This Teacher Life

Teaching is tough—but it doesn’t have to feel impossible!

If you are ready to kick off the school year with less stress and more joy- I’ve for 6 ideas for you.

These aren’t overwhelming, complicated strategies—just small shifts that bring big results in your classroom and for your own happiness as an educator.

From boosting student engagement, to setting boundaries that protect your energy, to creating classroom moments that actually feel fun again—you’ll walk away with ideas you can try immediately.

If you’re ready to make this year not just manageable, but meaningful, this episode is your guide.

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Welcome back to a brand-new season!

We’re kicking things off with a powerful, practical strategy to boost student engagement, motivation, and classroom culture—all with a little help from the iconic game of Plinko.

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life, you’ll learn how to turn a simple competition into a classroom climate game-changer.

Discover step-by-step ideas for implementing a custom Plinko board in your teaching routine, tips for aligning it with academic and behavior goals, and creative ways to make it fun, fair, and effective for all grade levels.

Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just starting out, this episode will give you everything you need to spark joy and build connection from day one.

Get ready to bring the excitement—and results—of game shows into your classroom!

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Really dumb ideas can be SO dynamic!

But why share “dumb” ideas?

Because SPOILER ALERT… they work!

I think ideas that take no prep, require no lesson plan, and cost nothing are exactly the kind of thing we are looking for this school year.

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I explain a super simple strategy that kids have declared as the GOAT- Greatest of All Time.

And you can use this in ANY subject area, remix it in so many fun ways, and it takes literally no time to implement.

Curious what it is? Take a listen and I promise you won’t regret it!

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How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education?

How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education?

And maybe the biggest, best question yet, how can we balance those two sets of very different emotions?

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we dive into 2 unpopular teacher opinions about teaching being “easy” and what “good teaching” really looks like.

The ideas packed in here about routines, results, and ruts are really going to blow your mind and shed some light on the simplicity of schools and how we can have our best year yet.

This is a don’t miss episode for sure!

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Want this school year to be your best UNO yet?

Sometimes things like classroom management and behavior management cam bog us down.

But what if I told you this year can totally be flipped over in a good way?!

What if there was one simple way to increase participation, decrease disrespect, get 100% of students organized, and have SO much fun.

And all you need for it is a deck of Uno cards?

This is not too good to be true and I’m confident after you listen to this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast you will be so flipping excited!

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When was the last time you asked students questions like…

What do you really want teachers to know about you?

What would you say to your teachers if you knew they would listen without judgement?

What can I do in this classroom this year to help decrease your frustration and increase your engagement.

Yes, kids want things like snacks, snapchat, and to sleep in class.

But kids actually want WAY different things then that too and their results to these questions are surprisingly reasonable.

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I give you all the details of a transparent conversation I had with my students that totally worked.

It is easy to replicate and once you have the roadmap, I promise it will create positive momentum for the rest of the school year.

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Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies?

You are in the right place!

On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some solutions that are so meaningful.

The best part, all 3 of these ideas can be tried with students by the end of the podcast because they are no prep and no stress!

I promise you will laugh and learn as you dive into these hacks that can be used in any classroom and with any age.

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Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference?

Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences?

I’ve got an idea that can make BOTH of those happen.

And the best part these conferences will create LESS work and LESS stress in your teacher life.

Sometimes in order to make parent-teacher conferences between, we just need to remix them with raisins!

Because this year, we can all be hosting raisin reunions!

Are you ready to find out more on how to host the best conferences of your career?

You are in the right place!

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Needing or wanting 3 extremely easy and practical solutions to solve today’s problems in schools?

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast, we tackle two of the biggest stressors teachers face—apathy and attendance—and how they’re affecting classrooms everywhere.

From students who just don’t seem to care, to the endless challenges of getting them to show up, we’ll explore practical solutions that can make a real difference.

Tune in for fresh, fun ideas to boost engagement, increase attendance, and make your school days a whole lot smoother!

And spoiler alert… this idea DOES NOT involve burping up ANOTHER binder!

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Getting staff AND students on the same page can be incredibly difficult these days.

But what if there was a silly, simple way to increase the climate and culture of your school while also bringing people together?

What if that same idea would INCREASE positive office referrals too?

In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we unpack the details of how a plastic golden cat when from being trash to a treasure.

I promise that “Gary” can gain popularity in your school once you listen to this short and sweet solution!

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