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174 | How to Teach with Empathy Even When Student Behavior is Hard
When you're dealing with student behavior all day, it's easy to feel frustrated, depleted, even defeated — and in the middle of all that, it's easy to forget the student in front of you is a human being with something going on underneath. Today, I'm sharing three...
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174 | How to Teach with Empathy Even When Student Behavior is Hard
When you're dealing with student behavior all day, it's easy to feel frustrated, depleted, even defeated — and in the middle of all that, it's easy to forget the student in front of you is a human being with something going on underneath. Today, I'm sharing three...
173 | 5 Myths About Teacher Burnout — And What You Actually Need to Recover
Let's bust five myths about teacher burnout and the recovery from burnout — the myths that keep good, tired teachers stuck including the idea that burnout is simply inevitable. (Spoiler - it's not!) Because after so many years in education, I've learned that recovery...
Setting Teacher Boundaries Trilogy
Setting Boundaries is an important step for all teachers to take when you find yourself battling the Daily Teacher Drain. Here are some focused podcast episodes that will help you get started and refine your boundaries. Part 1: Setting Boundaries around School...
172 | The Real Reason Group Work Falls Apart (And the Fix Most Teachers Miss)
You set up group work with the best intentions. You create a solid task, explain the directions, assign roles, and maybe even make a rubric. Then five minutes in, one student is doing all the work, another has checked out, and the room is suddenly buzzing with...
171 | The Back-to-School Honeymoon Is Over: What to Do When Behavior Starts Slipping
The first few weeks of school can feel pretty good. Kids are polite, routines are fresh, and everyone is still figuring each other out. Then…the honeymoon ends. If behaviors are starting to pop up, don't panic. It doesn't mean your year is headed in the wrong...
170 | 3 Classroom Power Struggles You’re Losing Without Realizing It
You’re not trying to get into power struggles with your students. But sometimes, they happen before you even realize what’s going on. In this episode, I’m sharing three common—and often invisible—power struggles that can quietly show up in your classroom. More...
169 | The Redirection Script That Actually Works for Student Behavior Issues
Most redirection sounds like a warning — and kids can tell. AND that can often backfire, especially when the redirection doesn't even work. If you've ever tried to redirect a student only to have to do it again 5 minutes later, this one is for you! In this episode,...
168 | Addressing Student Behaviors with Tools, Not Rules (Interview with Claudia Bertolone-Smith and Marlene Moyer)
What if the students who challenge us the most aren't asking us to fix their behavior — they're asking us to see past it? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Claudia Bertolone-Smith and Marlene Moyer, authors of Tools Not Rules: Developing Self-Regulation for Improved...
167 | Students Getting into Trouble? Why Kids Choose Negative Attention Over None
Have you ever had a student who keeps doing the exact thing that gets them in trouble — even after they've told you they don't want to? This episode is about that kind of student behavior. We'll look at why some students need that negative attention and how to bridge...
166 | Why Consequences Aren’t Changing Student Behavior (And What Actually Does)
I used to think that if I just found the right consequence, my classroom would finally calm down. But in many cases that's actually backwards. In this episode, I'm breaking down the three real reasons consequences keep failing — even when we're consistent and even...