Reflections: A Teacher’s Journey

This is Cecemarie and we are checking in just to see how everyone is doing. Please be safe and make sure you stay warm!

This episode is about reflecting on how to improve after a break and creating a sense of hope for students and teachers so that they can get through the rest of the year. Please check out the Instagram for this podcast: @reflectionsteacherspodcast

This is a short episode with a holiday message from your host Cecemarie. Happy holidays!!!

In this episode the host reflects on professional development for teachers after Thanksgiving, exploring what PD is, its different forms, and why it often feels ineffective. She discusses the benefits—improved classroom strategies, networking, and renewed teacher satisfaction—alongside common problems like time constraints, recycled content, cost, and information overload. The episode ends with co...

This episode explores workplace burnout, focusing on signs like frequent call-outs, emotional detachment from work, and persistent feelings of ineffectiveness. Hosts share real experiences, discuss how to recognize when you’re burnt out, and outline practical steps to begin recovery and get support.

In this episode Cece Marie explores the rise in student behavior challenges since the pandemic, defining behavior as a reflection of students' emotional and social well-being and identifying common patterns: disruptive, withdrawn, aggressive, and procrastinating. She shares practical classroom strategies—collaborative grouping, movement, relationship-building, clear expectations, time-management s...

In this episode host Cece Marie examines how COVID-19 transformed education — from the sudden shift to virtual learning and rapid tech adoption, to increased focus on mental health, social-emotional learning, and equity. She reflects on teachers' adaptability, the learning gaps that emerged, and how instruction has changed to support students today. Cece invites listeners to reflect on tools and s...

In this episode Cecemarie, a teacher with 14 years' experience, reflects on the first day of school—balancing excitement, anxiety, and hope. She shares practical tips for handling mistakes, learning student names, unexpected disruptions (drills, behavior), and the importance of adapting and building rapport. Cecemarie encourages teachers to breathe, embrace challenges, remember why they teac...