Teaching to the TOP

A new alliteration means a new Teaching to the TOP series! Welcome to the Couch Chronicles where we give you actionable steps you can make to be productive right from the comfort of your own couch. In the first of this series we want to tackle the overwhelm of the end of the school year. This is one of the busiest times of the year. You’ve got state testing, assessments, portfoli

We are long time lovers of digital planning but every once in a while it might be necessary to change things up a bit with your planning process. Yup. You heard that one right. In this episode we are sharing some new strategies that we have been trying and loving when it comes to digital planning. We each give three new ideas, and of course, we break them down into categories. You�

What does short form content, changing identities and current favorites have in common? If you said, they are in our Recess Digress episode then you are correct! Let’s get chatty in today's episode as we share on three more topics that have been circulating our brains. We would love to know if there is anything interesting you found or have an opinion about with this recess digre

According to data from busyteacher.org, teachers make an average of at least 1,500 educational decisions each school day. This means that in a six-hour day, teachers make four educational decisions every minute. Seems hard to believe? Well, when you consider how exhausted you are at the end of a work day, it actually makes a lot of sense. So how do we manage to get past decision fa

Increased work loads, frustration, overwhelm can all lead to the one thing we never want to experience: panic attacks. We get real vulnerable and talk about our own experiences with panic attacks and the steps we’ve taken to help overcome this debilitating time. Listen in as we share our stories, tips and tricks with panic attacks. SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know

This time of the year brings on a LOT of stress. You’ve got testing around the corner, assessments, standards that need to be taught before the end of year, field trips, and so much more! So it’s important to have strategies in your toolbox to help prevent feeling overwhelmed and getting stressed when you need to be focused. In this episode we are sharing 10 stress busters that

Goals are a great way to make sure you are on the right track to what you want to accomplish in 2024. This year we are approaching our goals a little differently in hopes that we are more likely to stick to them and achieve them by the end of the year. Now that the first quarter has wrapped up and we are headed into April, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and share if we manag

The birds are chirping, days are getting longer, and the leaves are beginning to fill the trees once again. Spring is officially in the air that means we are not only battling allergies but also fatigue. Spring fever is a common side effect as our bodies are beginning to adapt to the changes in weather and daylight. During winter our body adopts and protects itself from lower tempe

Journaling is a topic we often hear for maintaining a healthy wellness of mind/ spirit, but how does journaling effect our productivity? After all, we need our minds to stay sharp in order to tackle the everyday tasks. In this episode we are diving into the impact that journaling has on our productivity. In this episode you will: Learn about what the science says about journaling I

They say opposites attract and in the case of Michelle and Bridget’s friendship and partnership, this could not be more true. It is clear that with over 200 episodes, Bridget and Michelle approach many things the same and many other things in a different way. Michelle is goal oriented whereas Bridget tends to be more free flowing. In this episode, they both share how they approac