Stop Defiance in Your Classroom in 4 Simple Steps
Defying my orders, the student plumped down in the corner—conducting a sit-in. My first test had come. Shock engulfed me. Panic followed. So I phoned a friend. An assistant principal took the line.”You need to tell him he has two minutes to make a decision: get up and go back to his desk, or stay […]
Continue reading4 Simple Steps to Prevent Classroom Management Disaster
It can feel like you’re navigating a maze blindfolded while carrying a 100-pound backpack and getting hit with paintball pellets (Ouch!).I’m talking about classroom management – one the most challenging aspects of teaching today. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think my teaching program did a fair job of letting me know what I […]
Continue readingSetting Up Your Classroom: 9 Practical Things You May Not Have Thought Of
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Getting your room ready for the school year can be extremely exciting. It’s also a whole lot of work. There are books to prepare, desks to arrange, decorations to create……The list seems never-ending. What we need to focus on most, though, is functionality. Yes, it’s great if […]
Continue reading6 Traits of Teachers Who Are Reducing Their Workload with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club
Are you over being overwhelmed? Sick of feeling guilty for abandoning your family to work on school and then feeling guilty for abandoning school to be with your family? Are you ready to finally find balance? This week I’m honored to interview Angela Watson, creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Angela has been […]
Continue readingTeachers: How to Escape the Crazy Cycle & Fight for Balance
I wake up every morning with the weight of all the things I didn’t do the day before heavy on my shoulders. My guilt is tangible before I’m even out of bed. The stack of papers I lugged home and promised myself I would finally grade sit, untouched, in my school bag. Dishes from the […]
Continue reading8 Lies Teachers Tell Themselves About Work/Life Balance
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart podcast. Do you ever feel like teaching is taking over your life? Are you overwhelmed and stressed? Do you feel guilty for neglecting your family while at school then feel guilty for neglecting school while at home? What you desperately need is some balance in your life. Chances […]
Continue reading10 Ways for Teachers to Grow Over the Summer
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. You breathe a huge sigh of relief as you walk away from your classroom. The last day is done. Your grades are turned in. Your classroom is clean – and you have a whole glorious summer ahead. But while summer is certainly a time to rest and refresh, […]
Continue readingHow to Teach Without Anxiety (even when everything is going wrong)
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. You’re driving down the road—the summer sun melting your anxieties away—but then you pass a “Back to School!” sign. Your worries and fears resurface.How am I ever going to finish my to-do list?Is this school year going to turn out the way I want?What is my admin […]
Continue readingThe Teacher Success Roadmap
Come on, pull it together. If you lose your lunch meager breakfast in front of your class …. Well, that will be a doozy of a first impressionIt’s 5 till 8 on my first official day as a teacher, and I’m trying desperately to calm my nerves. But despite the cacophony of butterflies in my […]
Continue readingAn Easy Way to Grade Writing Quickly
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Nothing spells guilt like a 4-week old stack of neglected, ungraded, sad-looking student essays sleeping on your kitchen table. Now I know that YOU would never let your grading pile up for one month, but let’s just say I have a “friend” who used to routinely dump […]
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