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April 27, 2021Ep 30: How to Feature Your CTE Program on Social Media
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Featuring your CTE program by showcasing your CTSO

Featuring your CTE program with special spotlights for seniors or advanced students

Featuring your CTE program with former students

Featuring your CTE program by highlighting stats about your program

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11 min
April 20, 2021Ep 29: 3 Things Every CTE Teacher Should Know About School Counselors
School guidance counselors are making the same impact on students in every high school. Today, we’re going to talk about the responsibilities of counselors, what they may or may not know about your classes, and how to build relationships with them.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

School Counselor Responsibilities

What do the school counselors know or not know about your classes?

Your school counselors need to know your ideal schedule goals

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Episode 29 Show Notes

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11 min
April 13, 2021Ep 28: Want to Know How to Ace Your Teacher Evaluation?
Is it just me, or does anyone else sweat when an administrator comes in to observe during your teacher evaluation? I can teach day after day in a classroom full of teenagers, but the moment an adult walks in, I seem to forget what I’m doing.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Observations and evaluations from an instructional coach and new administrator’s perspective

You deserve feedback

Questions to ask as you prepare and reflect on lessons

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12 min
April 06, 2021Ep 27: Best Practices for Using Hashtags and Mentions in Your School Social Media
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Basic Strategy Behind Using Hashtags

Generating and Using a Hashtag List

Adding Mentions to Your Posting Strategy

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Episode 27 Show Notes

Using Social Media to Increase Program Visibility Waitlist

"Hashtags" Video of Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

MetaHashtags

Ingrammer

Episode 17: 3 Things to Easily Promote Your Program This Year

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12 min
March 30, 2021Ep 26: Want to Know What to Put on Your CTE Classroom Wish List?
In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Evaluating Equipment for Classroom Wish List

Enhancing Current Projects with a Classroom Wish List

Using Program Goals to Create a Classroom Wish List

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Free Recruiting Roadmap

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10 min
March 23, 2021Ep 25: Classroom Management: How to Regain Control of Your CTE Classroom
Classroom management is a major part of any classroom. Yet, my teacher-prep required classroom management class didn’t teach me much about managing the CTE classroom/shop/or lab.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Using “Square Up, Stand Still” to Regain Control of Your Classroom

Why Your Mic is Your #1 Classroom Management Tool

Attention-Getters for the CTE Environment

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Episode Show Notes

Windows Scheduler Alarm

Free Recruiting Roadmap

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12 min
March 16, 2021Ep 24: Ways to Reduce Teacher Stress and Overcome Overwhelm During the School Day
We know that being a teacher can be difficult, stressful, and downright overwhelming. Not to mention this year of pandemic, hybrid, online, and modified face-to-face teaching.

There is also a rollercoaster of stress as the school year ebbs and flows. End of terms or semesters, registration, end of level testing, all add to this stress.

For all my many prep-teachers, your day has those same ups and downs of stress. You prepare to teach one class and then another, rinse and repeat.

Today, I want to share with you some ways that you can lower your stress throughout the day. The hope is to free you from overwhelm so that you will be a happier and more productive teacher.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

How to Overcome Overwhelm

Reducing Stress Before Even Entering the School

Clear Your Head with a Brain Dump

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Episode 24 Show Notes

The Purpose Show with Allie Casazza

Episode 4: 5 Ways to Prevent Teacher Burnout

Free Recruiting Roadmap

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11 min
March 09, 2021Ep 23: CTE Month School Social Media Recap: What We Learned and What We're Doing Next
February is national CTE month. Programs around the country use this month to highlight what is happening in career and technical education. One way to showcase CTE is through school social media.

This year, my welding-teacher husband agreed to let me help him promote his program using social media.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

What We Did for the CTE Month Social Media Campaign

Lessons Learned from a Month of School Social Media

What We’re Doing Next for School Social Media

Links Mentioned

Episode Show Notes

Episode 3: Have You Been Wondering How to Utilize Social Media to Recruit Without Having to Do All the Work?.

Episode 12: How to Begin on Social Media: A Tool to Recruit.

5 Free Customizable Templates

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

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15 min
March 02, 2021Ep 22: The #1 Thing To Do To Improve Your Teaching Today
What if I told you that I had the secret to improve your teaching practice? Not only that, but it is free and you have access to it immediately? Would you be interested?

I’m talking about focused peer observations. I know, I know, I just put a bunch of eduspeak (education verbiage) in that last phrase. Focused peer observations in a nutshell is getting out of your own classroom and seeing what others are doing.

The great thing about this particular professional and personal development is that you can do it today, in your own school, during your prep period. Sidenote--in my administrative experience, there is not a single principal that I’ve worked with that DIDN’T support this type of PD. They have always been willing to pay for substitutes and even arrange the experiences if a teacher was interested.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

What Exactly are Focused Peer Observations

Why Focused Observations is #1 for Improving Your Teaching

How to Get the Most Out of Focused Peer Observations to Improve Your Teaching

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Episode 22 Complete Show Notes

FREE Workbook for Determining Your Essential Standards

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February 23, 2021Ep 21: 3 Routines We Use in Our Home to Save Our Sanity
Do you ever come home and just want to relax and do nothing? I feel you! Teaching can be exhausting so it’s nice to be able to have a place to relax and reset.

Today, I’m sharing some of the systems and routines like meal-planning, shopping, and cleaning that we use that have allowed us to spend more time with our kiddos and recharge for the next school day.

In this episode, Khristen discusses:

Tips for Meal Planning

Shopping Strategies

Cleaning Routines

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Episode 21 Show Notes

Free Workbook for Determining Essential Standards

Don’t Panic, Dinner’s in the Freezer

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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

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