Imagine having&nbsp;your grading and planning done on a regular basis so that you can leave work at work instead of taking it home. You know what it's usually like... grading papers at the dinner table, while falling asleep on the sofa, etc. I know not taking work home seems like a pipe dream. Don't worry, I have a plan. Shocking, right?!

Time Management For Teachers: How to NOT Work ALL the Time

As we work from home in these trying times, we have to continue to keep up with our work while still managing our own families and home life while figuring out all of the details of this new way of teaching [and taking care of ourselves].&nbsp; Here's a few tips to help you apply what we know about organization, routines and habits to this new life you're living.

004 Your New Normal: Balancing Virtual Teaching, Mom Life and Self-Care

Are you looking for a way to make a little extra income? Maybe you'd like to be home with your own kids but still want to do some teaching. Well. this episode is for you! Teaching gets harder and more complicated every year, so I'm all about having options as a teacher. Whether you want to have more time with your kids or you just need more income but teaching isn't something you want to completely give up, there's a flexible option for you.

005 Teaching in Surprising Ways with VIPKid Teacher Loren Deitrich

Our words matter. While we all know words have power, how often do you speak without thinking first?&nbsp; Are you ever at a loss for words? Maybe you're the type of person who just says what you think and regrets it later. Either way, it's not good. We want to be able to speak to our students powerfully and with intention. While that comes naturally to some, it's a lot harder than it seems for most of us.&nbsp; Today's episode is all about how we use words in the classroom.

006 The Power of Words: Speaking with Intention

As hard as it is to start thinking about next school year, now’s the time that important conversations are being had in your school and district about what the new normal will look like. In order to have a voice in those conversations and truly come out better in the fall, you need to start thinking about what next year, ideally, would look like in various situations.

007 Your NEW Back-To-School Plan

As teachers are slowly being allowed back into their classrooms to pack up fo the year and get students' personal belongings ready to be picked up, their time to do this may be quite limited. In this episode, I break down how to be fast and efficient in your end of year packing up.

008 How to Quickly Pack Up Your Classroom When Your Time is Limited

Helping students become committed readers is a daunting task, at best. And while there isn't a straight path for each student to follow, there is a method that actually works.&nbsp;Now's the time to start planning changes to your program for the coming year to keep the reading and learning going no matter what school looks like next year.

009. How to Get Your Students for Knowing HOW to Read to Becoming READERS

Eliminating racism is a daunting task. No big, important goal is achieved in a day. While we can't eliminate racism today, we can start or restart our efforts. If we all make a simple 1% change each month in what we do, think, say or in&nbsp;supporting organizations that work to end racism, it will add up to big wins. Figuring out where to start can be overwhelming, but as teachers, we have an easy place to start - our classroom libraries.

010. Using Your Classroom Library to Combat Racism and Create a Positive Classroom Culture

Do you feel like you're fully prepared to teach reading and writing skills in an online or blended classroom model? While teaching at a workshop this last weekend, I realized what a disservice is being done to teachers who still don't know what kind of teaching they'll be doing in the fall. The uncertainty of not knowing what the school model will be is stressful and exhausting. Teachers are planners. We want to be prepared. However, it feels impossible to be prepared when we don't know what we are preparing for. Well, I'm here to tell you being prepared is something you can start to do now even if you don't know what the fall will look like. We simply have to have a plan for what to change for each teaching model. So here goes...

012. How to Effectively Teach Reading and Writing in an Online or Blended School Model

Are you ready for back-to-school and the ever changing&nbsp;school models that can switch on you at any time? As you know I'm committed to helping teachers simplify and streamline in ways that save time, create engagement, are cost effective and make sense in the day to day of real teaching in the elementary classroom. So, today's episode is all about 3 tools I think every teacher needs, especially in our current, ever changing school environment.&nbsp;

Lisa Burns