Teacher RockStar Podcast

Teacher RockStar Podcast

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Teacher RockStar Podcast episodes

  • Why Students Test You: #311

    Why do students challenge your classroom expectations—but

    seem to follow another teacher’s rules? If you’re a first-year K–12 teacher
    facing repeated boundary-pushing, this video shows how to respond calmly and
    consistently without getting pulled into arguments.  Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate
    Handbook for New Teachers.

    9 min
  • Stop the Behavior Chain: #310

    Why do students challenge your classroom expectations—but

    seem to follow another teacher’s rules? If you’re a first-year K–12 teacher
    facing repeated boundary-pushing, this video shows how to respond calmly and
    consistently without getting pulled into arguments.  Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate
    Handbook for New Teachers.

    9 min
  • Rethinking the Classroom: A Hybrid Approach to Education: #309

    Is traditional education the only path to student success?

    In this episode the host Steve Hiles sits down with Alex

    and Cassidy Nicholas, founders of The Vault Family Homeschool Academy in
    Naples, Florida.

    Together, we explore their innovative approach to

    education, how hybrid learning is challenging traditional classroom models, and
    why giving families more flexibility and control over their children's
    education could reshape the future of learning.  Contact Alex & Cassidy: @thevaultnaples.com


    Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook for New

    Teachers.


    🌟 Join

    the Teacher RockStar YouTube Membership! For just $3.99/month,
    receive one exclusive members-only video and one free classroom-ready teaching
    resource every month! Plus, enjoy 20% off Teacher Classroom Resources store
    products (coaching excluded) and $50 off Teacher RockStar Academy while your
    membership is active. It's practical support to help you grow as a confident,
    successful teacher!

    👉 Become a Member

    22 min
  • The 5-Second Trick: #308

    In this episode, Steve breaks down a simple 5-second

    classroom management routine that can help new and early-career teachers regain
    students' attention quickly, calmly, and consistently. Download my FREE resource:
    The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers. 

    🌟 Join

    the Teacher RockStar YouTube Membership! For just $3.99/month,
    receive one exclusive members-only video and one free classroom-ready teaching
    resource every month! Plus, enjoy 20% off Teacher Classroom Resources store
    products (coaching excluded) and $50 off Teacher RockStar Academy while your
    membership is active. It's practical support to help you grow as a confident,
    successful teacher!

    👉 Become

    a member: https://www.youtube.com/@teacherrockstar/join

    14 min
  • How to Stop Students From Talking in 10-Minutes: #307

    If your students keep talking after you've asked for their

    attention, repeating yourself probably isn't going to solve the problem. In
    this video, I walk you through a simple how to stop students from talking in 10
    minutes reset that helps students understand, practice, and respond to your
    attention routine.  Download my FREE resource:
    The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers. 

    🌟 Join

    the Teacher RockStar YouTube Membership! For just $3.99/month,
    receive one exclusive members-only video and one free classroom-ready teaching
    resource every month! Plus, enjoy 20% off Teacher Classroom Resources store
    products (coaching excluded) and $50 off Teacher RockStar Academy while your
    membership is active. It's practical support to help you grow as a confident,
    successful teacher!

    👉 Become

    a member: Join Here

     

    📘 Before

    Experience Teaches You

    What Every Experienced Teacher Wishes They Had

    Known Their First Year

    Before Experience Teaches You is a

    practical guide for new and early-career teachers, navigating the realities of
    the classroom. Drawing on real-world teaching experience, Steve shares the
    lessons, strategies, and insights that often take years to learn—helping
    teachers build confidence, manage their classrooms, connect with students, and
    avoid unnecessary stress and burnout.

    Available on Amazon. 


    Ready to spend less time putting out fires and

    more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore Teacher
    RockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you
    can put to work right away. 

    10 min
  • Why Students Ignore You: #306

    Why Students Ignore You may have less to do with whether

    students heard your directions and more to do with what they’ve learned happens
    after you give them. In this episode, Steve breaks down one common
    classroom-management mistake: repeatedly giving the same direction until
    students finally respond. Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook
    for New Teachers. 


    📘 Before

    Experience Teaches You

    What Every Experienced Teacher Wishes They Had

    Known Their First Year

    Before Experience Teaches You is a

    practical guide for new and early-career teachers, navigating the realities of
    the classroom. Drawing on real-world teaching experience, Steve shares the
    lessons, strategies, and insights that often take years to learn—helping
    teachers build confidence, manage their classrooms, connect with students, and
    avoid unnecessary stress and burnout.

    Available on Amazon


    Ready to spend less time putting out fires and

    more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore Teacher
    RockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you
    can put to work right away.  

    11 min
  • When Students Refuse to Work: #305

    In this episode of The Teacher RockStar Podcast, I walk you

    through exactly what to do Handle student refusal without battles.
    Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers.

    📘 The

    First 5 Days

    The

    New Teacher’s Playbook for Winning the First Week

    Your first few days can set the tone for your entire school

    year. The First 5 Days gives new teachers practical, straightforward
    strategies for establishing expectations, building relationships, creating
    strong routines, and starting the year with greater confidence.  Available on Amazon.

    Ready to spend less time putting out fires and

    more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore Teacher
    RockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you
    can put to work right away.  

    9 min
  • When Students Say No: #304
    What should you do when a student looks directly at you and says, “No”?
    In this episode of The Teacher RockStar Podcast, I walk you through exactly what to do when a student openly refuses a reasonable direction, how to stay in control without escalating the situation, and how to follow through afterward.Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers
    📘 The First 5 Days
    The New Teacher’s Playbook for Winning the First Week
    Your first few days can set the tone for your entire school year. The First 5 Days gives new teachers practical, straightforward strategies for establishing expectations, building relationships, creating strong routines, and starting the year with greater confidence.
    Available on Amazon
    Ready to spend less time putting out fires and more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore Teacher RockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you can put to work right away.
    15 min
  • Why Do Students Ignore Your Instructions: #303

    Why do students ignore directions—even when you feel like

    you explained everything clearly? For new and early-career teachers, this can
    quickly turn into repeated instructions, frustration, and unnecessary power
    struggles. In this video, I go deep on one classroom-management problem: why
    students lose multi-step directions and what teachers can do about it. Download
    my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers. 


    📘 The

    First 5 Days
    The
    New Teacher’s Playbook for Winning the First Week

    Your first few days can set the tone for your entire school

    year. The First 5 Days gives new teachers practical, straightforward
    strategies for establishing expectations, building relationships, creating
    strong routines, and starting the year with greater confidence.

    Available on Amazon

     Ready to spend less time putting out fires and

    more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore Teacher
    RockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you
    can put to work right away. 

     

     

    13 min
  • Stop Doing Too Much: #302

    In this episode, I share how to recognize what actually deserves your time, what you can simplify, and why doing less can sometimes help you become a more effective teacher. Download my FREE resource: The Ultimate Handbook for New Teachers.

    The First 5 Days
    The New Teacher's Playbook for Winning the First Week

    Your first few days can set the tone for your entire school year. The First 5 Days gives new teachers practical, straightforward strategies for establishing expectations, building relationships, creating strong routines, and starting the year with greater confidence.

    Check it out here: Available on Amazon

    Ready to spend less time putting out fires and more time confidently leading your classroom? Explore TeacherRockStar Academy and discover practical classroom management strategies you can put to work right away.

    11 min

About Teacher RockStar Podcast

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Welcome to the Teacher RockStar Podcast, a weekly podcast hosted by Steve Hiles where tips and strategies critical to the first-year teacher are discussed. We will be sharing the latest educational…

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