What's Your Shtick?

Rachel and Tia discuss the importance of having overarching goals in place to start the school year and to help teachers stay on track throughout the year. Having your goals align with your passion and your why in the classroom is highly important. Tia discusses how goals can be related to discipline and habits. Rachel shares that starting out with smaller goals can be difficult at times, but those small steps guide you to your overall larger goals. An assortment of tips and ticks are packed into this episode discussing all things goal related. We also want to hear your goals and any tips you may have to achieving your classroom and personal goals.

In this mini-episode Rachel discusses the importance of taking the time to care for yourself to be a better teacher.

Episode 001: “That’s Your Name?!” Rachel and Tia discuss how they met. They have not even known each other for a year, but made plans to build a podcast together. They both knew they wanted something different and least expected when it came to the name for the podcast. There were two names they considered and went with the least expected one. For the podcast they both agreed they wanted to have conversations that relate to the education profession. Rachel, along with her administrative perspective, and Tia, a classroom teacher, together give their encouragement, knowledge, and expertise on all things education.