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

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

September 14, 2021Ep 50: How It Started...How It’s Going: My Story from Overwhelmed CTE Teacher to Ideal Schedule
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Why the On Your Prep Podcast exists

How you have the power to create your ideal teaching schedule

Where to start if you are currently overwhelmed by teaching many preps

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Free 5 Steps for Getting Things Done During the School Day Guide

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11 min
September 07, 2021Ep 49: How to Improve Your Teaching by Focusing on Your Strengths
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Why you should focus on your strengths as a teacher rather than your weaknesses

How to discover your teaching strengths

Setting goals based on your strengths

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11 min
August 31, 2021Ep 48: 3 Simple Ways to Use More Video in Your School Social Media
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Why you should be including more videos in your social media

What are some simple ways to create and reuse video

Examples of topics that you can make videos about to promote your program

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Free Simple Guide to Planning a Week of Social Media for Your Program

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15 min
August 24, 2021Ep 47: How to Win Over Your Parents from the First Days of School
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Why you need to establish parent relationships as soon as possible

What to say when you call home initially

How to find the time to get all the calls made

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11 min
August 17, 2021Ep 46: 3 Quick and Simple Tips for Getting Things Done During Your Prep
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

How having a plan will help you get things done each week

Systems like batching and the Pomodoro method keep you focused and on task

The need to protect your time and how to do that

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13 min
August 10, 2021Ep 45: 3 Steps to Take if You Want to Stay Healthy this School Year
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Staying healthy by remembering your why

Taking care of your body as the school year begins by staying hydrated and full

Taking care of your mind by using stress-relieving routines

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5 Ways to Protect Your Voice in the Classroom article

The Lasting Impact of Good Teachers article

Episode 39: Establishing a Clean Up Routine Utilizing 5S Lean Workplace Principles

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15 min
August 03, 2021Ep 44: Easy to Implement Tips to Start the School Year Off Right
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Ways to help students know they are in the right place

Tips for how to learn your students’ names

Ideas on how to be different on the first days from other classes

How to incorporate teaching routines

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15 min
July 27, 2021Ep 43: Have You Been Wondering How To Form a CTE Advisory Committee?
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Why your CTE program needs an advisory committee

The purpose of an advisory committee

How to find members to serve on your committee

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Perkins Collaborative Resource Network

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11 min
July 20, 2021Ep 42: How to Get Insanely Clear About Your Course Learning Outcomes
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

What learning outcomes are

Why you need learning outcomes

Who benefits from having learning outcomes defined

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Episode 1 Show Notes

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14 min
July 13, 2021Ep 41: How Classroom Expectations Create A Positive Classroom Environment
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

The difference between classroom expectations and rules

What classroom expectations should look like

How to create classroom expectations with your students

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16 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)