Best Samantha Holcomb Teacher Productivity Podcasts (2024)

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Back to Basics: 15 Simple System Tweaks I'm Making for the New School Year 27:42

15h ago27:42

27:42

Welcome back to the Simple Systems with Sam podcast! After a brief hiatus, Sam returns with fresh insights and practical steps to simplify various aspects of life for busy teachers and moms. Kicking off Season 2, this episode dives into 15 simple systems geared towards making the school year and home life more efficient. From restructuring classroo…

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88: Help! I Fell off the Productivity Wagon! 17:12

9M ago17:12

17:12

Sign up for the Simple Systems Newsletter here Check out the YouTube Channel hereBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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87: The Personal CEO Mindset 15:46

10M ago15:46

15:46

Join the Simple Systems Newsletter here Check out the YouTube channel here Want simple and flexible secondary science assignments?By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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86: 3 Variations of Batching to Make it Work for You 16:29

10M ago16:29

16:29

Batching is such a "trendy" productivity tip... but it doesn't work for me. Instead, I take the idea of batching and turn it into something that works for the everyday teacher, mom, and busy woman.By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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85: Thriving in a B- Lifestyle 21:25

11M ago21:25

21:25

When you're an overachiever or a perfectionist, you are putting so much stress onto your life, when really, a B- lifestyle is the cure. Simple Systems Newsletter YouTube VideoBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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84: 5 Ways to Add Visual Organization and Reduce Stress 21:00

11M ago21:00

21:00

Check out the Simple Systems with Sam Episode on YouTube And sign up for the Simple Systems Newsletter here!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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83: Resetting Routines for Back To School or A New Season 17:17

11M ago17:17

17:17

Sign up for the Simple Systems NewsletterBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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82: Thoughts on Productivity and the Pareto Principle 12:49

12M ago12:49

12:49

5 Steps to Simplify your To-Do ListBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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81: Organizing your Classroom and Lab Supplies to make it Shopable 13:30

12M ago13:30

13:30

Free Classroom Setup Guide Engineer Does Education YouTubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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80: Setting the Mood for Productivity 16:36

12M ago16:36

16:36

SURVEY Engineer Does Education YoutubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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79: 5 Simple Choices to Prepare Now and Reduce Back to School Stress 12:58

1y ago12:58

12:58

Time Management for Students EngineerDoesEducation Teachers Pay Teachers Store EngineerDoesEducation YouTubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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78: Simple Science Lab Planning Tips 20:22

1y ago20:22

20:22

SURVEY Scientific Method Lab Template + Rubric Engineering Design Project Template + Rubric Editable Unit Planning Kit EngineerDoesEducation YouTubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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77: The MVP of Productivity and Goal Setting 21:05

1y ago21:05

21:05

Free Classroom Setup GuideBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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76: Unit Planning: Getting All the Pieces Ready to Come Together 13:57

1y ago13:57

13:57

FREE Unit Planning Guide Unit Planning KitBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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75: How to Map and Organize the Pieces of Your Unit Planning 16:04

1y ago16:04

16:04

Unit Planning Kit FREE Download the Unit Planning Template Check out YouTubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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74: The First 5+ Days; 24 Ideas for the First Week of School 17:04

1y ago17:04

17:04

Classroom Startup Guide Day 1: Fast Facts Survey Hexagons Day 4: Polar Bear and Fish Dice Game Spaghetti and Marshmallow Challenge Day 5 + Color Study Tips WonderWall Presentations Template Sub PlansBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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73: Create a Unit Planning Template to Simplify Lesson Planning 12:14

1y ago12:14

12:14

LINKS: FREE Unit Planning Template Page Unit Planning Kit Sub Template Assignments New Science Teachers Essentials Bundle _______________________________ Check out the YouTube versionBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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72: New Course Planning- Unit Mapping your Year 13:16

1y ago13:16

13:16

Ready to tackle planning a new course?! I've been there... 16 times. So let's take it step by step together with part 1 of our New Course Planning series! Digital Declutter EpisodeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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71: 7 Ways to become a "Minimalist" Teacher this year 16:42

1y ago16:42

16:42

Check out the FREE Classroom Essential Startup Guide Chat GPT EpisodeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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70: 3 Questions Away from Becoming More Productive 11:14

1y ago11:14

11:14

Get your Free Classroom Setup Guide here! Watch the Video on Youtube! Shop my Teachers Pay Teachers storeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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69: 5 Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Syllabus 13:02

1y ago13:02

13:02

Check out the free Classroom Essentials Checklist here Get on the Syllabus Creation Guide list here to receive the emails when it's all set! Check out the YouTube video here!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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68: Create Lesson Plan Templates to Simplify Unit Planning 12:04

1y ago12:04

12:04

Check out the Essential Sub Binder here! Shownotes, Links, YouTube video, and more!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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67: The Gateway Task to Productivity 16:32

1y ago16:32

16:32

Discover some simple questions to ask and make sure you're creating a domino effect in your productivity! Join the Simple Systems NewsletterBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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66: 5 Strategies to Survive Teaching your Least Favorite Units 13:43

1y ago13:43

13:43

In our Summer of Systems, we need to address those units you dread. The topics that just aren't your favorite and you struggle bus your way through each year. Teachers don't have to love everything in the standards, but these units make the year feel stretched out even longer. In this episode, inspired by my guest episode on the Secondary Science S…

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65: 3 Strategies for Forcing your Focus 7:34

1y ago7:34

7:34

In our Summer of Systems, let's take a minute to talk about strategies to force us to focus. Focus strategies are going to give us the long term benefit of more time earned back once we decide what strategy works best. Before the next school year rolls around, let's dive into 3 Strategies to Force your Focus. Shownotes and Resources Mentioned…

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64: 5 Unusual New Teacher Tips I Wish I Knew My First Year 16:17

1y ago16:17

16:17

Sign up for the Simple Systems Newsletter EngineerDoesEducation YouTubeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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63: Give Yourself a Break- 5 Simple Steps to a RESET 15:40

1y ago15:40

15:40

Grab your Year End Reflection Here Classroom Readiness ChecklistBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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62: 3 Steps to Reflection at the End of the School Year 14:58

1y ago14:58

14:58

Get the free workbook here! Check out YouTube Teacher Resources on TPTBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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61: 15 Ways to Template your Life and Reduce Stress 19:53

1y ago19:53

19:53

In this episode Sam gives you ideas for creating templates in your life and how the simple act of simplifying these tasks can reduce your stress.By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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60: Steps to Create a Simple but Productive Summer Block Schedule 12:58

1y ago12:58

12:58

Get your free Block Schedule Template here Full Block Schedule Planner here (use code ENGDOESEDU for a discount!) Watch the episode on YOUTUBE Shop my Teachers Pay Teachers Store Shop Etsy hereBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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59: Simplifying the End of Year Classroom Checkout and Cleanout Process 17:30

1+ y ago17:30

17:30

Check out the podcast on YouTube! Classroom Essentials Checklist New SCIENCE Teacher Toolkit New Teacher ToolkitBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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58: 3 Simple Ways to Make the Most of Teacher Appreciation Week... as the Teacher 5:19

1+ y ago5:19

5:19

Teacher Appreciation Week is here, but let's not wait for the students to make it special, let's take charge and make sure that we make the most of it with these 3 simple step ideas! Join the Simple Systems Newsletter group! Check out the transcript Prefer to watch? YouTube videos of the podcast can be found here…

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57: 5 Ways to Increase Productivity by Naming; Spring CLEANing 12:44

1+ y ago12:44

12:44

In this final episode of our Spring CLEANing series we talk about the importance of Naming what matters, what to name, and how it will reduce your workload and increase your free time!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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56: Simple Systems for Classroom Paper Clutter 9:18

1+ y ago9:18

9:18

Unit Plan Kit Movie Summary One-Pager Scrapbook BoxesBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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55: Make it Easy to Find; Spring CLEANing your Classroom, Home, and Digital Files 15:01

1+ y ago15:01

15:01

Sign up to get a Simple Systems Newsletter straight to your inbox!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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54: 5 Simple Meal Planning Tips for Busy Teachers 7:15

1+ y ago7:15

7:15

In this episode we are talking all about simple steps to make your spring meal planning faster and less stressful!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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53: Reevaluate your stuff, schedule, and more for Spring CLEANing 16:07

1+ y ago16:07

16:07

Continuing with our Spring CLEANing series, this episode will be looking into the letter “E” in CLEAN. We will discuss how to evaluate the things in your life to help keep you better organized and declutter your spaces. Sign up for your Simple Steps Newsletter here!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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52: Extra Credit On How to Start Decluttering 14:54

1+ y ago14:54

14:54

Discipline is Destiny Book New Teacher Toolkit #75Simple ChallengeBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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51: Simple Steps to Letting Go and Decluttering for Spring CLEANing 20:37

1+ y ago20:37

20:37

Find the full episode show notes HEREBy Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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50: Extra Credit Strategies for Spring Cleaning your Counters 13:57

1+ y ago13:57

13:57

Celebrating 50 Episodes with brain nuggets, tips and modifications to clean counters, teaching tactics, and more! Podcast Summary #75Simple Trackers here!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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49: Spring Cleaning Series, Part 1 - Clear, Classify, Categorize 13:59

1+ y ago13:59

13:59

Welcome to the Spring Cleaning Series that will be full of small, actionable tips to help you clean up, declutter, clarify, and organize every area of your life. From the classroom, to your home, your personal life, devices, and even your car. We will be discussing the acronym CLEAN to help you get through this. Today's episode focuses on the lette…

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48: End of School Year Reset; The #75Simple Challenge 8:58

1+ y ago8:58

8:58

Let's create simple steps towards our goals in the midst of all the end-of-year craziness! The #75Simple challenge was created from messages of people overtired and overworked from the school day and behaviors and needing a way to still feel in control of ourselves and take effective steps towards our goals. Here we are. Sign up to get your tracker…

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47. Essentialism Book Summary, Part 4 - Execution 19:05

1+ y ago19:05

19:05

In the final part of the book summary of Essentialism by Greg McKeown, we break down the execution section. This section is all about systems, routines, and all of the things you need to think about when you are trying to plan a day...but with little friction as possible. Essentialism by Greg McEwan. 50 episode survey here!…

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46: Essentialism Book Summary, Part 3 - Eliminating 19:46

1+ y ago19:46

19:46

We continue with part three of the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown. This section of the book discusses how we need to be eliminating the things in our lives that are not bringing us joy. What things are not making the cut with the values and interest we decided make us happiest. 50 episode survey here!…

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45: 5 ways to use ChatGPT and AI to Simplify your Classroom Task List 11:34

1+ y ago11:34

11:34

With ChatGPT, Notion AI, and Google Bard coming onto the scene teachers are concerned with how students will use these AI Chat Bots in the classroom...but maybe we should be more excited about how ChatGPT can simplify our own systems and lives in the classroom.By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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44: Essentialism Book Summary, part 2- Explore your Options 25:53

1+ y ago25:53

25:53

We continue the discussion of Essentialism by Greg McKeown today in a jam-packed episode of ways we stop our own exploration short of what will truly help us to decide what is valuable to our own happiness and contributions!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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43: Knowing what Matters; Value Added Tasks 16:23

1+ y ago16:23

16:23

When it comes to feeling overwhelmed, the simplest of productivity tips is to think about what value is added. Companies and factories use these ideas to regularly cut the excess, save time, save money, and up production... so, let's get into the value added mindset too! Sign up for the Simple Systems Newsletter!…

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42: Essentialism Book Summary Part 1 18:52

1+ y ago18:52

18:52

The book Essentialism from Greg McKeown (affiliate link to purchase here) has been a top productivity book, but if you don't have the time to read it or want a fresh perspective, here are my top takeaways from part 1!By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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41: Simple Emergency Sub Binder Setup 17:10

1+ y ago17:10

17:10

What if I told you that you could set up a sub binder once that would last the next 5-10 years and emergency sub plans would be as simple as picking a number? Listen for more information! Essential Sub Binder Kit Science Sub Plans ANY Course Sub Plans (not just science)By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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40: Instantly Organized with Personal Organization Styles 16:53

1+ y ago16:53

16:53

Let's explore the different organization styles that can help you realize it's not one-size-fits-all.By Samantha Holcomb; Teacher Productivity

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