The Present Teacher Podcast

  Are you preparing for a teacher interview? Maybe you’re a teacher switching districts or a student teacher landing their first teaching job. Either way, figuring out how to land your dream job while teaching full time or going to school full time can be challenging. Check out these top 7 tips to help you ace the interview and land your dream teaching job. And don’t forget to download the gu...

Send us a text Building a classroom community you can be proud of can be difficult. In this week's episode, I interview Caitie Cupples on how to create a thriving classroom community you can be proud of. We cover everything from: What is a classroom community? What does a thriving classroom community look like? What steps can you take today to build a community you love. Listen to this week's epis...

Send us a text Creating a positive classroom community as a first year teacher can be tough. You’re doing everything the experts say, but your students are still arguing with each other and not getting along for other teachers. If this is you, you’re not alone. Building a positive classroom community as a first year teacher can feel overwhelming when you pair it with the other million tasks teache...

Send us a text Have you ever wondered what you would say to yourself if you could go back in time and give yourself advice? Well that's what we are doing today. In this week's episode I ask 15 experienced teachers what first year teacher tip they would give themselves if they could go back in time and talk to first year teacher them. Learn from the mistakes from other experienced teachers and take...

Send us a text Setting up classroom procedures as a first year teacher can be exhausting. You’re trying all the advice your coworkers are giving you. Even trying new strategies you found online. But no matter how many new things you try, your students are still relying on you for everything, and they are never moving around the classroom as you would like them to. Listen to these 5 strategies you...

Send us a text Let's be honest, parent teacher conferences can be scary! Especially the first couple of times that you do them. That's why in this week's LIVE Q&A Wednesday I dive deep about tips that will help you with creating the best Parent Teacher Conferences as a New Teacher. Let's make your next Parent Teacher Conference your best one yet! Figure out which Harry Potter Character You Are...

Send us a text You finally step into your classroom for the first time only to realize you have no idea how to have effective classroom management as a first year teacher. Sure, you may have taken some courses, read a couple books, even saved a million strategies you saw on Tik Tok or Pinterest. But you may quickly realize that college didn’t really prepare you for the classroom. So you have start...

Send us a text Getting out of teacher burnout is no small feat. You’re not just burned out professionally, but you feel burned out in your personal life too. Maybe you feel like you have a lack of boundaries and like you have lost your identity outside of teaching and even motherhood. Or maybe you’re constantly tired and fatigue and may feel like you have a short fuse. But what if I told you that...

Avoiding burnout as a first year teacher can feel nearly impossible. Everything is new, you are learning how to make the impact you were destined to make, create systems that work for you and your students, all the while trying to take care of yourself. In this week’s episode I share the REAL reason why I shared the Present Teacher and how to avoid teacher burnout as a first year teacher. Listen n...

Send us a text Have you ever just dreaded going to work and stayed in bed to the last second? I know a lot of us have, including Emily. In this week’s episode Emily shares how she struggled with feeling like she was making an impact to being one of the most positive teachers on the internet! Discover how to find joy as a teacher in your first year of teaching! Join Emily Person from Teach Your Joy...

Send us a text The lives of first year teachers can be crazy! But it doesn't have to be difficult. In this episode I'm sharing 5 things every first year teacher should do in order to thrive this school year. Make sure to listen to number 5 because I know a lot of teachers don't do this! Want to see the show notes?- Click here! First Year Teacher Checklist- Download here! 40 Self-care Ideas in 5 Mi...

Lately have you been feeling overwhelmed because your trying to leave work at work. Yet you are still doing work on the weekends and don’t have time for family events of event to relax? In this week's episode we are talking about the top 3 mistakes first or new teachers make while trying to create work-life balance and how to avoid them over this holiday season. We also talk about how to set a bou...

Have you ever looked around and wondered how other teachers were able to leave work on time WITHOUT taking work home?  If you answered yes, I can totally relate to this 5 years ago. During my first year of teaching I was the first one to be at work and the last one to leave. No matter how hard I tried, I always brought work home on the weekends.  It wasn't until I did a lot of research a...

Send us a text It can be hard to get everything done so you can leave on time. Between the lesson plans, IEP's, homework packets, and worksheets, it's no wonder teachers have a busy to-do list. You might be thinking, "the only way to be a good teacher is if I stay late and get it all done." But I'm here to tell you, that's just not true! Here are 3 teacher tips that will get you out the door faste...

Send us a text Let's be honest, back to school season can be CRAZY! Especially for new and first year teachers. So here are 5 teacher tips you won't want to miss for this upcoming school year. From tried and true teacher advice I got from other teachers, to things I learned... the hard way, these 5 new teacher tips are here to save you time AND money.  So grab some coffee and let's get starte...

Hey there, and welcome back to Season 2 on the Present Teacher Podcast! It's so good to be back and I missed you! Today I'm sharing what I am focusing on this school year plus what to expect for this podcast. Let's grab that coffee and get started! Download the Ultimate Teacher Prep Guide Here:   https://www.thepresentteacher.com/teacher-prep-guide Join the Balanced Teacher 3-Day Event: &nbsp...

Send us a text Let's be honest, the end of the school year can be well... MAGICAL and difficult at the same time. So here are 5 SEL Strategies to incorporate into your classroom in the month of May. Let's connect on Instagram! Download the Ultimate SEL Guide For Primary Teachers Here!

In the last episode we talked about the top things to do over the summer (or any break for that matter) for teacher self-care. Well this week I am going to break that down even further by showing you how to create a wellness plan that works. In this episode I will show you how a wellness plan is supposed to work and how it even saved my teaching career! Download the Ultimate Teacher Prep Guide Her...

Summer is just right around the corner... And with it just being a few weeks away you may be wondering: How can I take care of myself this summer? What do I want to accomplish? How do I rest without letting my whole summer pass me by? All of these questions we will answer in today's episode, where I share the top teacher self-care ideas for the summer! Download the Ultimate Teacher Prep Guide Here...

Have you ever felt like you are burned out and exhausted, and all the other teachers around you have it together? Me too! In the last episode we talked about 3 signs of Teacher Burnout and what to do about it. Today we are going to talk about 5 easy strategies you can implement this week to eliminate burnout. That way you don't have to learn the hard way, like I did! Download the Ultimate Teacher...

It's that time of year again where teachers become exhausted, fatigued, and counting the days until summer. But what if I told you it didn't have to be this way?  In this episode I give you 3 common signs of mid-year burnout for teachers. PLUS what to do if you are feeling burned out. Download the Ultimate Teacher Prep Guide Here:   https://www.thepresentteacher.com/teacher-prep-guide Jo...

Send us a text Looking for a simple way to implement social emotional learning into the classroom? These 5 simple strategies will help you consistently implement SEL into the classroom starting today! The Present Teacher Podcast Newsletter - Be the first to be notified of a new episode! Ultimate SEL Guide - Get Access Here!

Send us a text This is a safe space right? Well can I tell you a secret? When I first started my journey with Social Emotional Learning I made so many mistakes. So much so that I wanted to dedicate a whole episode to the top social emotional learning mistakes teachers make. Or the top social emotional learning myths going around the education world. So with that being said let's talk all the mista...

Send us a text Social Emotional Learning has been all the rage the last couple of years. But let's be honest, most of us weren't taught in College. Maybe you did take a couple courses about it like I did. Or maybe you were like me and you used good ole' Google to figure it out. Either way, I have come a long way from googling SEL. In this episode I will break down what social emotional learning is...

Send us a text In this podcast episode, we're talking about the top 5 most devastating teacher self-care myths that seem to be going around right now. Everything from bad advice on social media, to what you might be hearing in the Teacher's Lounge. We cover everything from setting consistent self-care goals, to setting priorities and boundaries in the classroom.  Download the Ultimate Teacher...