The Classroom Commute

The first day of school is typically filled with all kinds of emotions. 

You're excited to meet your new students, show off your fresh classroom, and dive in to a brand new year.

You're also likely feeling over-whelmed, scatter-brained (feeling like you are forgetting something...), and pressed for time to get it all done before day one.

Setting a positive tone on the first day of school is crucial to setting yourself up for success.

In this episode, allow me to walk you through your survival guide for having the best first day of school!

It may be one of your least favorite things to spend time and energy on, but many would argue that it is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you will do all year.

I'm talking about classroom management, of course.  Classroom management is the foundation from which you build your entire school year on.  Failing to get it set in place could send you in a year-long tailspin of behavior issues, inconsistency, and hair-pulling frustration.

Don’t make the same mistakes that I made as a new teacher.  Make developing a classroom management system a priority in your classroom.

In this week’s episode, I’m giving you the key components of an effective classroom management plan so that you can build a solid base for a positive classroom.

And - if you want a little extra help and motivation, be sure to join the FREE “Getting Your Year in Gear” teacher summer challenge to give you all the tools and step-by-step action plans you need to have your best year yet!  See all the details here!

For full show notes, visit:  classroomnook.com/podcast/27

Positive classroom communities can make or break your school year.

It’s that simple.

Inventing time in building a strong community in your classroom will serve you well all year.  In this episode, I’m share how a positive classroom community can change your entire year (for the better), and how to do it!  We’ll talk about simple ideas that work in ANY classroom as well as resources to help make it easy!

And - if you want a little extra help and motivation, be sure to join the “Getting Your Year in Gear” teacher summer challenge to give you all the tools and step-by-step action plans you need to have your best year yet!  See all the details here!

For full show notes, visit: classroomnook.com/podcast/26

We all need a tune-up now and then.

Whether you’ve been teaching for 1 year or 20 years, teachers are life-long learners.

Not only that, education is ALWAYS changing (for better or worse), and it’s always worth investing your time into staying current with new teaching strategies and best practices in the classroom.

In this episode we’re diving deep into the best instructional strategies and practices to increase student engagement.

And - if you want the fast-pass to success, be sure to join the “Getting Your Year in Gear” teacher summer challenge to give you all the tools and step-by-step action plans you need to have your best year yet!  See all the details here!

For full show notes, visit:  classroomnook.com/podcast/25

What makes the crock-pot one of the best kitchen inventions?

It’s the fact that you can prep ahead of time, set it, and then forget it.  You do the work early on, and then you don’t have to think about it as you go about your day.  Then, once dinner time rolls around, all you have to do is grab a fork!

You can do the same when it comes to planning for a new school year, too.  Spend some time early on planning and mapping out curriculum and systems that will serve you the whole school year.

In this episode, I’m talking all about the things that you can do NOW (before the school year starts) so that you don’t have to spend time, or even THINK about it once the school year begins.

And - if you want a little extra help and motivation for tips, ideas, and strategies on curriculum mapping and planning ahead, be sure to join the FREE “Getting Your Year in Gear” teacher summer challenge to give you all the tools and step-by-step action plans you need to have your best year yet!  See all the details here!

For complete show notes, visit: classroomnook.com/podcast/24

Welcome to week 2 of the "Getting Your Year in Gear" summer teacher challenge!  Set the foundation for a successful school year by spending time BEFORE the school year starts getting organized!  This episode is packed with helpful tips for how to organize everything in your classroom from student supplies, to teacher materials, to game pieces, math manipulatives, and more!

To join thousands of teachers inside the free challenge: visit classroomnook.com/yearingear

For full show notes for this episode, visit classroomnook.com/podcast/23

Welcome to week one of the "Getting Your Year in Gear" teacher summer challenge!  This week we are discussing how to design the perfect classroom!  I've got tips for choosing a classroom theme or color scheme, how to arrange your classroom to make the most of your space, classroom DIY projects for decorating on a budget, as well as bonus tips for how to make your classroom cozy and inviting!

To join thousands of teachers inside the free challenge: visit classroomnook.com/yearingear

For full show notes for this episode, visit classroomnook.com/podcast/22

Join me this summer for the 2020 “Getting Your Year in Gear” FREE teacher summer challenge as we prep and plan for the new school year with intention and purpose!  

It’s a challenge like no other and it’s designed to help you map out your school year so that you can have an incredibly successful school year!  We'll be tackling Back to School

To join thousands of teachers inside the free challenge: visit classroomnook.com/yearingear

For full show notes for this episode, visit classroomnook.com/podcast/21

In this episode, you'll learn how to build a stronger classroom community through establishing reading partnerships with your students.  Reading partnerships go well beyond traditional buddy reading, and can be used to cultivate meaningful conversations between students.  You'll learn action steps for how to prepare and set up reading partnerships in your classroom, as well as tips for helping students engage in deep and meaningful connections about the texts that they read together.

For complete show notes, as well as a FREE reading partnerships starter kit, visit: classroomnook.com/podcast/20

Raise your hand if you just want to drop your things and run away from this school year! 

If you’re like me, you are SO ready to close the book on this school year.  It’s been like no other year, full of a whole new set of challenges that we never expected to encounter.  But - here we are.

And you know what I’ve learned from it all?  Teachers are freakin’ amazing!  They made transitions and pivots and modifications in their teaching like a BOSS!  I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this profession and community of educators.

Regardless of how much you may want this school year to be over, I want to encourage you to reflect.  If we have to go through such a crazy time, we might as well learn and grow from it, right?

In this week’s episode, I’m helping your wrap your mind around how to head in to summer after distance learning, and how to come out of the whole experience with some positive take-aways.

For complete show notes, head to classroomnook.com/podcast/19