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The Secondary Teacher | Elective Teacher Resources, Secondary Teacher Strategies, and Teacher Planning episodes

June 21, 2022Ep 90: How to Effectively Use Icebreakers for the First Day of Class
In this episode, we discuss:

How to use icebreakers on the first day of class

Things to consider when choosing an icebreaker

What you can learn about your students from an icebreaker that can set up the rest of the course

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FREE Ticket to the 3-Day Back to School Lab

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16 min
June 14, 2022Ep 89: How to Rethink High School Rules for Your CTE Classroom
In this episode, we discuss:

How rules, norms, and expectations fit into your classroom

What types of rules to stay away from

Examples of expectations that will fit any CTE classroom

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First 10 Days of School Waitlist

Hacking School Discipline Book

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14 min
June 07, 2022Ep 88: How to Get the Most Out of Summer Teacher Professional Development
In this episode, we discuss:

How to set an intention for summer professional development

Where you can find online professional development

What you need to do to complete online courses and challenges

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PopPD Teacher PD

First 10 Days of School Waitlist

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10 min
May 31, 2022Ep 87: 10 Ways to Declutter Your Classroom in Less Than 10 Minutes
In this episode, we discuss:

10 ways that you can declutter your classroom in under 10 minutes

Ideas can be used by you or your students

How you can use these ideas any time during the school year

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FREE Clear the Classroom Clutter Starter Kit

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12 min
May 24, 2022Ep 86: Pre-Summer Pep Talk on Planning for Next School Year
In this episode, we discuss:

Deciding on what to focus on this summer

How to still enjoy your summer while still being prepared for the next school year

What you can do to set up boundaries to align with your goals

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Plan Out Your Course Cheat Sheet

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11 min
May 17, 2022Ep 85: Working More Hours Doesn't Make You a Better Teacher
In this episode, we discuss:

How productivity is defined

Shifting from being productive to working on the right things for your students

Working smarter (with high-level thoughts) not harder

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14 min
May 10, 2022Ep 84: Using Reflection to Improve This Year's Lesson Plans for Next Year
In this episode, we discuss:

How reflecting on teaching at the end of the school year can help save time in planning for next year

Show you a teaching reflection example from a CTE teacher’s perspective

Self-reflection questions for teachers that you can use when reflecting on your lessons and teaching

What to do now that you’ve reflected on the lessons you taught

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Plan Out Your Course Cheat Sheet

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11 min
May 03, 2022Ep 83: 5 End of Year Activities to Keep Your Secondary Students Engaged
In this episode, we discuss:

Why it’s important to keep students engaged

Ideas for how to keep students engaged

How you can get your students to help you get ready for next year

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14 min
April 26, 2022Ep 82: Tips for Planning and Preparing to Teach a New Course Next School Year
In this episode, we discuss:

What you can do now to get ready for teaching a new course

How you can save time by planning now

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Plan Out Your Course Blueprint

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CTE Technical Assistance Center of New York Resource Page

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9 min
April 19, 2022Ep 81: How to Save Time While Grading End-of-Year Projects
In this episode, we discuss:

Strategies for saving time in your end-of-year project grading

How to create rubrics that will save you time and be objective

What it looks like to grade as you go

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Plan Out Your Course Cheat Sheet

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14 min

About The Secondary Teacher | Elective Teacher Resources, Secondary Teacher Strategies, and Teacher Planning

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**Are you looking for secondary teacher strategies, elective teacher resources, and teacher planning systems that actually work when you're juggling multiple preps?**

Are you drowning in lesson planning and still taking work home every night?

Wondering if managing your workload is even possible when every class needs something different?

Let's be honest… your planning period disappears fast.

If that sounds like you, you're in the right place.

This podcast is for overwhelmed secondary teachers—especially elective teachers, CTE teachers, and any multiple prep teacher—who are tired of feeling behind and need practical secondary teacher strategies built for the reality of teaching multiple courses.

You'll learn how to simplify teacher planning, build classroom routines that reduce your workload, and find elective teacher resources that help you keep students engaged without creating everything from scratch.

Because you don't need a better planner.

You need systems that fit the reality of your secondary classroom.

Hi, I'm Khristen Massic.

I'm a former high school teacher in career technical education who spent 10 years teaching courses like engineering, drafting, robotics, digital media, and more—and at one point, I taught **nine preps in a single school year**.

I've also worked as a middle school assistant principal and now support teachers at the district level, so I've seen the teacher workload from multiple angles.

And here's what I learned the hard way:

It's not that you're bad at teacher planning.

It's that most planning systems were never built for teachers juggling this many different classes.

I used to overplan, rebuild everything from scratch, and try to make every lesson perfect—until it became completely unsustainable.

What changed?

I stopped chasing perfect plans and started building simple, repeatable systems.

Now I help secondary teachers simplify teacher planning, reuse what already works, and actually finish something during their prep period.

Inside this podcast, you'll find:

* Secondary teacher strategies for managing multiple preps without constant overwhelm

* Teacher planning systems that help you decide what to work on first and actually finish it

* Elective teacher resources that save time without sacrificing meaningful learning

* Classroom routines that reduce decision fatigue and keep your day running without constant effort

* Low-prep classroom games and engaging lessons that support student engagement without hours of prep

* Secondary teacher tips for protecting your planning period and getting more work done during the school day

* Systems for repurposing lessons across career technical education, electives, and other courses

* Practical strategies for CTE teachers, elective teachers, and any multiple prep teacher constantly switching between courses

* Teacher productivity strategies that help you reduce your Teacher workload and protect your time

* Practical ways to use AI to support teacher planning without turning it into one more thing you have to learn

You don't need to do it all.

You need systems that work.

If you're ready to spend less time reinventing lessons, feel more in control of your planning, protect your evenings, and still show up for your students…

**Hit play.**

### Next Steps

Grab your free resources to start simplifying your teacher planning right away:

🎯 **2026–2027 Secondary Teacher Editable Unit/Lesson Planning Calendar**

https://khristenmassic.com/secondarycalendarpod

🎯 **Planning Period Reset Toolkit**

https://khristenmassic.com/reset

Find more ready-to-use elective teacher resources in my Teachers Pay Teachers store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/khristen-massic-cte-teacher-coach

Learn more at:

[www.khristenmassic.com](http://www.khristenmassic.com)