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Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies — 318 episodes
282. 3 Ways to Hold Students Accountable to Your Classroom Expectations
281. Can't Miss Classic: The Two Hours That Shape Your Entire First Day
280. 4 Teacher Lessons We Wish We'd Learned Sooner
279. Can't Miss Classic: What Every Student Needs to Hear in the First Three Days
278. Want Better Behavior? Start with Relationships
277. Can't Miss Classic: 10 Questions That Make Your Classroom Procedures Actually Work
276. The Real Reason Teachers Are Exhausted in August
275. Can't Miss Classic: The Most Important Back-to-School Prep Teachers Usually Forget
274. The Overwhelm Buster: 3 Steps to Beat Back-to-School Stress
[TST26] Building the Teaching Life You Actually Want (Starting With Back-to-School) with Heidi Van Natter & Emily Stephenson
[TST26] How to Stop Dreading September Before It Even Starts with Kelsey Sorenson
[TST26] Protect Your Energy: 3 Back-to-School Boundaries Every Teacher Needs with Jacey Schank
[TST26] Building Your Reading Intervention Schedule for the First Month of School with Shannon Moore Ed.S
[TST26] The Conversation Every Teaching Team Needs Before School Starts with Lisa Hollady
[TST26] How to Set Up a School Year That Doesn't Require Nights and Weekends with Tam Milledge
[TST26] How to Make Time for STEM Before Your Schedule Fills Up with Trina Deboree
[TST26] Don't Let Social Studies Get Crowded Out This Year with Kirsten Hammond
[TST26] Teacher Burnout Starts Earlier Than You Think: 5 Ways to Protect Your Energy From Day One with Dr. Jen Rafferty
[TST26] The 5-Minute Writing Routine That Builds Better Readers and Writers with Leigh Langton from The Applicious Teacher
[TST26] The 3 BTS Investments That Save You Hours Every Month with Heidi Van Natter & Emily Stephenson
[TST26] Launching the Mentor Sentence Routine in Your First Two Weeks with Jessica Ivey-Smith
[TST26] How to Target Instruction in Math Small Groups Without Winging It with Greg Coleman
[TST26] The Word Problem Shift: Helping Students Stop Guessing and Start Making Sense with Jennifer Findley
[TST26] The First Collaborative Learning Routine to Teach Before Group Work Falls Apart with Michele Giannattasio
[TST26] AI Can Do It. Should It? Three Questions to Ask Before Using AI for Back-to-School Prep with Jen Manly
[TST26] 5 Simple Math Routines to Teach Before Small Group Math Begins with Marcy Bernethy
[TST26] The 3 Decisions that Make Every Classroom Easier to Organize All Year with Jamiela Stewart
[TST26] Setting Up a Sound Wall in Your First Week of School with Naomi O'Brien
[TST26] Don't Plan Your First Quarter. Map It So Every Week Has a Purpose. (with Jennifer Oatts)
[TST26] The Visual Schedule Setup That Prevents Problems Before They Start with Jenn Adams
[TST26] The Math Routines That Bring Calm and Engagement to Your Classroom with Debrice Hill
[TST26] The Back-to-School Setup That Saves You on Your Hardest Day with Heidi Van Natter & Emily Stephenson
[TST26] 3 First-Week Steps to Build a Classroom Where Every Student Belongs and Speaks Up with Dr. Shelby Kretz
[TST26] Parents Aren’t Just Partners - They’re Power Players with Queen Mosby
[TST26] The Read Alouds That Shape Classroom Culture From Day One with Courtney Frazier
[TST26] A Gentle Start to Building Classroom Community for Students Who Aren't Ready to Mingle with Tanya G. Marshall
[TST26] Building the Classroom Culture of Your Dreams with Evalaurene Jean-Charles
[TST26] 3 Calm Cues to Teach in the First Week (So You Stop Repeating Yourself All Year) with Andriana Zarovska
[TST26] Setting Up a Shame-Free Behavior System from Day One with Allie Szczecinski
[TST26] Building a Culture for Academic Risk Taking with Dr. Shane Saeed
[TST26] How To Shop For Clothes That Add Value To Your Closet with Lindsey Froemming from Fashion Fix MN
[TST26] Travel on an Educator's Salary: Points for Beginners with Amber Paul from Amber on Points
Teacher Summer Talks is Almost Here!
273. Can't Miss Classic: The Reason Most Teacher PD Ideas Never Make It to Your Classroom
272. Your Free Backstage Pass to Teacher Summer Talks
271. Can't Miss Classic: The 6 Lists That Tell You If You're Really Ready for August
270. The Smart Way to Tackle Your Back to School To-Do List
269. Can't Miss Classic: The Power Hour Trick That Beats Back-to-School Panic
268. Why You Should Add More Whimsy to Your Teacher Summer
267. Can't Miss Classic: 20 Teacher TV Tasks for Your Couch Productivity Era
266. 7 Low-Effort Ways to Get Ahead, Whenever You Feel Like It
265. Can't Miss Classic: Your Permission Slip to Skip These 6 BTS Pressures
264. From Romance to Research: Our Summer Reading Picks for Teachers
263. Can't Miss Classic: Stop Letting Guilt and Panic Steal Your Teacher Summer
262. Crashing Isn't Resting: The Summer Teacher Mistake to Skip This Year
261. Can't Miss Classic: Why Teacher Summer Feels So Weird (And What to Do About It)
260. A 7-Day Teacher Decompression Plan for First Week of Summer
259. The Decide Once Strategy That Will Save Your Teacher Brain Next Year
258. Can't Miss Classic: 10 End-of-Year Celebration Ideas Your Students Will Love
257. 5 Smart Switch-Ups for May Classroom Management
256. Can’t Miss Classic: How to Save Hours at Back-to-School Time by Prepping in May
255. 4 Smart Ways to Make End-of-School-Year Group Work Actually Work
254. Why Your Students Get Chatty During Transitions (And How to Stop It)
253. Can’t Miss Classic: Stop Fighting the Wiggles and Do This Instead
252. Can’t Miss Classic: April Planning That Makes August Easier
251. 5 Classroom Management Tricks That Do the Work for You
250. 250 Episodes Later: Our Biggest Teacher Takeaways
249. 5 Easy Teacher Tasks for March That Pay off Big at Back to School
248. How Smart Teachers Prep for an Easy First Day Back from Spring Break
247. 4 Spring Classroom Management Headaches and How To Fix Them
246. Why Your Test Review Isn’t Working (And What to Do Instead)
245. How to Build a Teacher Wardrobe That Fits Your Life
244. The Teacher-Approved Way to Leave School Earlier and Get Back Your Evenings
243. How to Protect Your Planning Time (So You Can Stop Working For Free)
242. 6 Small Tweaks That Can Save Your February Teacher Energy
241. What Smart Teachers Do Before a PD Event (So It Actually Sticks)
240. 7 Quick Teacher Approved Tips for a Better January
239. Can't Miss Classic: January Classroom Jumpstart
238. Can't Miss Classic: 8 Reflection Questions to Help Teachers Start the New Year Strong
237. Do These 3 Things Before Winter Break to Make January Easier
236. Your Tired Teacher Guide to January Prep from Your Couch
235. 4 Teacher-Approved Ways to Manage Classroom Behavior in December
234. How to Plan Teaching in December So January Feels Easy
233. The Smooth December Framework Every Teacher Needs (And It Starts in November)
232. 5 Ways Teachers Can Spark Joy When Classroom Energy Tanks
231. What's Not Working in Your Classroom? Time to KISS Those Problems Goodbye!
230. How to Keep Students Engaged Through Every Season of the School Year
229. How to Keep the Halloween Chaos in Check and Still Have Fun
228. The Simple 6-Step Plan for Resetting After a Sub
227. 5 Smart Ways to Respond to Student Work Refusal
226. The October Reset Every Teacher Needs
225. 5 Easy Ways to Reignite Student Engagement During the September Slump
224. How to Help Students Build Learning Stamina After Summer Break
223. The Core 4 Routines Every Classroom Needs to Run Like Clockwork
222. Can’t Miss Classic: How to Calm Classroom Chaos with One Simple Cue
221. 5 Ways to Have High Expectations and Still Have Strong Connections with Your Students
220. Can’t Miss Classic: 5 Fun Ways to Start the Year with Surprise and Delight
219. How to Build a Classroom Community That Lasts All Year
218. Can't Miss Classic: Plug and Play Your First Day of School Plans
217. 3 Things to Do Before Students Arrive and After They Leave on the First Day
216. Can’t Miss Classic: The 3 Truths Every Teacher Needs for Day One
215. Here's EXACTLY What to Do in the First 20 Minutes on the First Day of School
214. Can’t Miss Classic: The 3 Lists Every Teacher Needs Before Day One
213. 6 Simple Goals to Make Open House or Back-To-School Night a Success
212. Can't Miss Classic: The ATTA BOY Way to Plan a Better First Week of School
211. The 3 Questions Every Student Needs Answered in the First 3 Days of School
210. Can’t Miss Classic: 4 Ways Teachers Can Lighten Their Mental Load This School Year
209. The Most Important Back-To-School Prep No One Talks About
208. Can’t Miss Classic: 10 Things to Do When You Get Your Class List
207. No Class List? No Problem—Here’s What to Prep While You Wait
206. Can’t Miss Classic: The One Thing Your Summer Teacher To-Do List Is Missing
205. Use This One-Hour Teacher Trick to Start the School Year Calm and Ready
204. Can’t Miss Classic: A Back-To-School Gift for Your Future Self
203. 6 Teacher Traps We’re Saying No to This Back-To-School Season
202. Can’t Miss Classic: The 10 Stages of Teacher Summer—Where Are You?
201. 20 Easy Back-To-School Teacher Tasks You Can Totally Do from the Couch
200. 200 Episodes Later: These 5 Teacher Approved Tips Still Win
199. Time, Tech, & Tasks: The 3 Boundaries That Save Teacher Summers
198. Can’t Miss Classic: Reset Your Teacher Brain with These End-Of-Year Prompts
197. A Teacher Summer Self Care and Recovery Plan That Doesn’t Feel Like Work
196. The 3 Step Plan to Park Those School Thoughts and Enjoy Your Summer Break
195. Ditch the Countdown: A Better Way to Create End of Year Closure
194. Want a Smoother Back to School? Do These 5 Things Now
193. Why Smart Teachers Start Planning for Next Year in May
192. Say Goodbye to Recess Problems with These 4 Teacher Approved Fixes
191. Get Moving! Simple Movement Hacks That Save Your Sanity AND Boost Learning
190. Do These 5 Easy Things in April to Make Back to School Easier!
189. 5 Fun Ideas to Keep Students Engaged After Testing Is Over
188. Ending the School Year Strong: 3 Steps to Help Teachers Thrive in Term 4
187. 3 Teacher Approved Episodes, Tips, and Favorites That You Will Love
186. 5 Teacher Tasks You NEED to Do Before Spring Break
185. 6 Easy Tips for Simplifying Test Prep Season
184. 6 Simple Spring Cleaning Tips for Freshening up Your Classroom [Fan Fave]
183. 2 Smart Test Prep Strategies You Need to Use with Your Students
182. Boost Your Test Prep with These 3 Retrieval Practice Activities
181. How to Get Ahead on Your Teacher Tasks for a Stress-Free Spring Break
180. Make the Most of Morning Work in Your Classroom with These 5 Tips
179. How to Find Fast Finisher Success: No More 'I'm Done, Now What?'
178. 5 Classroom Management Tips for Taming a Chatty Class [Fan Fave]
177. Help Your Class Kick Bad Habits with These 5 Classroom Management Questions [Fan Fave]
176. Our 4 Tried and True Tricks to Reset a Rough Day of School
175. 10 Easy Ways to Prevent Behavior Problems Before They Start [Fan Fave]
174. Boost Student Engagement with Active Participation [Fan Fave]
173. Getting into the Nitty Gritty of Classroom Procedures and Routines
172. The 2nd First Day of School: How to Take Advantage of the Week After Winter Break
171. 5 Tried and True Tips for Teaching in December
170. How to Be a Fun Teacher Without Losing Control of Your Class
169. Our Best Teacher Tips for Finding Pockets of Prep Time to Get Ahead for January
168. How Teachers Can Get a Jumpstart on a Stress-Free Winter Break
167. How Teachers Can Kiss the Sunday Scaries Goodbye with Kelsey from Educate & Rejuvenate
166. Making the Most of Classroom Jobs in Your Elementary Classroom
165. Keeping Students Engaged All Year Long, No Matter the Season
Introducing The Holiday Headstart
164. Why You Need a Classroom Carpet and How to Manage Student Behavior
163. The 6 Key Ways to Boost Student Engagement Every Day
162. Handling Parent Teacher Conference Headaches: Our Best Tips for Teachers
161. How to Get Students Actively Engaged: 5 Teacher Approved Techniques
160. 4 Dismissal Routine Tips for Teachers to Calm the End-of-Day Chaos
159. How to Set up Successful Learning Centers at the Beginning of the Year
158. Back-to-School Classroom Management: Are You Working Smarter or Harder?
157. Teach Consequences Like You Teach Procedures
156. Starting the School Year with Surprise and Delight: 5 Easy Ideas
155. Mastering the Teacher Look for Nonverbal Classroom Management
154. 5 Steps for Classroom Procedure Success
153. How Teachers Can Thrive During the Back-to-School Season - Our Best Strategies
152. The 3 Things You Need to Plan for the Best First Week of School
151. Teacher Work Smarter Tip: Plan for Inside Recess Now
150. Perfect Your Classroom Procedures with the Help of Our Guiding Questions
149. Go Time: 10 Things to Do After You Get Your Class List
148. How to Build Positive Relationships with Your Students at Back-to-School
147. Teacher Approved Tips: How to Plan Ahead for Future Problems!
146. Never Pick up Another Stray Crayon: Why We Love Guided Discovery
145. Our Best Tools for First-Day Planning
144. How to Plug-And-Play Your First Day of School Plans
143. The Easiest Back to School Tip
142. Are You Ready for the New School Year? Here’s How to Know!
141. A Fun and Easy Gift for Your Future Self
140. 8 Steps to Craft a Perfect Daily Schedule for Your Elementary Classroom
139. Welcoming a New Team Member
138. Collaboration: How to Have the Best Grade Level Team in the School
137. 3 Helpful Tips for Setting up Your Classroom Library
136. Surviving a Grade Level Change: 4 Teacher Approved Tips
135. Treat Yourself! Make a Back-to-School Teacher Self-Care Plan
134. The 10 Stages of Teacher Summer Break
133. How to Organize Your Teaching Ideas on Pinterest
132. An Easy Mindset Hack for Teachers with Kelsey of Educate and Rejuvenate
131. To-Do List Magic - How to Prioritize Your Teacher Tasks This Summer
130. The 2 Things Teachers Need to Refuel This Summer
129. End-Of-Year Reflection for Teachers: 18 Questions to Ask Yourself
128. Back to School Boost: Do These 3 Things Now to Prep for Next School Year
127. 10 Ways to Motivate Students at the End of the Year
126. Retaining Learning and Supply Organization
125. Why Theme Days Will Save You at the End of the School Year
124. Spring Fever: 3 Tips to Help Your Spring Classroom Management
123. 2nd Anniversary: Our Best Teacher Approved Tips, Ideas, and Favorites
122. 20 Best Teacher Approved Tips for Surviving Testing Season
121. How to Plan Your Test Prep Around What Content Matters Most
120. Supporting New Teachers with Ashleigh from Rainbow Skies for New Teachers
119. Chatty Class Management: 5 Ways to Handle a Talkative Class
118. 5 Quick Reading Fluency Lessons You Can Teach in 5 Minutes or Less
117. Mid-Year Freeze: Why Student Reading Fluency Might Be Stuck
116. Level Up Your Fluency Instruction: Say No to These 5 Common Teacher Mistakes
115. How to Make Leap Day a Memorable Day in Your Elementary Classroom
114. Elementary Teacher Questions Answered Part 1
113. Best Practices for Teaching Fluency
112. 5 Podcasts for Elementary Teachers That We Know You'll Love!
111. January Jumpstart: 8 Reflection Questions to Help Teachers Start the New Year Strong
110. Our Favorite Indoor Recess Ideas
109. Our Christmas Must Read Books
108. How to Troubleshoot Classroom Management Issues
107. Get Ahead For January Now With 4 Easy Steps
106. The December Survival Kit: 3 Essential Tips to Help Teachers Thrive
105. Festive Fun in December: Engaging Holiday Activities to Do With Your Class
104. From Chaos to Calm: 5 Techniques for Managing Classroom Behavior in December
103. When to Use Rewards to Boost Your Behavior Management - And When Not To
102. Classroom Behavior Problems: How to Plan Ahead to Handle Them Effectively
101. 10 Easy Ways to Prevent Behavior Problems Before They Start
100. The Teacher Approved Starter Kit: Our 10 Favorite Episodes!
99. Get Students Engaged With 3 Types of Active Participation Strategies
98. 5 Reasons Your Attention Signal Isn’t Working and How to Improve It
97. 3 Secrets For Using Your Classroom Seating Arrangement to Boost Classroom Management
96. How to Plan an Amazing 2nd Grade Class Halloween Party
95. 4 Must-Have Characteristics of Your Classroom Morning Routine
94. A Great Day Before School Even Starts: Your Perfect Teacher Morning Routine at School
93. Teacher Morning Routine: 10 Tips for Creating Your Perfect Plan
92. Teacher Approved Tips: Teaching Recess Games and How to Save Time
91. Start Your Day Strong: Top Tips for Maximizing Your Morning Work
90. Teacher Approved Tips: Make Hallway Behavior Management Fun and Classroom Escape Rooms
89. Hallway Behavior Management: 4 Essential Plans for Improving Hallway Classroom Management
88. Teacher Approved Tips: Make a Class Handshake and Incorporate Daily Writing Time
87. 4 Important Ways to Build Classroom Community at Back to School
86. Teacher Approved Tips: Choosing a One-Word Theme for the School Year
85. 10 Tips for New Elementary Teachers at the Start of the School Year
84. Teacher Approved Tips: Turn Student Desks Backward and Incorporating SEL Into Daily Routines
83. Classroom Setup Tips For Success: 8 Guiding Questions for Designing Your Space
82. Teacher Approved Tips: New Student Kits and Math Review with Number Patterns
81. 20 Teacher Approved Back to School Tips From Listeners!
80. Teacher Approved Tips: The 3 First Day Truths, Find Mathematics in Nature
79. Avoid Back to School Decision Fatigue with These 4 Teacher Approved Strategies
78. Teacher Approved Tips: The Best First Day Arrival Activity and Pre-Writing Assessments
77. 3 Reasons Why a First Day of School Script Will Save Your Sanity
76. Teacher Approved Tips: Make Time for Spiral Review and Use SOPs to Save Time in the Classroom
75. Classroom Procedures and Expectations: How they Differ and How to Teach Them
74. Teacher Approved Tips: Read to Your Class Before the First Day and End of Year Decluttering
73. 4 Reasons Why Affirming Students Is The Most Important Goal for Back to School
72. Teacher Approved Tips: Visual Timers and Boosting Engagement
71. The Easy Way Teachers Can Learn This Summer: 10 PD Books We Love
70. Teacher Approved Tips: Give Yourself Permission and Try Out Mentor Sentences for Teaching Grammar
69. How to Use Summer to Make Back to School Easier on Your Personal Life
68. Teacher Approved Tips: Making a Time Filler Kit and Building Sentence Writing Skills
67. How to Actually Get Stuff Done for School This Summer
66. Teacher Approved Tips: Recognizing Support Staff and Intentional Summers
65. Make an Easy Plan For Your Perfect Teacher Summer: Recovery and Readiness
64. Your Summer To Do List - How Teachers Can Choose the Best Tasks for Big Impact
63. Celebrating the End of the School Year With Your Class: 10 Creative Ideas
62. End of Year Awards: 5 Reasons You Should Rethink This Classroom Tradition
61. 6 Things Teachers Can Do Now for a Better Back to School
60. 6 Simple Spring Cleaning Tips for Freshening Up Your Classroom
59. High Quality Decodable Texts: How to Separate the Trash from the Treasures
58. Engaging Beginning Readers: 3 Things All Good Decodable Texts Should Have
57. Decodable Texts - How to Unlock the Power and Avoid the Pitfalls of Decodability
56. How to Find Quality Digital Teaching Resources Online
55. Thriving as a Teacher: One Helpful Strategy
54. What is The Science of Reading? Busting the 6 Biggest Myths of SOR
53. How Teachers Can Name What Matters to Survive the Mid Year Slump
52. 10 Teacher Approved Tips for Elementary Teachers That We Think You'll Love
51. 4 Reliable Ways to Hit Reset on a Rough Day of School
50. 3 Guidelines to Make Classroom Transitions Work Smarter Not Harder [Classroom Transition Series]
49. Rapid Classroom Transitions: How to Save 45 Hours a Year [Classroom Transition Series]
48. How to Make Classroom Transitions Simple With Clear Beginnings and Endings [Classroom Transition Series]
47. 6 Secrets to Literacy Small Group Success with Sara Marye
46. 20 Best Inside Recess Ideas That Your Students Will Love
45. January Classroom Jump Start
44. Your One Word Theme for the Year [TEACHER FAVORITE]
43. Bouncing Back After a Break [TEACHER FAVORITE]
42. Shake Up Shared Reading with Cassie Tabrizi and Maria Walther
41. How to Find More Time to Teach Writing with Megan Polk
40. 2 Easy Things All Teachers Should Do Before Winter Break
39. Our Top 20 Christmas Books For Your Classroom
38. How to Survive December in the Classroom: 3 Creative Teaching Tips
37. Holiday Behavior Management Tips to Help You Survive Until Winter Break!
36. How Teachers Can Plan Lessons The Week Before a Holiday Break
35. 5 Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Our Secret Weapon for Teachers
34. Plan the Perfect Halloween Class Party With 7 Easy Steps
33. Class Party Success - Our 7 Step Class Party Planning Checklist
32. 5 Classroom Management Questions to Help Banish Bad Class Habits
31. 3 Easy Tweaks to Make Homework a Homerun
30. Why Thinking Like Martha Stewart Will Transform Your Conferences
29. How to Be a Parent-Friendly Teacher
28. How to Launch Morning Meeting
27. Your One Word Theme for The Year
26. The Cheapest Classroom Management Tool
25. Living in Your Season
24. First Week Wins
23. Your Best Back to School Tips
22. 3 First Day Truths
21. Guided Discovery
20. Mastering Morning Routines
19: Your Back to School Goals
18. Procedures for Success!
17. A Spelling Method That Works
16. Easy Summer PD
15. Own Your Teacher Wins with Kelsey Sorenson from Wife Teacher Mommy
14. Best Summer Ever
13. Design Your Summer
12. Recovering from the School Year
11. Closing The Year
10. What You Can Do Now for Next Year
9. Breaking Up With End of Year Awards
8. Making it to the Finish Line!
7. The Secret to End of Year Survival
6. Morning Meeting: An Essential Routine
5. Ditch Your Test Review (Try This Instead)
4. Bouncing Back After a Break
3. Strengthening the Brain
2. Rethinking Read Alouds
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