The Teach Joyfully Podcast

As teachers are slowly being allowed back into their classrooms to pack up fo the year and get students' personal belongings ready to be picked up, their time to do this may be quite limited. In this episode, I break down how to be fast and efficient in your end of year packing up.

As hard as it is to start thinking about next school year, now’s the time that important conversations are being had in your school and district about what the new normal will look like.

In order to have a voice in those conversations and truly come out better in the fall, you need to start thinking about what next year, ideally, would look like in various situations.

Are you ever at a loss for words? Maybe you're the type of person who just says what you think and regrets it later. Either way, it's not good. We want to be able to speak to our students powerfully and with intention. While that comes naturally to some, it's a lot harder than it seems for most of us. 

Teaching gets harder and more complicated every year, so I'm all about having options as a teacher. Whether you want to have more time with your kids or you just need more income but teaching isn't something you want to completely give up, there's a flexible option for you.

As we work from home in these trying times, we have to continue to keep up with our work while still managing our own families and home life while figuring out all of the details of this new way of teaching [and taking care of ourselves]. 

Here's a few tips to help you apply what we know about organization, routines and habits to this new life you're living.

You know what it's usually like... grading papers at the dinner table, while falling asleep on the sofa, etc. I know not taking work home seems like a pipe dream. Don't worry, I have a plan. Shocking, right?!

It doesn't matter what you do for a living, but as teachers, I know we live life at 100mph and it's hard to come home and have to feed a family or even just yourself. My guest, Lisa Seigle from A Menu for You, teaches us about menu planning and how it can solve your what she calls your "Dinner Dilemma". She adds in some simple, creative lunch ideas and a freebie you don't want to miss!

This episode is all about classroom management, and how to deal with students who interrupt. Student interruptions are not only exhausting, but a huge time waster in our school day. Find out how to reduce student interruptions, help your students stay on track and take back your teaching time.