So last week we talked about strategic steps for planning STEM units across the year. Today, I'm going to give you three tips to make it an easier and faster process. I hope you stick around!

Today I am going to break down 5 strategic steps to help you teach STEM throughout the school year. I hope you stick around.

Today we are talking about WHY classrooms might want to include a makerspace. Come join me.

Back to school can be a hectic time for teachers. It is important for teachers to take care of themselves so that they in turn can take care of their students. Stick around.

Celebrating holidays and teaching children the history of special days in America is a great way to get kids excited about history and holidays! Today, we talk all about Labor Day. I hope you will join me.

In today's episode, I will share three tips for helping students avoid back-to-school anxiety. I hope you will join me.

Today I will share two tips to get your school year started. I hope your year is excellent!

Back to school can be a struggle for sure. But not if we have just the right procedures in place AND we have the winning mindset. Join me today as I talk to you about rocking the first week of school!

It is so easy to feel like there are not enough hours in the day to cover all the standards that we need to cover as 1st and 2nd-grade teachers. Often primary teachers in general feel like their number one task are to teach children how to read and how to add and subtract. We know that is priority number one.

Take some notes from your virtual meet the teacher night and bring them into your face-to-face Open House. Today we are talking about preparing for Meet the Teacher Night. Save some valuable time, and join me.

Today we talk about the 3 non-negotiables you will want in your classroom or school Makerspace. Come and join me.

Today I am thrilled to have three very special guests, Lisa Oden, Angela Stanford, and Julie Quast authors of Tinkering With Tales sit down with me and talk all about how tinkering and makerspace can make a significant impact on learning and thinking. Come take a listen.

Many teachers are looking for ways to bring more hands-on critical thinking into their classrooms, especially after a lot of screen time in the past year with COVID. I talked all about the 3 crucial reasons to create a makerspace in your classroom post-pandemic on episode 133. Join me today as I discuss what a makerspace is and why it is so important to include it in our classrooms.

Today on the podcast, I share 3 crucial reasons for creating a Makerspace in your classroom now that the restrictions have been lifted. Come join me…

On today's podcast, I share 7 steps to big-picture thinking to help balance detailed oriented planning. Make planning easier and more efficient by using both picture-picture and details in your planning this school year.

Do you need some energizing ideas to help you disconnect from school? I know it is so hard to let go of the school year. I was recently in a FB group where a third-grade teacher was feeling GUILTY about not working in the summer! I wanted to take that sweet teacher by the hand and give her a huge hug and then send her on a cruise!

Summer makerspace for kids can encourage creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration during the summer. Come join me to talk about makerspace ideas for the summer.

Creating a Father's Day craft for Father's Day can be fun and memorable for kids and dads. Come join me as I share how to create a Father’s Day lap book.

Teaching during a pandemic was ROUGH. Teachers have shown up in a big way. Now is the time for teachers to take a much-needed vacation. Where will you go this summer? Come take a listen to why teachers SHOULD plan a vacation this summer!

Meltdown can happen to us all. Especially at the end of -the year! Things are hectic. Our to-do list is overflowing. So how can we avoid the embarrassing meltdown that can sometimes happen at school?! Come take a listen and save your end-of-the-year sanity!