This Teacher Life

Nov 17 2024 274 ep. 23 mins 216
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A weekly podcast for teachers full of tips and tricks, stories and strategies, celebrations and struggles, all from the real life we are living every day. Welcome to This Teacher Life with Monica Genta.

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6 Signs That Your School is a Successful & Safe Space for Teachers (And 2 Traits That It’s Toxic)

Nov 17 2024 34 mins  
Is your school a safe places that is full of success, smiles, and situations that inspire teachers and leaders to be their best? Or is your school a place where teachers feel like the toxic traits are tarnishing the relationships of staff and students? Maybe the better question is… how do you really know? What’s “normal” in schools across the country? In thi

Classroom Game that is PERFECT for the Holidays (You will be SO Thankful for this Idea)

Nov 10 2024 25 mins  
Classroom games are a great way to build relationships with kids and create student engagement. But sometimes those games can be complicated, take a ton of prep, and can get chaotic. What if I told you there was a SUPER simple game that is easy to implement, takes practically no time to prep, and creates connection rather than chaos. Would you play that game with students? In this

A REALLY Dumb School Solution To Help Students with RELIABILITY (And All You Need is a Raccoon)

Nov 03 2024 20 mins  
Get ready to dive into a hilariously unconventional yet surprisingly effective approach to boosting student reliability. Join us as we explore the wild idea of using a raccoon as a quirky connection for kids. In this episode of This Teacher Life, we’ll discuss how positive signage on the walls and in the halls is some of the best “marketing” that can happen in schools

How to Get Students to Turn In High-Quality Work and the Simple System to Ensure No Kids Fail

Oct 27 2024 31 mins  
Do you struggle to get kids to turn in work? Do you wish students put forth more effort on the work they turn in? Do you feel like students are failing and they don’t care? If you answered YES to any (or all of those) questions then this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast is for you! We will dive into my #1 way to get students putting for their best effort on the f

How to Overcome PERSONAL Struggles So You Can Thrive in PROFESSIONAL Situations (The Motivation You Didn’t Know You Needed)

Oct 20 2024 25 mins  
How is life going for you right now? Are you able to answer that question WITHOUT bringing up work or school related- topics? Sometimes as teachers we have a difficult time separating personal and professional life. And sometimes that means we need a reminder and a re-boot on balancing our priorities. In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life we pause on teacher topics

3 Behavior Management Ideas That Can be Used in ANY Classroom with ANY AGE with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer

Oct 13 2024 23 mins  
Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies? You are in the right place! On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some solutions that are so meaningful. The best part, all 3 of these ideas can be tried with students by the end of the podcast because they are no prep and no stress! I promise you wil

How to Create RESPECT In Your School for Students & Staff: Word Wall Hall

Oct 06 2024 23 mins  
How is behavior managed in your school? Would you say it is more proactive or reactive? When it comes to school culture, nothing building positive climate better than parties over punishment. But how can we celebrate students in a way that gets kids motivated to make the right behavioral choices? In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we tackle the word RESPE

How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences Ever (And All You Need Are Raisins!?)

Sep 29 2024 26 mins  
Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference? Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences? I’ve got an idea that can make BOTH of those happen. And the best part these conferences will create LESS work and LESS stress in your teacher life. Sometimes in order to make parent-teacher conferences between, we just need to remix them with

Super Simple SEL Solutions for Students & Staff (PS: I Got a New Position)

Sep 22 2024 31 mins  
How are you currently feeling in your position in education? Do you feel like you are supported as staff? Do you feel like your kids are supported as students? Sometimes all our school needs is a little social-emotional support for everybody! But how do we do that? In this episode I dive into some ideas that I’m using as a K-12 SEL teacher. I’m confident they can easily

What Would Students Say to Teachers If They Knew We Were Really Listening? (The Ideas & Results Will Totally Surprise You)

Sep 15 2024 31 mins  
When was the last time you asked students questions like… What do you really want teachers to know about you? What would you say to your teachers if you knew they would listen without judgement? What can I do in this classroom this year to help decrease your frustration and increase your engagement. Yes, kids want things like snacks, snapchat, and to sleep in class. But kids