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72: All Things STEM The world of STEM is exciting and engaging for students and teachers alike. Today Kerry Tracy sits down with me and talks all things STEM. We also discuss the super exciting STEM Con 2020. I hope you will join us. Links Mentioned in the Show: Kerry Tracy on TpT Kerry Tracy on YouTube- Feel Good Teaching Stemchallenges.com Makerspace Moments in Literature STEM Units of Study for...

71: Distance Learning: What are the Trials and Treasures? The best/worst thing all at once is it shows how American teachers and students can turn on a dime and revolutionize education delivery in A WEEK! Wow! We have adapted so quickly so that is the best! Teachers have come together and worked to make creative solutions! The hard part is we did it without budgets, training, or materials. This is...

70: Remote Learning Suggestions Today we are talking about tips and strategies for distance learning, remote learning, e-learning or whatever you call this time in history where teachers are asked to teach from home. We are all in this together, and we will persevere. I hope you will join me. Links Mentioned in the Show:  Week-long plan for E-Learning 2nd grade At home Section of my website for Re...

The Coronavirus is causing schools to shut down and put learning on-line. Teachers are scrambling to put together plans for weeks of distance learning and hoping to keep their kids and families healthy. In order to help teachers make the transition a little easier to e-learning, I have created a week of plans for second-grade teachers that are available in my store on TpT for FREE. I hope this hel...

68: Emergency Sub Plans and Germs When you just can’t make it into work, having an emergency set of sub plans is the answer to a prayer! At my school, we were required to have a week’s worth of sub plans. I couldn’t be happier to have 2 sets! That took me through all 10 of my sick days. And you never know when you need them! And since it is that time of year where yes I am sick, I thought you migh...

Standards-based grading and standards-based report cards can be a complete shift from taking grades for primary teachers. I know when we first started doing standards-based grades my team of second-grade teachers and I had to have a lot of discussion around what this would look like. We were no longer taking an average. We were monitoring how well our students were moving along in the standard. To...

66: Google Classroom With Bethany Rodgers  Today I sit down with 6 grade ELA teacher, Bethany Rodgers as she shares loads of tips for using Google and Google Classroom. Talk about a highly engaging environment! You will definitely need to take notes during this episode. Bethany shares so many Google strategies and ways to integrate technology in a meaningful way. I hope you stick around. Links Men...

65: Stories From Podcasting School for Teachers Educators share their success stories about podcasting in the classroom and utilizing podcasts to share content with students. Podcasting School for Teachers was a live training that was shared on February 17th. Educators from a variety of levels joined to hear how to implement podcasts and podcasting into their classrooms. Today we talk about the ta...

Today we will talk all about the most practical and engaging application of having technology in the classroom being the ability to empower your students to take charge of their learning by using podcasting in the classroom. I hope you stick around. Links Mentioned in the Show: Podcasting School for Teachers Virtual PD 61: 3 Powerful Reasons Why Teachers Should Be Podcasting 62: 3 Ways to Increase...

63: Podcasting for Teachers: Where Do I Start? Integrating meaningful technology that enhances your instruction can sometimes be difficult to find. Podcasts and podcasting can be the very tool you need to cover standards, integrate technology, motivate learners, and get kids thinking and learning! Today I talk all about the first steps teachers take to get their students creating podcast episodes...

Today we discuss the ways that podcasting can be used to engage students in the classroom. Getting students to participate can be difficult at times. Teachers are continually competing with the fast pace of video games and instant gratification that exists in our world today. That's why podcasting can be such a useful tool to grab the attention of your students. I hope you stick around. Links...

Podcasting is such a powerful medium on which to share your message. So why not put that in the hands of kids? Kids these days are constantly sharing their messages on social media. Yet, our children are feeling heard less and less. Why not give them a platform to speak up and be heard? Today on the show I will share 3 powerful reasons teachers should be utilizing podcasts in their classroom. Whet...

60: How Teachers Can Make Smart Moves With Money Teachers don't go into teaching for the money. In fact, we often know there won't be a lot of that. So how do we not only survive a teacher's salary but thrive instead? Today Rob Phelan from Fi Educator and I sit down and have some hard conversations about money. I only wish I had this conversation 20 years ago! I hope you will join u...

Implementing New Habits in the Classroom for the New Year Today we will be talking about the power of habit building and the impact habits can have on your results. We will talk about an excellent book titled Atomic Habits by James Clear. You will find that just a 1% change can have a compounded interest on your desired result. I hope you'll join me. Creating new habits in the classroom can b...

Welcome to One Tired Teacher Episode 58: 5 Blissful Ideas to Make This Holiday Spectacular for Teachers. Today we are focusing on our holiday mindset. So often teachers go from frazzled hectic classrooms right before Christmas to frazzle hectic holiday households. So today let’s talk about 5 blissful ideas to help make your holiday spectacular and get you in the holiday mindset. I hope you will st...

57: Christmas Around the World in the Classroom Welcome to One Tired Teacher episode 57: Christmas Around the World in the Classroom. You can probably tell from all the Christmas decor that Christmas is just around the corner. And if by chance you are traveling to work with blinders on I’m 100% positive you can feel it in the energy in your classroom. Today we are going to talk about taking a cult...

Hands-On Christmas Science Today we are focusing on getting our students to love learning and science at a time of year when they just want to play and open presents! In this engaging activity, they can feel like they are playing, opening presents, and learning all about solids, liquids, and gases. Grab my Christmas science freebie below. Enjoy! Links Mentioned in the Show: How to Guarantee Surviv...

From One Tired Teacher, Happy Thanksgiving!  Subscribe and Review:  Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here for iTunes .  Now if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really...

Celebrating one year of One Tired Teacher. Links Mentioned in the Show: 01: One Tired Teacher: An Introduction to One Tired Teacher 02: One Tired Teacher: Building Student Rapport 03: One Tired Teacher: The Tired of ESE 05: One Tired Teacher: An Administrator's Impact on School Culture 08: One Tired Teacher Team Rapport: The Power of Team Work 13: One Tired Teacher: Growth Mindset 15: One Tir...

7 Excellent Thanksgiving Books That Every Kid Will Love Fall is in the air! Well, actually not here in Florida. Fall doesn't come until the end of December. LOL What I do love here in my home state is that we get the entire week off at Thanksgiving. When I first started teaching, we only got 4 days off. It was so hard to get everything done! {Cry me a river, right?!} So here we are for fall....

8 Mindful Tips for Teaching Children Gratitude Gratitude is a practice. It results in positive thinking. In a difficult time and world, the one true factor that can make the most impact is exercising gratitude. It is complex, yet very simple. The cause of resentment and poor behavior is a direct result of feeling undervalued, not worthy, not heard, and not cared about. When we focus on the things...

Halloween is one of the major celebrations that kids love! I mean what kid doesn’t love candy and to dress up as their favorite character or person?! But man can it be rough on the teacher! I recently posed a question in a few Facebook groups I am in for elementary school teachers. I asked them how they survive Halloween. The results were pretty funny and some were quite brilliant! I hope you will...

7 Sensational Halloween Books Kids Will Love It’s that time of year! Time for spooky and silly, candy and dressing up. Halloween can be super fun in the elementary classroom or it can be a hot mess. Either way, here are some great books and Makerspace Moments in Literature to get your spook on!  Want to read about this instead? Click here.  Links Mentioned in the Show: I Need My Monster by Amanda...

Being a teacher can be so difficult, especially when it comes to behavior problems. Kids throwing tables and chairs and acting aggressively has increased significantly in the past five years. Sadly, we are seeing a dramatic increase in younger children who exhibit these behaviors, as well. So what is a teacher to do? That is the question. How can teachers teach when they are continually being inte...

How to Avoid Behavior Behavior Issues with a Soft Opener What is a soft opener? A soft opener is an easy transition into the school day. This unique start to the day allows kids to come in and make some choices about how they want to start their school day. The choices range from reading to drawing, to STEM activities, and more. Talk about an eliminator of behavior issues! Alyssa Young is a second...