Teaching to the TOP

What’s the most time consuming aspect of teaching? Did you say lesson planning? Most teachers would whole-heartedly agree with that sentiment. As soon as you feel as though you’ve gotten your plans and materials ready, you have another week of hours of research, creating, and assigning assignments to students. What if we told you that your lesson planning routine could be completely revolutionized by giving you back your time and decreasing your stress? 

Lesson planning is the process of deciding how you will teach a specific skill. This includes the explicit instruction to the independent practice that you will provide to your students. This can be considered the roadmap of learning. Even if you teach kindergarten to high school, each teacher will include some of the same elements that will help their students master the skills. In this episode we want to share the process we have used for years to develop our lesson in less time. 

In this episode you will hear:

• The key steps for developing a scaffolded lesson plan. 

Be sure to check out episodes that continues the conversation:

• 140: The ONE Thing Holding Your Lesson Planning Back

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Every teacher has struggled when it comes to keeping up with the daunting work that is lesson planning. In today’s episode we want to share the ONE thing that is holding your lesson planning back, and that is creating a structure for your class period. Join us as we break down what it means to build a structure and how this will revolutionize your lesson planning. 

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This TOP teacher episode should come with a warning label attached, because we get down and dirty with some of the biggest issues in education. In order to get the most out of this episode you’ll want to be in the right mindset. If you’re feeling cranky, feeling stressed and overwhelmed save this episode for another day, because things are about to get spicy. 

In this episode we are going to share 3 things that every teacher needs to stop doing this school year. These are things we have done ourselves and have realized through many years of experience that is can have a negative impact on our mindset towards teaching. We want to share what you need to stop doing but also what actions you can start doing instead. 

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Our classrooms are not just for us. It is a space meant for our students, and to encourage learning.  However having a space to call your own when you are sharing everything with about 25 other little people is important. This is why having a teacher desk or teacher area should be one of the first locations that you begin to organize. 

We talk a lot about the sections to include in your space that it is organized and for times get busy, but we never talk about what NOT to do when organizing your space. In this episode we take a twist to teacher organization and share the things you need to avoid when setting up your teacher space this upcoming school year. 

In this episode you will hear:

• Our reference to episode 088. Teacher Desk Organization 101

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Do you remember your first day of school as a kid? Yeah, us neither. Let’s be honest, the first day of school is a blurr for most of our students, and many of us place an immense amount of pressure to have everything perfect for the first day of school. We are here to tell you that not everything has to be perfect, but you do want to be prepared. That is why, in this episode we are breaking down how to organize your first day of school so that you feel prepared and ready to conquer. In this episode we will share: 

• The trick to planning out your day to be successful

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This summer we hosted our first ever LIVE Event in York, PA. We had the opportunity to connect with so many TOP Teachers and do the things we love most: help and guide you to creating a better work-life balance. Join us in this BONUS episode as we are breaking down the live event and sharing some funny stories, how it all came together, and our favorite parts from this amazing experience. 

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This might be a long episode but it’s filled with a ton of discussion points around productivity!

We recently read the book The 30 day Productivity Plan by Damon Zahariades and we want to share our thoughts on whether this book can actually help you conquer your productivity in 30 days. In this episode we follow the author’s daily plan for how you can become a productivity master. So grab the book and follow along as we share what we loved and what we didn’t. 

Don’t forget that we have our own 30 Days to Productivity FREE Guide. Head over to http://bit.ly/30daystocontracthours to grab it today!

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Michelle and Bridget have had the longest break from talking since they became friends, but now they are back together…. IN PERSON! In this episode listen to two friends who are playing catch-up after almost 2 weeks of not talking. 

Be sure to check out our ticket options for the LIVE EVENT on July 25th. Check out THIS for more information on the Live Event. 

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“You’re changing grade levels!” Yeah, your heart probably skipped a beat there for a second. Changing grade levels can be a huge task, especially if you have been teaching the same grade level for a long time. In today’s episode, we are going to break this project down into manageable tips you can implement!

We have both been in a position where we have had to change grade levels while teaching. So, we know how overwhelming and sometimes scary it can feel so we wanted to dedicate an entire episode to it. We are going to be sharing some tips that hopefully you can apply to your situation to make it a little easier and a little less scary!

Now, every situation is a little different.  You may WANT to change grade levels, you may dread changing grade levels, you may be moving only 1-2 grade levels, or you may be jumping multiple grade levels at once. We hope that these tips will put you at ease regardless of your situation!

In this episode you will hear:

• How important a mindset shift can be to making this experience less stressful

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We are back with another breakdown of The Home Edit (Season 2)! We love all things organization and we can often find inspiration from other areas in life other than just in the teaching spaces. We wanted to take an in-depth look at season 2 of The Home edit and share our BIGGEST takeaways and how they apply to teaching. 

If you haven’t listened to our first episode of The Home Edit. Check out episode 085: We Watched the Home Edit… Here Are Our Thoughts! where Michelle and I watched season 1 of the Home Edit, separately of course, and then shared all our thoughts on the episode

We do want to acknowledge and send our positive thoughts and prayers to Clea from the show.  In April 2022, Clea announced that she has breast cancer and she had a double mastectomy done in the middle of April. Unfortunately, I think we all have been impacted by cancer in one way or another whether it’s ourselves, a family member, or a friend which is incredibly sad and difficult. But, hopefully this serves as a reminder to go to the doctor, get your mammogram, get your wellness checks, etc. because you just never know.

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