Being a connected educator makes a HUGE difference in your professional growth. This episode explores the powerful world that is Twitter and explains how YOU can tap into that power.

Non-linguistic representation is a powerful strategy to use in both teaching and learning. My grade-level has began a PLC on this very strategy, in search of taking student understanding to the next level. In this new series, PLC, I share my learning with all of you, as well as how I'm incorportating it in my class. Won't you join me in my journey?

This episode explores how teachers can minimize their talk time in order to give students ample learning time. Listen to learn strategies to help you maximize your talk time while keeping it short, as well as ways to develop good work habits in your students (because if work time is increased, good work habits is very necessary).

Everyone has a bad day every now and again for one reason or another. However, your bad day doesn't have to turn into a horrible day. In this episide, I share some coping strategies I use to help survive a bad day. Listen to find out some tips to use when you find yourself confronted with a bad day.

I sit down with our literacy coach, Bekki Strong, and 3rd Grade teacher, Lisa Clarke, to discuss how to foster a love of reading in our students. We do this by examining a few key parts to Alfie Kahn's article, "How To Create NonReaders", as well as discuss some of what we do in our own classrooms and at school.

An effective learning environment is one which centers around the students, not the teacher. This episode explores some ways teachers can create a student centered environment so that learning is maximized.

Today is September 30th, International Podcast Day. To celebrate, here is a bonus episode with 5 plus 2 extra factors (that makes 7, see how smart I am?) to keep in mind if you are thinking about starting your own podcast. No time stamps for this episode.

A positive classroom climate is critical to student success. This episode (part 2) takes a deep dive into the elements that go into creating such a climate. Here I share information from scholarly literature, as well as my own active research, on how to create a postive climate in your own classroom. If you didn't listen to the first part yet, you'll want to go back and listen to it first. You can do that by clicking here.

My TA Daynna and I sit down to discuss how we create a positive classroom climate in our classroom. With our own unique trials and triumphs, we share our challenges and our attempts at creating an atmosphere of concern, care, and learning. Listen to find out what we do to create a positive classroom climate in our class.

Meet Brad Shreffler, an educator from Florida. He's an English teacher turned digital coach, turned curriculum resource teacher. In this episode, Brad and I discuss how to create a positive classroom climate at the secondary level. His student-centered style of teaching has proven effective in managing disruptions and behavior, all while effecting learning.