Best Heidi and Emily, Elementary Teacher and Resource Designer Podcasts (2024)

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163. The 6 Key Ways to Boost Student Engagement Every Day 24:11

4h ago24:11

24:11

Whenever teachers plan their lessons and activities, besides making sure the content is right, their next priority is student engagement. We’ve talked many times before on the podcast about the idea of balancing the structure and novelty in your classroom. However, we’ve never fully explained what it is and how to effectively use it. So, in today’s…

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162. Handling Parent Teacher Conference Headaches: Our Best Tips for Teachers 22:09

5d ago22:09

22:09

When it comes to the profession, a lot of teachers get nervous and struggle to communicate with parents, so when parent-teacher conferences come around, it makes a lot of teachers anxious. We felt the same way when we were in the classroom but have since learned a few tips and tricks along the way. In today’s episode, we’re troubleshooting some com…

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161. How to Get Students Actively Engaged: 5 Teacher Approved Techniques 24:18

12d ago24:18

24:18

Raise your hand if you’ve spent time planning a lesson, but it flopped when you taught it in front of your student. We’re raising our hands high! It can feel deflating when a lesson doesn’t keep the interest of your students. However, there are things you can do to increase student engagement when presenting a lesson. So, in today’s episode, we’re …

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160. 4 Dismissal Routine Tips for Teachers to Calm the End-of-Day Chaos 22:05

22d ago22:05

22:05

You’ve made it to the end of the day smooth sailing but hit the rough waters of chaos right before your students leave. You’re tired, exhausted, and unsure why there’s turmoil at this every day. If this sounds like you, there’s a disconnect in your daily routine. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing how to troubleshoot this routine and giving four…

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159. How to Set up Successful Learning Centers at the Beginning of the Year 25:27

27d ago25:27

25:27

As you all know by now, we love having efficient and effective procedures and routines. We believe they’re the backbone of your classroom management and the key to having everything else in your classroom run smoothly. However, there’s one routine we’ve neglected to discuss, which is setting up your centers. The complexity of successfully run cente…

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158. Back-to-School Classroom Management: Are You Working Smarter or Harder? 23:50

1M ago23:50

23:50

One of the biggest struggles as a teacher, especially when you’re new to the profession, is managing your classroom. With so much going into classroom management, the main component being student behaviors, you want to find ways to keep students motivated and exhibit positive behaviors in your classroom. And one of those ways is through class rewar…

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157. Teach Consequences Like You Teach Procedures 24:07

1M ago24:07

24:07

Every Thursday this summer, we've been bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. And today is our last Thursday tips episode for the summer! This week's tips are: [00:49]: Tip #1 - Ways for teaching class consequences to your students. [06:22]: Tip #2 - …

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156. Starting the School Year with Surprise and Delight: 5 Easy Ideas 20:23

1M ago20:23

20:23

If you are anything like we were, one of our main goals at the beginning of the year was to build positive relationships with our students. We know the countless benefits having positive relationships can have on your students and classroom, so we always did the typical getting-to-know-you activities at the start of the year. However, we needed to …

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155. Mastering the Teacher Look for Nonverbal Classroom Management 20:24

2M ago20:24

20:24

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [00:52]: Tip #1 - How to master the art of the “teacher look.” [05:04]: Tip #2 - How to have effective classroom management using attention signals. To hear more about …

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154. 5 Steps for Classroom Procedure Success 18:53

2M ago18:53

18:53

If you’ve been listening to us long enough, you know how much we love procedures. We’ve covered the importance of establishing them, how to teach them, how to plan them, and how to fix them. However, we’ve never discussed putting all that information together with a few simple steps. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing how to make classroom proce…

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153. How Teachers Can Thrive During the Back-to-School Season - Our Best Strategies 21:57

2M ago21:57

21:57

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [01:16]: Tip #1 - How thriving at back-to-school starts with a clean slate. [06:00]: Tip #2 - Give yourself the space to live in your season during back-to-school. To h…

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152. The 3 Things You Need to Plan for the Best First Week of School 23:27

2M ago23:27

23:27

We’ve talked a lot over the last few weeks about how to effectively plan your first week of school. We like to think of these first few days as a launchpad for a successful school year. With so much you need to think about, we’ve decided to help you create and organize a way to manage it all. In today’s episode, we’re sharing the three lists you ne…

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151. Teacher Work Smarter Tip: Plan for Inside Recess Now 21:13

2M ago21:13

21:13

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [00:49]: Tip #1 - 3 reasons why you should make your inside recess plan now. [03:46]: Tip #2 - Our best teacher-approved tips for inside recess activities. To hear more…

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150. Perfect Your Classroom Procedures with the Help of Our Guiding Questions 21:10

2M ago21:10

21:10

If you’ve been with us long enough, you know how much we value procedures. We truly believe establishing clear and concise procedures and routines leads to an efficient classroom and decreases behavior problems. But with the number of procedures you need throughout the school day, it can be challenging to think through it all. So, in today’s episod…

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149. Go Time: 10 Things to Do After You Get Your Class List 22:35

2M ago22:35

22:35

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [02:24]: Tip #1 - 10 teacher-approved tips for when you get your class list. [08:13]: Tip #2 - Why affirming is the most important goal at the start of the year. To hea…

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148. How to Build Positive Relationships with Your Students at Back-to-School 22:41

2M ago22:41

22:41

At the start of every school year, we talk a lot about establishing and incorporating your ATTABOY goals into your lessons and activities during the first few weeks of school. And while we believe in the training component of your goals, the most important goal is actually affirming. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing some practical takeaways fo…

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147. Teacher Approved Tips: How to Plan Ahead for Future Problems! 11:22

2M ago11:22

11:22

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [00:47]: Tip #1 - Ways you can start planning for future problems now. [05:05]: Tip #2 - Guest Tip from Ashleigh of Rainbow Skies for New Teachers - Gather supplies for…

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146. Never Pick up Another Stray Crayon: Why We Love Guided Discovery 26:36

3M ago26:36

26:36

If you are anything like us, we loved setting up our classrooms with all our brand-new supplies and materials. They were clean, organized, and had all the right parts. However, by winter break (and realistically, sooner than that!), all our supplies were dirty, disorganized, dried out, and missing the majority of their caps. We eventually found a s…

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145. Our Best Tools for First-Day Planning 18:09

3M ago18:09

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Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [00:47]: Tip #1 - A list of our best first-day-of-school tools to help make the day successful. [04:45]: Tip #2 - How using a first-day-of-school script will be your fa…

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144. How to Plug-And-Play Your First Day of School Plans 22:03

3M ago22:03

22:03

Even though we’ve both been out of the classroom for a while now, we still remember the overwhelming chaos that the first day of school can bring. Meeting new students for the first time, covering essential procedures and routines, laying the foundation for class community, and engaging in meaningful academic activities, all while talking non-stop …

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143. The Easiest Back to School Tip 24:00

3M ago24:00

24:00

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [01:20]: Tip #1 - Why you should plan for the second day of school now. [03:57]: Tip #2 - Our favorite first-day-of-school tip from our community. To hear more about th…

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142. Are You Ready for the New School Year? Here’s How to Know! 21:01

3M ago21:01

21:01

We’ve got one question: Are you ready for the school year to begin again? While most of you are happy it’s summer and not thinking about the start of school, some of you are chomping at the bit to get into your classroom and start preparing for the new school year. So, if you’re in the latter group, this episode is for you! In today’s episode, we’r…

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141. A Fun and Easy Gift for Your Future Self 25:02

3M ago25:02

25:02

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [05:20]: Tip #1 - Start creating an idea bank of independent activities that your students can do. [09:23]: Tip #2 - Steps for getting planning done in December without…

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140. 8 Steps to Craft a Perfect Daily Schedule for Your Elementary Classroom 24:22

3M ago24:22

24:22

There’s a lot that goes into creating your daily classroom schedule. Trying to figure out how to effectively fit all the events you can’t control, where to put instructional time, and the smaller transitional moments can be extremely tricky. But don’t worry, we’re here to help! In today’s episode, we’re sharing eight steps to intentionally craft yo…

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139. Welcoming a New Team Member 27:53

3M ago27:53

27:53

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [01:51]: Tip #1 - Welcoming a new grade level team member [03:31]: Tip #2 - Ways to support new teachers with Ashleigh from Rainbow Skies for New Teachers To hear more …

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138. Collaboration: How to Have the Best Grade Level Team in the School 25:17

4M ago25:17

25:17

Being elementary teachers, we’re constantly working with our grade level team to enhance student learning, schedule grade level events, analyze student data, and so much more. You also know that the type of team you have can make or break your enjoyment at work. So whether you have a successful or dysfunctional team, this episode is for you! We’re …

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137. 3 Helpful Tips for Setting up Your Classroom Library 21:19

4M ago21:19

21:19

Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [01:32]: Tip #1 - Ways to organize your classroom library setup. [04:55]: Tip #2 - Questions to ask yourself when setting up your classroom. To hear more about these ti…

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136. Surviving a Grade Level Change: 4 Teacher Approved Tips 23:51

4M ago23:51

23:51

Once it’s summer time, most teachers can relax knowing exactly where they’ll be when school returns in the fall. However, some teachers are preparing for a new grade level, or it’s pure panic as they learn about this new adventure a few weeks before school begins. So whether you’re changing grade levels by choice or by force, it comes with some uni…

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135. Treat Yourself! Make a Back-to-School Teacher Self-Care Plan 14:42

4M ago14:42

14:42

Every Thursday, we bring you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [00:46]: Tip #1 - Teacher Approved tip for spoiling yourself during a stressful time. [05:06]: Tip #2 - Teacher self-care tips you can do in the summer to make life easier du…

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134. The 10 Stages of Teacher Summer Break 23:19

4M ago23:19

23:19

The feeling when you’ve just finished school and are officially on summer break is a feeling unlike any other. You’re sitting by the pool with no alarm clocks going off or papers to grade, and the start of another school year seems so far away that you can’t even see it. However, you know that feeling fades, and other feelings start to creep in and…

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133. How to Organize Your Teaching Ideas on Pinterest 22:25

4M ago22:25

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Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This week's tips are: [02:39]: Tip #1 - Ideas for organizing your Pinterest boards. [06:19]: Tip #2 - 5 tips for finding quality teaching resources online. To hear more about these tips, hea…

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132. An Easy Mindset Hack for Teachers with Kelsey of Educate and Rejuvenate 16:24

4M ago16:24

16:24

We have such a fun episode for you today! We’ve collaborated with our friend, Kelsey Sorenson, from The Educate & Rejuvenate Podcast, to do an episode swap. On our podcast, we love sharing practical tips and strategies that you can use in your classrooms, but Kelsey specializes in learning how to manage your mental health while having it all. In th…

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131. To-Do List Magic - How to Prioritize Your Teacher Tasks This Summer 24:23

4M ago24:23

24:23

We’ve been discussing lately how to have a well-balanced summer as a teacher. There needs to be equal parts relaxing and preparing for the next school year. But if you’re anything like us, your summer to-do list is so long and scrambled that you don’t even know which tasks to start with to make the biggest impact. So, in today’s episode, we’re shar…

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130. The 2 Things Teachers Need to Refuel This Summer 22:03

5M ago22:03

22:03

Summer is just so close; you can feel it! This got us thinking there are two types of teachers in the summer. You either don’t think about school and don’t do any prep over the summer, OR you jump right into planning and creating for the next school year to avoid the stress and overwhelm in the fall. And while most teachers fall into either type, n…

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129. End-Of-Year Reflection for Teachers: 18 Questions to Ask Yourself 21:32

5M ago21:32

21:32

As teachers, we're always trying to find different ways to improve our instruction, activities, lessons, and classroom management to better benefit our students and their learning. We also love gifting our future selves, so why not combine the two? Taking some time to reflect at the end of a school year can be extremely beneficial in order to have …

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128. Back to School Boost: Do These 3 Things Now to Prep for Next School Year 29:53

5M ago29:53

29:53

With the end of the school year quickly coming to an end, you’re probably thinking, Yes, I’m finally done and don’t have to worry about school anymore! However, you know how much we love giving gifts to our future selves, which is why it might be time to start thinking about next year before this year is finished. To help you have a better back-to-…

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127. 10 Ways to Motivate Students at the End of the Year 29:08

5M ago29:08

29:08

At this time of the school year, we all can feel it happening in our classrooms: our students are doing sloppy work, having decreased participation, showing minimal effort, avoiding assignments, and many more unfortunate behaviors. With the temperatures rising and summer just beyond their reach, student’s lack of attention is at an all-time high. S…

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126. Retaining Learning and Supply Organization 26:07

6M ago26:07

26:07

We love hearing from all of you, especially when it comes to ways we can help give you a teacher-approved solution to a teaching headache or struggle that you’re going through. So, if you think you’re the only one dealing with an issue in the classroom, trust us, you’re not! After hearing from our community, in today’s episode, we’re answering a fe…

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125. Why Theme Days Will Save You at the End of the School Year 21:12

6M ago21:12

21:12

With the combination of end-of-year testing being over and the thought of summer break being just around the corner, it’s hard to engage your students in meaningful activities for the rest of the year. Even as teachers, we see the end in sight and are over the amount of planning since we’ve been doing it all year long. But don’t worry, we’ve got a …

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124. Spring Fever: 3 Tips to Help Your Spring Classroom Management 22:28

6M ago22:28

22:28

With spring finally here, you’re enjoying the nicer weather, the sun is shining, your overall mood is better, and you can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is the end of the school year. Unfortunately, so can your students. They’re coming out of winter where they’ve been inside, they are tired of being in the same classroom five …

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123. 2nd Anniversary: Our Best Teacher Approved Tips, Ideas, and Favorites 30:45

6M ago30:45

30:45

It’s our podcast anniversary! We’ve been creating episodes that are full of strategies, ideas, and actionable tips that you can use in your classrooms today. And with over 100 episodes, we wanted to reflect on our favorite moments from the last two years. So, in order to celebrate, we’re sharing our teacher podcast favorites in hopes of walking dow…

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122. 20 Best Teacher Approved Tips for Surviving Testing Season 22:05

7M ago22:05

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Teachers prepare all year for their students to take the end-of-year standardized test. This can cause teachers and students to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious. But even though teachers are feeling all those emotions, they also have amazing tips and suggestions. So, instead of us sharing our ideas, we wanted to hear from other teachers. In …

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121. How to Plan Your Test Prep Around What Content Matters Most 22:58

7M ago22:58

22:58

With the end-of-year standardized tests quickly approaching, it’s time you start thinking about what kind of test review you’re going to do and how you’re planning on preparing your students. But since you can’t review everything from the year, how are you going to decide what content matters the most to review? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered! …

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120. Supporting New Teachers with Ashleigh from Rainbow Skies for New Teachers 25:51

7M ago25:51

25:51

Do you remember what it was like in your first year or two of teaching? We remember the late nights and early mornings, the struggle to find the most effective classroom management system, and just all around, unsure of what we were doing. If this sounds like you as a new teacher, or as a veteran teacher you remember these feelings, this episode is…

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119. Chatty Class Management: 5 Ways to Handle a Talkative Class 24:36

7M ago24:36

24:36

It’s now the beginning of March, so you definitely know the dynamics and personalities of your class. And for some of you, you have the pleasure of having a chatty class. While it’s great to have students engaged and interactive in discussions, the talking and noise can make it difficult to teach and learn. So to help you with this situation, we’re…

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118. 5 Quick Reading Fluency Lessons You Can Teach in 5 Minutes or Less 25:19

7M ago25:19

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As determined over the last few episodes, a student’s fluency foundation is critical to their success in reading. However, sometimes, as teachers, we’re unsure of the most effective ways to help students grow their fluency. But you’re in luck! To wrap up our series on fluency, we’re sharing five reading fluency activities and lessons that help stud…

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117. Mid-Year Freeze: Why Student Reading Fluency Might Be Stuck 25:04

8M ago25:04

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During the first semester of the school year, your students excelled and made progress as it pertained to reading. But you’ve noticed recently that students aren’t making appropriate strides to increase their reading progress. You’ve reflected on your instruction, but nothing major has changed. So what do you do? We’re here to help! In today’s epis…

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116. Level Up Your Fluency Instruction: Say No to These 5 Common Teacher Mistakes 25:15

8M ago25:15

25:15

We love sharing our knowledge, experience, advice, and practical tips with you each week, especially when it’s a topic we love talking about. Over the next few weeks, we’re discussing one of our favorite topics, which is reading fluency! Fluency is so important because it’s the bridge that connects decoding and comprehension, which is vital to a st…

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115. How to Make Leap Day a Memorable Day in Your Elementary Classroom 23:53

8M ago23:53

23:53

When events only happen once every few years, or in this case every four years, it creates a unique opportunity to learn about and celebrate it in your classroom. This February we’ll have Leap Year, so we wanted to take advantage of that and created some fun ways to celebrate this rare occasion. In today’s episode, we’re sharing a few elementary Le…

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114. Elementary Teacher Questions Answered Part 1 26:33

8M ago26:33

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When we have challenges as teachers, we often feel like we’re the only one who is experiencing it or if we reach out for help it shows weakness. But in reality, if one teacher is struggling with a problem, it’s likely more teachers are dealing with the same thing. This is why we wanted to address some of the challenges teachers are having on the sh…

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