Season 1
Episodes
#141: How to Answer Tough Teacher Interview Questions Without Freezing Up
The other day I was talking to a First-Year Teacher who asked me what do you do during a teacher interview when you don't know how to answer their question. The reality is that there are thousands of possible teacher...
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#140: Quiz: Are You Ready for Your First Or Next Teacher Interview
You're a first-year teacher or new teacher who's getting ready for you're upcoming interview and you're wondering if you have everything ready. Over the past 5 years I have been coaching new and first year teachers...
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#139: What to Do If You’re Non-Renewed as a New Teacher
You're a first-year teacher or new teacher who just got told you are being non-renewed for next year. I know that right now can be extremely high with emotions. As someone was has coached hundreds of new teachers...
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#138: How I Landed My First Teaching Position: My Interview Story
When I applied for my first teaching position, I was TERRIFIED districts wouldn't take me seriously because I was only 21 years old. I had just graduated with my masters, and I had wanted to teach since I was 5 years...
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#137: What NOT to Do During a Teacher Demo Lesson
You just a call for your first or next teacher interview, and they let you know that they want you to teach a demo lesson. You're wondering what on earth do I teach? How do I teach a demo lesson for a teacher...
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#135: How to Stop Feeling Like a 'Mean Teacher' When Holding Students Accountable
Are you a first-year teacher or student teacher who's wondering how to have good classroom management without being a mean teacher?
This week I am diving into my top classroom management strategies for new teachers...
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#134: The 3 Biggest Mindset Shifts That Transformed My Classroom Management
Have you been struggling with disruptive behaviors lately and you're wondering how you can finally transform the way you manage your classroom?
In this week's content I dive into the top 3 mindset shifts I made as a...
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#133: Why Leaving at Contract Time Makes You A Better Teacher
When I first came up with the desire to leave at contract time as a new teacher I felt incredibly guilty. I thought that in order to be a good teacher I had to work a lot of hours and really hard.
But over the years...
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#132: Your First 15 Minutes & Last 15 Minutes: How to Structure Your Day to Leave at Contract Time
Have you ever came in for the day having a bad morning and your students were completely off the charts? Or have you ever came in with the perfect morning ever and your students were absolute sweethearts?
It's no...
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#131: The Secret to Leaving at Contract Time: Setting Up Classroom Routines
One of the top questions I get asked is 'how do I automate my classroom?' Well today I'm talking about one of the MAIN strategies I myself and the teachers I have coached have used to make our classrooms run on...
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#130: Why Overworking Won't Make You a Better Teacher
It's easy to believe that as a new or first-year teacher you have to work hours and hours after contract time to be a good teacher. But the truth is, that's simply not true.
Today we are diving into the top reasons...
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#129: How to Write the Perfect Thank You Email After Your Teacher Interview
So you just completed your first or next teacher interview and you're wondering what you should do next. This week we are diving into the different sections you should have in your follow-up email after your teacher...
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