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

November 23, 2021Ep 60: Storage Solutions That Actually Work AND Fit in Your Teacher's Budget
In this episode, we discuss:

Where buying containers fits into your organizational journey

The do’s and don’ts of containers

Some of my favorite container solutions that are effective and fit in a teacher’s budget

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November 16, 2021Ep 59: How to Motivate Yourself as a Teacher: It's All About Momentum
In this episode, we discuss:

Motivation vs. momentum

What you need in addition to motivation as a teacher

How to use momentum to get organized in your classroom

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15 min
November 09, 2021Ep 58: 3 Simple Ways to Keep Your Classroom Organized in Under 10 minutes
In this episode, we discuss:

What to do with those items that don't already have a "home"

How to utilize vertical spaces

What you (or a student) can do at the end of each day (or class period) that make your space feel tidy

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14 min
November 02, 2021Ep 57: How the Domino Effect Theory Can Increase Your Productivity During the School Day
In this episode, we discuss:

The basics of the Domino Effect

What the Domino Effect looks like applied during the school day

Watching out and preventing bad “dominos”

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Episode 57 Show Notes

5 Steps to Getting Things Done During the School Day FREE Guide

How to Create a Chain Reaction of Good Habits (James Clear Article)

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October 26, 2021Ep 56: Why Now is a Great Time to Start Thinking About Next School Year
In this episode, we discuss:

Why the beginning of term 2 is a great time to start preparing for next year.

The importance of coming up with a plan and goals for your program.

What you can be doing now to market your courses and program.

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FREE Recruiting Roadmap for Career and Technical Educators

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13 min
October 19, 2021Ep 55: Save Time by Doing a Classroom Systems Audit in One Day
In this episode, we discuss:

Why this is a good time to do a classroom audit

What tools you can use to help you with the audit

How to perform the audit

What do after the audit to save you time

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October 12, 2021Ep 54: 3 Mental Shifts and Habits to Simplify Grading in Your CTE Classroom
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

3 mental shifts you can make in your grading practice

How these shifts can save you and your students time

What these shifts look like in the CTE classroom

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Get Your Grading Under Control with These 7 Mental Shifts + Habits Article

Free Workbook for Determining Essential Standards

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October 05, 2021Ep 53: How to Overcome the October Slump: Tips for the CTE Teacher
In this episode, we discuss:

Giving yourself grace as you reach this point in the school year.

What data to look at to see how you and your students are doing this year.

Reflecting on the changes that you need to make to ensure that students get where they need to be.

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September 28, 2021Ep 52: The Do's and Don’ts of Getting Things Done During the School Day
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

How to give yourself and your to-do list grace each day

The benefits of systems, routines, and templates

Leaning into your strengths to create productive work habits

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September 21, 2021Ep 51: 3 Strategies for Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences at the Secondary Level
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

What to do before parent-teacher conferences at the secondary level.

How to plan out what you will say to parents who show up for parent-teacher conferences.

What you should do to follow up after parent-teacher conferences.

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12 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)