One Tired Teacher With Trina Deboree

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦? These 4 spooky science experiments turn solids, liquids, gases, floating and sinking, and properties of matter into hands-on Halloween science your elementary students will love. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐞, I'm sharing 4 simple Halloween science experiments you can actually do in an elementary cla...

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟. Turn a favorite read aloud into an open-ended STEM challenge that gets kids creating, building, problem-solving, and thinking critically. In this episode of One Tired Teacher with Trina Deboree, I'm sharing 𝟏𝟎 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 that nat...

STEM Story Boxes for the Classroom: Easy Setup Guide Want STEM Story Boxes that are ready to grab and go — no last-minute scrambling required? In this video, I'm walking you through exactly how to set up STEM Story Boxes for your classroom, plus sharing a mix of themed and general challenge ideas your students will beg to do again. Whether you're building boxes around a specific book or...

STEM story read-alouds turn picture books into hands-on learning as children build, solve problems, create, and keep the story going after the last page. What if the last page of a read-aloud wasn't really the ending? What if it was the invitation? In this episode of One Tired Teacher , we're talking about STEM story read alouds and how a great picture book can become the beginning of an...

Online safety for elementary students is about more than passwords and devices. Digital citizenship starts with safety, kindness, and character. Technology changes every year. Character doesn't. When we teach digital citizenship and online safety , it's easy to focus on the rules: don't share passwords, don't click suspicious links, and don't talk to strangers online. Thos...

Teaching science in primary school starts with curiosity, exploration, and questions—not simply giving children all the background knowledge first. What if one of the best ways to teach science is to stop giving students all the answers before they've had a chance to ask the questions? In this episode of One Tired Teacher , we're talking about teaching science in primary school and why c...

Community-building activities for elementary students don't have to be complicated. Learn how simple conversations build connection and belonging. Classroom community building isn't about finding the cutest icebreaker or adding one more elaborate back-to-school activity to your plans. It's about helping children answer one very important question: Do I belong here? In Episode 311 of...

Teacher Planning Tips That Protect Your Peace are about more than organizing lesson plans—they're about protecting what matters most before your calendar fills up. If you're looking for practical teacher planning tips that reduce overwhelm while creating a more meaningful school year, this episode is for you. Every school year begins with good intentions. We want to try new ideas, improv...

Teachers Not Following the Rules | Professional Judgment in Teaching explores why professional judgment matters more than perfect compliance. If you've ever wondered whether you should follow every curriculum script exactly as written or trust your instincts, this episode is for you. Teachers are natural rule followers. But children don't all learn the same way, and great teaching requir...

Teacher Identity and School Culture | Don't Lose Yourself This Year explores how school culture shapes teachers—and why protecting your identity matters just as much as supporting your students. If you've ever struggled to balance school expectations with your own values, this episode will remind you that you can be a team player without losing yourself. Every school has a culture. Great...

Teacher judgment still matters, even in an age of AI, curriculum programs, and accountability. If you've wondered whether AI can replace teachers, this episode is for you. Teachers today are surrounded by advice from curriculum companies, social media, administrators, and artificial intelligence. But none of those tools know your students the way you do. In this episode of One Tired Teacher ,...

Back to School Inspirational Video for Teachers | Trust Yourself This Year is for every teacher who feels overwhelmed before the school year even begins. If you're searching for a back to school inspirational video for teachers or a reminder to trust yourself as a teacher , this episode is your permission to tune out the noise and reconnect with the thoughtful educator you've already bec...

Teachers Planning Next Year Without Losing Yourself: Protect What Matters Epiosde 305 Teachers planning next year without losing themselves start with one question: What is worth protecting? In this episode, we talk about planning with intention, not exhaustion. Instead of adding one more system, one more routine, or one more thing to your already-full plate, this conversation invites you to pause...

What Data Can't Measure: The Most Important Things Teachers Know Can't Be Measured Episode 304 What data can't measure often matters most in teaching. In this episode, we're talking about the moments, relationships, insights, and student growth that never show up on a spreadsheet but shape learning every day. The most important things teachers know can't be measured by tes...

Skills AI Can't Teach may be the most important skills our students need for the future. In this episode, we're exploring creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community, and curiosity—and why human skills matter more than ever. Technology is changing fast, but the most meaningful parts of teaching have never been about information alone. They're about people. In this episod...

AI Can't Replace Teacher Heart—and that may be more important now than ever. In this episode of One Tired Teacher, we're talking about artificial intelligence in education, teacher judgment, and why human connection still sits at the center of meaningful learning. This is not an anti-AI episode. In fact, I use AI. I've used tools like Magic School to brainstorm ideas, generate vocab...

Summer break isn’t always ruined by big problems. Sometimes it’s the quiet habits that keep you tense, distracted, and oddly anxious even when you finally have time off. We’re talking about four sneaky mistakes that can mess up your summer mojo and how to avoid them with simple, realistic shifts that actually help teachers recharge.  We start with a practical back-to-school mindset: why having a l...

Summer break can look long on the calendar and still feel like you’re carrying school on your back. We’re talking honestly about why so many teachers start June exhausted and then spend the rest of the break “prepping” instead of recovering and feeling joy. If you’ve ever treated staying late as proof you care, or opened your laptop on a holiday because anxiety wouldn’t let you rest, this conversa...

Summer break can start and somehow you still feel like you’re on duty. If your body is home but your brain is still in the classroom, I made this one for you. I keep it simple on purpose, no new system, no productivity plan, just a pause to breathe and reconnect with yourself outside of teaching.  I tell the truth about what it looked like when I let the job become my whole life, starting with a b...

What would you tell the version of yourself who is trying so hard to do everything perfectly? I’m revisiting a Teacher Truth conversation I recorded years ago and adding what I’d tell myself now, with a clearer view of boundaries, identity, and what it really takes to stay well in this profession. We talk about why teaching cannot be your whole personality and why staying late should never be a ba...

Burnout is brutal enough, but the most disorienting version is the kind that lands even when we set boundaries, do the inner work, and try to teach in a grounded way. We talk about why that happens, why burnout is not an accusation, and how misalignment and masking can quietly drain teachers who genuinely care. I’m joined by Miriam Groom, founder and CEO of Mindful Career, a behavioural career the...

What do you do when the part of teaching that scares you isn’t the kids, it’s the adults with power? I’m replaying a conversation that stayed with me for a reason: it names the kind of educator pain we’re often pressured to keep quiet about. My guest (sharing anonymously as “Nancy”) describes what it feels like to be targeted, talked down to, and evaluated through systems that ignore the reality o...

May is when solid routines start to wobble, not because you suddenly forgot how to teach, but because the school calendar turns into a nonstop interruption machine. If your class feels unpredictable right now, I’m here with a calming reminder: you don’t need more end-of-year activities. You need a structure that holds the days together. I walk through how end of the year theme weeks bring novelty...

May can make even your strongest readers feel done, and that end of school year slide is exactly when reading starts to feel like a chore. I’m sharing a simple reset that keeps classroom reading calm, light, and genuinely enjoyable, so we can finish the year with connection instead of constant pushing. The goal is not to squeeze out one more checklist, it’s to make reading feel like something kids...

The last week of school can make the best teachers feel like everything is coming apart at once: grades due, rooms to pack, routines blown up by assemblies, and kids who are equal parts excited and dysregulated. I’m sharing a practical way to calm the chaos without adding more to your plate, so you can finish the year strong instead of crawling across the finish line.   We walk through a simple “c...