Enjoy Teaching Again | Elementary, Teacher Burnout, Student Behavior, SEL, Classroom Management

172 | The Real Reason Group Work Falls Apart (And the Fix Most Teachers Miss)

You set up group work with the best intentions. You create a solid task, explain the directions, assign roles, and maybe even make a rubric. Then five minutes in, one st

171 | The Back-to-School Honeymoon Is Over: What to Do When Behavior Starts Slipping

The first few weeks of school can feel pretty good. Kids are polite, routines are fresh, and everyone is still figuring each other out. Then…the honeymoon ends. If beha

170 | 3 Classroom Power Struggles You're Losing Without Realizing It

You’re not trying to get into power struggles with your students. But sometimes, they happen before you even realize what’s going on. In this episode, I’m sharing three

169 | The Redirection Script That Actually Works for Student Behavior Issues

Most redirection sounds like a warning — and kids can tell. AND that can often backfire, especially when the redirection doesn't even work. If you've ever tried to redire

168 | Addressing Student Behaviors with Tools, Not Rules (Interview with Claudia Bertolone-Smith and Marlene Moyer)

What if the students who challenge us the most aren't asking us to fix their behavior — they're asking us to see past it? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Claudia Berto

167 | Students Getting into Trouble? Why Kids Choose Negative Attention Over None

Have you ever had a student who keeps doing the exact thing that gets them in trouble — even after they've told you they don't want to? This episode is about that kind of

166 | Why Consequences Aren't Changing Student Behavior (And What Actually Does)

I used to think that if I just found the right consequence, my classroom would finally calm down. But in many cases that's actually backwards. In this episode, I'm break

165 | Your Classroom Setup Matters More Than You Think: 5 Spaces That Support SEL and Belonging

I'm setting up my classroom this week — in a new, bigger space (with windows!!!) — and it's got me rethinking decisions I've made the same way for years. Setting up your

164 | Could You Be THAT Teacher? How Connection Can Change a Student’s School Experience

Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can give a student isn't another strategy, intervention, or behavior consequence. Sometimes, it's simply being the adult who sees t

163 | Is Teaching Still Worth It in 2026?

Have you ever found yourself typing “I quit teaching” into Google late at night? With the behavior challenges, burnout, increasing demands, and everything else teachers

162 | Teacher Art Retreats Are Back!

What if your professional development actually left you feeling inspired, energized, and excited to get back to your classroom? After years of teaching through screens,

161 | Classroom Set-Up for Calm and Student Belonging

We've all done it — scrolled through classroom set up pictures online and felt that mix of inspired and overwhelmed. Well, whether your classroom looks like it could be i

160 | Why Classroom Rules Fail (Even When Students Know Them)

It's the first week of school, and if you're like most teachers, your rules are already created, even if it's just in your mind. You're ready to establish clear expectati

159 | Stop Saving Creativity for Friday — It Could Be the Most Powerful Classroom Management Tool You Have

Many teachers have gotten stuck thinking creativity is something you add when there’s time. Let's flip that — because creativity can actually reduce behavioral escalation

158 | Student Behavior Is the #1 Crisis in Teaching Right Now. Here's What Teachers Can Do

If you've ever wondered whether student behavior is harder now than it used to be — the data has an answer. In this episode I'm sharing two more findings from 2025 and 20

157 | 2 Things Standing Between You and a Classroom That Runs Smoothly (And It's Not What You Think)

In this episode I’m naming the two things that actually stand between teachers and a classroom that runs smoothly — and neither of them is more information. Because infor

156 | You're Losing 14.5 Days a School Year to Student Behavior. The Research Is Telling Us Something.

What if the research confirmed that you’re losing the equivalent of 14.5 school days every year — not to planning or grading, but to managing disruptive student behavior?

155 | Does Student Behavior Steal Your Teacher Joy? A Classroom RESET Challenge Preview

The Classroom RESET Challenge starts July 21st, and in this episode I'm walking you through exactly what three days together is going to look like so that you can improve

154 | No Time for One More Thing? The 5-Minute Classroom Management Fix Every Teacher Already Has Time For

If "I don't have time for one more thing" is the thought that keeps you from trying anything new in your classroom, I want you to hear this one before school starts.  

153 | Tired of Student Behavior Strategies That Stop Working? Here's Why It Keeps Happening (And What to Do)

If you've ever tried a new classroom behavior management strategy, watched it work for a week or two, and then felt it completely fall apart — this episode is for you. I