Listen Here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-support-your-lgbtq-students-tricia-friedman/ LGBTQ+ students (and staff) are part of our school communities and if we are truly concerned with providing a safe learning environment, which most educators would agree is part a school's mission, then this means for all students including LGBTQ+ youth. So says guest Tricia Friedman,…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-use-guest-speakers-in-student-learning-samantha-shane/ Having guest speakers can really make learning come alive for students. However, to maximize the benefits that can come from these living community resources, guest speaker engagements need to be well planned. Join Samantha Shane, ELA teacher in Northern New Jersey, and I as we discuss…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-use-technology-in-class-jeff-utecht/ Are you preparing your students for your past or their future? If you are banning the use of technology in the classroom then it is your past that you are prioritizing. Listen in to Jeff Utecht and I as we discuss how to use technology in…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-knowing-our-students-dna-can-help-us-succeed-as-educators-tom-hierckalex-kajitani/ New teachers coming into the profession often struggle in knowing what to do/learn first. Indeed, as my next guests say, for most new teachers, the goal is simply surviving day to day and to make it into their second yearof teaching. Join me and my guests,…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-prioritize-dei-in-schools-part-ii-roxie-j-patton/ In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, Roxie Patton, Founder of RJ Consulting and Coaching, and I continue our conversation on the importance of having educators who understand the students and families they serve. Since many educators no longer live in the communites…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-ensure-educator-wellbeing-part-i-sybil-hall/ There are a wealth of things we can do to reduce the stress and anxiety that we feel as educators. In this episode, weath and wellbeing consultant, teacher, and author Sybil Hall (Burn Bright Not Out) takes us through some simple ways we can make our…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-make-assessment-engaging-starr-sackstein/ Yes, summative assessmemt at the end of each unit/year is important. However, formative assessment that measures student growth during the year so that teachers can pivot/target instruction to meet the needs of specific students is just as important. Join Starr and I as we discuss not…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-design-a-21st-century-school-prakash-nair/ Many teachers are teaching 21st Century students in buildings designed in the 19th and/or early 20th Centuries. Join my next guest, Prakash Nair, CEO of Education Design International, and I as we discuss in this episode what school communities are doing around the world to design…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-crush-teaching-from-the-start-matthew-rhoads/ New teachers are often overwhelmed by the volume of procedures and practices they must learn while having a classroom full of students at the same time. In this conversation, Dr. Matthew Rhoads and I discuss some of the top teaching hacks that new teachers (really, any)…
Listen Here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-improve-student-presentations-and-public-speaking-robyn-brinks-lockwood/ When we teach students how to write, we often do so by teaching certain writing "moves" - introducing a topic, expanding on it, and summation, etc. We also should be teaching the communication moves that go along with public speaking and presentation. So says my guest…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-tutor-for-impact-jesse-roselin/ It will not come as a surprise to educators that, post COVID, many of our students are not where they should be academically. In response, many school districts have been using ESSER funding to provide supplemental tutoring services to students. In this episode, Jesse Roselin -…
Listen Here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-develop-resiliency-in-students-nicola-s-morgan/ Join me and my guest Nicola S. Morgan - Founder/CEO of NSM Training and Consultancy - as we discuss strategies for developing resiliency in the students we teach. Nicola also is one of a select few to successfully swim across the English channel and uses this…
Listen here - No one needs to be told that many teachers are leaving the profession these days for a variety of reasons. However, there are ways to make teaching more sustainable. Join my guest Paul Emerich France and I as we discuss how to grade less but still assess…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-create-thinking-classrooms-in-mathematics-peter-liljedahlnorman-eng/ In an earlier episode, we spoke with Alice Vigors about her work in creating cross-content thinking classrooms. In this episiode, we speak with Professor Peter Liljedahl, of Simon Fraser University, about how to create thinking classrooms in Mathematics - primarily K-6 - where students are doing…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-write-a-strategic-and-engaging-curriculum-unit-maria-nielsen/ In this episode, we speak with Maria Nielsen - former school principal, current education consultant, and author of the new Solution Tree book - 15 Day Challenge: Simplify and Energize Your PLC at Work. We discuss how to write 15 day curriculum units, efficaciously and efficiently,…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-get-students-to-like-writing-melissa-morrison/ In this episode, join Melissa Morrison of Teaching to Tranform and I as we discuss why it is more important than ever, in the age of AI, to help our students develop critical thinking skills through their writing. We also discuss strategies that teachers can use…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-support-substitute-teachers-megan-conklin/ In this episode, Megan Conklin - founder of Conklin Educational Perspectives and Trainer at the Washington Education Association - discusses her work in designing and facilitating substitute teacher team training programs and how her model could and should be replicated across the country. Data suggests that…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-create-lessons-that-love-your-students-mariah-rankine-landers/ Inclusive Classrooms are places of joy and creativity. Join me and my guest Mariah Rankine-Landers, author of the new book "How to Create Lessons that Love Your Students", as we discuss how to create culturally responsive classrooms that could easily be mistaken for artistic studios. Want…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-craft-quality-learning-objectives-marine-freibrun-and-sandy-brunet/ In this episode, the authors of the Formative Assessment Handbook, Marine Freiburn and Sandy Brunet, and I discuss how to craft learning intentions that then allow teachers to align assessment and student engagement to those learning goals. In our chat, we discuss how to unpack standards…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-create-maker-spaces-in-school-matt-zigler/ Maker spaces are anywhere and everywhere where students are taking knowledge and creating something physical that adds on to that knowledge in new ways. Students' cognitive skills are developed in the process. Yes, schools can create labs with 3D printers but teachers can also turn a…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-rock-the-college-application-essay-kate-stone/ It's that time of year again. College applications are due! Join me and my guest Kate Stone, CEO of University Gurus, as we discuss how high school/rising college students can be writing effective application essays. We also discuss what high school teachers can be doing to…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-support-students-with-autism-maribeth-edmunds/ As my next guest Maribeth Edmunds says, students with Autism will grow up to be adults with Autism. In this episode, we explore how to help our students with Autism grow and achieve academically and socio-emotionally so they can become fully integrated adults participating in our…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-build-sel-into-after-school-and-academic-programs-bridget-durkan-laird/ In the wake of the pandemic, we all know that students are struggling in understanding and regulating their emotions. Before learning can occur, however, students need to be able to understand and regulate their emotions; It falls to the adults mentoring students to build SEL into…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-prioritize-dei-in-schools-maria-underwood/ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) means much more than just ensuring that students are reading books with a diverse character. Join Maria Garcia Underwood, founder of M Ideas Consulting, and I as we discuss what deep DEI looks like in terms of curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy…