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The Teach Joyfully Podcast
By Lisa BurnsEducation
The Teach Joyfully Podcast episodes
- 048. What You Need to Do NOW to Get Ready for Back-to-School Next Year
That back-to-school to-do list is probably already out of control. Here's how you can get that monster reined in and gain peace so you can rest and recharge this summer. It's ESSENTIAL.
So I've got just one more task for you before you check out for the summer. This task is not difficult, won't take much time, and is essential in order for you to not be the overwhelmed teacher at back-to-school time.
Listen in! [and don't forget to grab free guide in the show notes].
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13 min - 047. How to Help Families Keep the Learning Going All Summer
It's tempting, this year more than ever, to load students up with assignments for the summer to prevent the dreaded "summer slide". Don't go there!
However, you can help families walk the line between giving their kids a much-needed break from school and keeping the learning going this summer.
Find out:
- How to help families grow readers without setting timers and making reading a chore.
- Tons of activities kids can do from home if they choose to that will create curiosity, support active brains and keep kids learning.
Listen in!
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9 min - #046: How to Make Staying Fit and a Regular Workout Routine Happen with Fit Teacher Momma
I say it all the time...self-care is essential and having an exercise routine is one form of self-care. Taking care of YOU is the foundation for becoming a joyful teacher and effective teacher.
Today's guest is Ann Wiegmann Stafford, aka Fit Teacher Momma, who has a unique [and free] solution she created to help herself and other teachers stay fit, support eachother and connect. She's a science teacher, mom of 2, and wife who is passionate about fitness.
Find out:
- How Ann got started.
- What her system is and how it works.
- How simple it is to get started on your fitness journey.
- Why now is the right time to get started taking care of YOU.
Listen in!
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20 min - 045.Growing a Love of Reading with Jodie Rodriguez from Growing Book by BookDo your families struggle to support their child's literacy at home? Is weeding out the best books out of the sea of books exhausting? Help is here!
You know literacy is my passion, and in today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with a kindred soul.
Today's guest is Jodie Rodriguez from Growing Book By Book. Her focus is on what really matters when teaching young readers and connecting home and school for awesome literacy growth.
Find out:
- Why Jodie started Growing Book by Book.
- How to support that home-school connection for literacy.
- 3 things Jodie provides to help families and teachers grow a love of reading.
- How she finds and chooses books for classroom teaching vs. home storytime.
- Why you HAVE to check out her book lists!
Listen in!
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35 min - 044. Simple Ways to Improve Your Students' WritingTeaching writing and helping students improve their writing doesn't have to be hard...
Sometimes we make things more difficult than they have to be, don's we?! Teaching writing is no exception!
In case you haven't guessed, today's episode is all about teaching writing and some simple things you can do to help improve your students' writing.
Find out:
- Simple lessons you can teach that will have a big impact on student writing.
- How wordless books can be incredibly powerful in teaching writing.
- An easy way to help students learn to develop their characters
- Why familiar stories and characters are a great tool in teaching writing skills.
- And lots more!
Listen in!
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11 min - 043. How to Solve Playground Disputes Quickly and EasilyAre you worn to the bone with playground disputes? Here's help.
Today's episode is all about …recess and how to train your STUDENTS to not only problems solve with diplomacy but to be proactive in avoiding problems by setting up rules of play BEFORE starting a game.
Find out:
- How to train students to establish rules BEFORE playing.
- How to explain tattling vs. reporting so your students will REALLY get it.
- How to defuse tattlers.
- Simple rules for teaching students problem-solving.
Listen in!
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17 min - 042. 5 Mom Mistakes I've Made That Also Apply to Our ClassroomsAs a mom, I make mistakes every single day – big ones, small ones, and in-between ones. It's unavoidable.
Today's episode is all about mistakes. Seriously! We talk about mistakes, personal reflection, and how important they both are for our students and our own kids' growth. But... do we own our mistakes and consciously learn from them in the same way? It's so much harder to do than we think!
Find out 5 mistakes I've made as a mom that can also apply to your classroom.
AND
What REALLY builds your student's confidence. It might surprise you!
Listen in!
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15 min - 041. 7 Things You Might [unintentionally] Be Doing to Reinforce Poor Classroom BehaviorI've found that sometimes we're making the classroom management problems worse without even knowing it!
Having trouble with classroom management? Have you ever regretted your decisions when students misbehave in your classroom? I have to say, I have. Managing a whole classroom full of kids, all the personalities that go with them, and all the emotions and feelings that come up all day long is not easy. But we make our best effort every day, learn from our mistakes and, hopefully, get better at it along the way.
Find out why you need a hot second of think time before dealing with problems.
AND
How training your students in 2 simple things can change everything.
Listen in!
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16 min - 040. 11 Ways to Help Your Students Actively Participate in Class Discussions in Meaningful WaysAre you sick of calling on students who have no clue how to answer the questions you're asking? Tired of trying to get your students really to participate in class discussions?
We've all experienced it - students who simply don't participate unless we call on them. And even then...their answers are often lacking in quality and/or understanding.
If you struggle with this, you're going to LOVE this episode!
Find the Show Notes and more below.
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TEACH JOYFULLY PODCAST SHOW NOTES: Episode 040
13 min - 039. 5 Ways to Use Classroom Reading to Impact Long-term Student SuccessRaise your hand if you have students that have never [or rarely] been read to at home. Well...I'm raising my hand right along with you!
In this episode, I talk about how to use classroom reading time to grow readers even when their homes are devoid of books and reading.
Yes, you really can help make up for a lot of what your students are missing out on when their home life is lacking books and reading. So it's time for us all to quit complaining or making excuses and make the most of classroom reading.
Find the Show Notes and more below.
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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_j_burns
TEACH JOYFULLY PODCAST SHOW NOTES: Episode 039
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About The Teach Joyfully Podcast
From the publisher's feed
How do I leave my work at school so I can rest and recharge without the teacher guilt? How do I efficiently stay on top of all the planning, prep and grading? How do I train my students to [mostly] self-monitor so I can really teach? How can I create a community of focused learners in my classroom? How can I help my students grow into committed readers and writers? And the biggest question of all, can I REALLY streamline and simplify my literacy instruction while helping students make more than expected progress in reading and writing?
Welcome to the Teach Joyfully Podcast where we will answer ALL of these questions and so much more!
Week after week, your host, Lisa Burns, brings you the language arts strategies, classroom management tips, daily organizational tricks, and inspirational stories that can help YOU become the confident, highly effective teacher you dream of being while still having a personal life. Lisa shares do-able tips and strategies [that actually work in REAL classrooms] that she has used to become an incredibly effective elementary teacher, teacher success coach, workshop provider and your new teacher bestie. Along with sharing her best kept secrets, she interviews industry peers, fabulous teachers in the trenches and other professionals who will share their secrets to ensure you too can simplify AND do great things to help your students make incredible growth.
With thousands of downloads [and counting], the Teach Joyfully Movement is growing every day and now it's YOUR TURN to get inspired, simplify and tackle your biggest teacher goals along the way.
What do you say? Are you in? Because we believe that a joyful teacher is a good teacher. Go ahead…Listen in now!