Best Behavior (Book): https://a.co/d/eUTW8dI

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Word problems feeling like the most dreaded part of your math block? You're definitely not alone. Mona Iehl shows K-5 teachers how to reset mid-year and build a calm, confident community of problem solvers (yes, even now). Through simple shifts and relatable classroom stories, she shares how to rebuild safety, help students actually make sense of problems before jumping to solve, and use a predictable routine that supports deeper thinking. The best part? It's not too late to transform how word problems feel for you and your students. If math time has become synonymous with stress and "I don't get it"... this session offers a gentler path forward.

Links/Resources:

1. 35 Questions to Ask in Math Class (Free): https://MonaMath.com/35questions
2. Math Chat Podcast: https://MonaMath.com/mathchat

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Want a routine that resets behavior and builds independence from the moment students walk in? Martina Cahill shares a simple bell ringer system that creates structure without adding to your workload. The best part? It takes just one week to stick. She walks through everything from choosing your format (printable or digital) to modeling the routine, keeping grading light, and why repetition is the real magic here. If your mornings have felt more like herding cats than teaching... this plug-and-play routine might be the sanity-saver you've been looking for.

Links/Resources:

1. Free Bell Ringer Resource: https://the-hungry-teacher.kit.com/13e75b23aa
2. The Hungry Teacher: https://thehungryteacherblog.com/

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Turn-and-talks turning into off-topic chatter (or awkward silence)? LaNesha Tabb explains why students struggle with partner talk, and spoiler alert: they're not being difficult. They just haven't been taught the skills for purposeful academic conversation. This session walks through how explicit instruction, predictable structures, and low-stakes daily practice can transform casual chatter into accountable talk that actually deepens thinking and strengthens writing. The secret? Start simple with one talk stem, build habits through quick morning routines, and embed intentional talk moves into what you're already doing. If your partner conversations have felt more like a waste of time than a comprehension tool... this session shows you exactly what's missing.

Links/Resources:

1. LaNesha Tabb: www.laneshatabb.com

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Ever dragged yourself to school sick because writing sub plans felt harder than actually teaching? (Be honest.) Trina Deboree shares a practical, teacher-tested system that turns sub planning from overwhelming to effortless. She walks through how to set up a simple sub binder and sub tub so you can finally take a sick day without the guilt spiral or the 5 a.m. panic planning. If you've ever taught through a fever because the alternative felt worse... this session gives you permission (and a system) to actually rest when you need it.

Links/Resources:

1. Free Sub Survival Guide: https://www.trinadeboreeteachingandlearning.com/subguide
2. Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning: https://www.trinadeboreeteachingandlearning.com

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Hit the mid-year motivation wall and wondering how you're supposed to add social-emotional learning on top of everything else? Mikey Sivert (a 19-year veteran upper elementary teacher) shares three practical strategies that don't require extra lesson planning because they work inside moments already happening in your classroom. From the 5-Second Emotion Check-In to the "And Then What?" reflection technique, these approaches help students connect emotions to choices without adding a single thing to your plate. The best part? January's challenges (exhausted kids, darker mornings, behavioral struggles) are exactly why these skills matter most right now. If you've been putting off emotional intelligence work until "next year when things are calmer"... this session proves mid-year is actually the perfect time to start.

Links/Resources:

1. Free Emotional Intelligence & Self-Regulation Lesson: https://mikeydteach.com/ei
2. Mikey D Teach: https://www.mikeydteach.com

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About this session: Some beginning or struggling readers decode every word. Some are more like "word callers" and sound like robots. Some rush. One strategy helps them all. Sarah Paul shows how phrased reading can support fluency for all types of readers. She’ll share a practical routine that helps the brain hold words together long enough to connect ideas. The takeaway? When students read in meaningful chunks, fluency feels more natural, stamina grows, and understanding gets stronger

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Juggling separate lessons for reading, writing, and grammar feeling like too much right now? Jessica Ivey-Smith shares a simple four-step process for giving your ELA block a midyear makeover using picture books you already own. Instead of planning everything separately, she shows you how to identify the most teachable moments, pull craft-rich sentences, and design writing tasks that grow naturally from the text. The result? Cohesive, connected lessons that actually simplify your planning. If your ELA block has started to feel scattered and joyless... this repeatable routine might be exactly the reset you need.

Links/Resources:

1. Mid-Year Teaching Reset: https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/mid-year-teaching-reset/
2. Ideas by Jivey: www.ideasbyjivey.com

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: Feeling like word study has lost its spark (or never really clicked in the first place)? Sarah Paul and Michelle Sullivan reframe morphology as the system that connects decoding, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar... not "one more thing" to squeeze into your day. They share five no-prep routines (morpheme chains, word sums, matrices, word webs, and "spot the base") you can weave into what you're already doing this week. The goal isn't overhauling your instruction. It's helping students finally understand how English actually works, one meaningful morpheme at a time. If your word study block has felt disconnected or your students are still memorizing words in isolation... this mid-year reset might change everything.

Links/Resources:

FREE Word Posters: https://sarah-s-snippets.kit.com/2e3d64e8f4

Connect with Michelle: https://www.michelleandthecolorfulclassroom.com/

Connect with Sarah: https://sarahsnippets.com/Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.

From January 17-19, we’re hosting the Teacher Winter Talks event on the Teacher Approved podcast feed. Grab your free ticket for the full experience: https://www.secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks

✨ Each session will be available for 24 hours. Upgrade to the Max Pass to get lifetime access to all the sessions, plus over $500 worth of mid-year bonus resources like templates, workshops, and bundles!

About the Session: "Productive struggle" sounds great in theory, but how do you actually make it happen without students shutting down or melting into frustration? Meg Celley-Anderson shares practical strategies and ready-to-use routines that help students think deeply, persevere, and take real ownership of their math understanding. This isn't about letting kids flounder... it's about giving them the tools to work through challenges and come out stronger on the other side. If you've wanted to build more problem-solving resilience in your math block but weren't sure where to start, this session gives you concrete steps (and a free resource) to make it happen.

Links/Resources:

1. Free Classroom Resource: https://bit.ly/teacherstudioaudiofreebie
2. The Teacher Studio: https://theteacherstudio.com/

Share your takeaways and join the summit fun in the Teacher Winter Talks Facebook group!

Teacher Winter Talks is sponsored by the Teacher Approved Club and Fashion Fix.

🎤 Teacher Winter Talks is hosted by Heidi and Emily from Second Story Window. They love helping teachers elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Connect with them on their podcast, Teacher Approved, and on Instagram at @2ndstorywindow.