Meet the teacher night can be exciting and scary at the same time. It’s the perfect way to quickly build connections with families, start out on the right foot, and stay organized at the beginning of the year. It’s important that you are organized, prepared, and have a system in
After having left the instructional coaching world two years ago to go back to the classroom, I wanted to make sure that I set up a strong classroom management system. I had helped support and coach classroom teachers for six years and witnessed hundreds of strategies in the classroom. I
Back to school is approaching quickly and it’s time to start thinking about welcoming a brand new set of students! If you are anything like me, I want the students to have a small gift to make them feel welcomed and to know that I am very excited to be
If you have been in education the last several years, you may have noticed a shift in our students’ behavior. I know the 2022-2023 school year was unlike anything I have ever experienced. I’d like to say I saw it all but I know that we all could trade horror
If you are looking for staff morale ideas in February, look no further! Staff morale ideas don’t need to be time consuming or costly. They can be no prep to low prep and still have a positive, long lasting effect on staff. February can be a hard month for educators.
Are parent teacher conferences coming up? Do you feel well prepared or like you just simply can’t get it all done? At times parents can bring up unpredictable conversations, push back on what is shared, feel like you don’t understand their children, or just don’t show up. Parent teacher conferences
Are you looking for staff award ideas? We often hear that building positive relationships with students is important, but what about building positive relationships with our staff? Staff awards are the perfect way to honor our coworkers. Being an educator is hard work. Oftentimes it feels like you can’t catch
Are you looking for ways to utilize beginning of year assessments with teachers? A data dive is the perfect way to help build connections to students current performance levels, how to best use beginning of year assessment data, and plan instruction based on students needs. Planning & Prep There’s a
If you are looking to have a successful school year, let’s start by talking about Staff Morale Booster ideas. Building a positive workplace environment has to start with establishing a place where employees feel safe, valued, and happy. There are many studies out there that prove if there is a
Congratulations! You are starting your first year of teaching! I’m sure by now a wave of emotions have hit you; excitement, nervousness, anticipation, and so much more. Despite the culture of teaching these days, I really hope that doesn’t diminish your excitement for the career. The excitement of getting into
