Happy New School Year! In this episode, we focused on the first day of school. We walked you through a process to attack this year with intention and positivity. Ideas for this very important day are shared. We hope you are inspired by the conversation.

Happy Wednesday! This week is all about answering questions posed to us on social media. We covered...Grading. Transition Times. Changing Classes. Classroom Must Haves. Shining Positivity and Light. Parent Communication. Imposter Syndrome. Preventing Burnout, and more!

We had fun while we tackled your questions on this episode. Please know that we will host a Q and A each quarter. You are welcome to send your questions to us on Social Media at any time. We will post another call for questions in October.

Any websites or products mentioned are linked right here!

Kim and I discussed our favorite easy, quick, and delicious recipes. Breakfast, lunch, supper, and potluck ideas are shared. We also discussed our favorite cookbooks and food people to follow on social media. The I used to think myth for this episode focuses on studying techniques. You may be surprised at what you learn! Recipes are linked here!

Welcome! Episode Four is focused on behavior. We interviewed Angie Branch, who has been researching and implementing her learning as a parent and teacher. Angie shares her experience, important information, and practical advice. This episode is beneficial to anyone that is a human. :-) Please share with your non-teacher friends. Kim and I learned so much, and we hope you do too!

Show Notes:

King’s Ranch

Ross Greene

Resources for Educators from Ross Greene (I had my college students complete the Guided Tour. The information shared is free and excellent!)

Conscious Discipline Adult First Mindset

Don’t Dance with Walter PDF- Kim made this handout to help us remember what moves to avoid when you or a student is emotionally dysregulated.

Unplowed Ground

Welcome! Episode Three is focused on organization. High School Business Teacher and Organization Guru Sebree Bird, joins us to discuss organization. Over fifteen ideas to keep the whole teacher organized will be shared. Our "I used to think" topic is... Don't smile until December. After listening, please head on over to Facebook and share your favorite organization products! Our audio problems from last week improved, but difficulties with the intro still are present. Hopefully, we will be sailing smoothly soon. We apologize.

The links we discussed are linked in this Google Doc.

Thanks for listening!

Welcome! Episode Two is focused on setting up the classroom. We think that no matter where you teach or wherever you are in your teaching career, you will be inspired by an idea. We had some sound difficulties on this episode, including missing intro music. We apologize and are working on learning this world! In this episode, we introduce a new segment similar to a myth buster. We are calling this part of the podcast, I used to think, but now… At the end of the episode, we will discuss the exit ticket by sharing what we used to think and what we have learned about this topic. Thanks for listening!

Show Notes:

Jennie Allen

Liquid IV

Aldi Electrolyte

Marco Polo

HSA/FSA on AmazonAmazon

HSA Electrolyte- Just make sure it says HSA/FSA Approved somewhere on the description. There are different types that are approved.

Bins my third graders used

Bins similar to the ones I used at the university level- one per table

Focus Walls

Ashley’s Room Picture

Calming Corner Info from Class Dojo

Lexie's Classroom - see her note on the video.

David Sousa

Forgetting Curve