Teacher Approved

By Heidi and Emily, Elementary School Teacher and Resource Designer

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Episodes: 128

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Do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day to be the kind of teacher you really want to be? The Teacher Approved podcast is here to help you learn how to elevate what matters and simplify the rest. Join co-hosts Emily and Heidi of Second Story Window each week as they share research-based and teacher-approved strategies you can count on to make your teaching more efficient and effective than ever before. For more teacher approved tips and resources, head to www.secondstorywindow.net.

Episode Date
127. 10 Ways to Motivate Students at the End of the Year
Apr 29, 2024
126. Retaining Learning and Supply Organization
Apr 22, 2024
125. Why Theme Days Will Save You at the End of the School Year
Apr 15, 2024
124. Spring Fever: 3 Tips to Help Your Spring Classroom Management
Apr 08, 2024
123. 2nd Anniversary: Our Best Teacher Approved Tips, Ideas, and Favorites
Apr 01, 2024
122. 20 Best Teacher Approved Tips for Surviving Testing Season
Mar 25, 2024
121. How to Plan Your Test Prep Around What Content Matters Most
Mar 18, 2024
120. Supporting New Teachers with Ashleigh from Rainbow Skies for New Teachers
Mar 11, 2024
119. Chatty Class Management: 5 Ways to Handle a Talkative Class
Mar 04, 2024
118. 5 Quick Reading Fluency Lessons You Can Teach in 5 Minutes or Less
Feb 26, 2024
117. Mid-Year Freeze: Why Student Reading Fluency Might Be Stuck
Feb 19, 2024
116. Level Up Your Fluency Instruction: Say No to These 5 Common Teacher Mistakes
Feb 12, 2024
115. How to Make Leap Day a Memorable Day in Your Elementary Classroom
Feb 05, 2024
114. Elementary Teacher Questions Answered Part 1
Jan 29, 2024
113. Best Practices for Teaching Fluency
Jan 22, 2024
112. 5 Podcasts for Elementary Teachers That We Know You'll Love!
Jan 15, 2024
111. January Jumpstart: 8 Reflection Questions to Help Teachers Start the New Year Strong
Jan 08, 2024
110. Our Favorite Indoor Recess Ideas
Jan 01, 2024
109. Our Christmas Must Read Books
Dec 25, 2023
108. How to Troubleshoot Classroom Management Issues
Dec 18, 2023
107. Get Ahead For January Now With 4 Easy Steps
Dec 11, 2023
106. The December Survival Kit: 3 Essential Tips to Help Teachers Thrive
Dec 04, 2023
105. Festive Fun in December: Engaging Holiday Activities to Do With Your Class
Nov 27, 2023
104. From Chaos to Calm: 5 Techniques for Managing Classroom Behavior in December
Nov 20, 2023
103. When to Use Rewards to Boost Your Behavior Management - And When Not To
Nov 13, 2023
102. Classroom Behavior Problems: How to Plan Ahead to Handle Them Effectively
Nov 06, 2023
101. 10 Easy Ways to Prevent Behavior Problems Before They Start
Oct 30, 2023
100. The Teacher Approved Starter Kit: Our 10 Favorite Episodes!
Oct 23, 2023
99. Get Students Engaged With 3 Types of Active Participation Strategies
Oct 16, 2023
98. 5 Reasons Your Attention Signal Isn’t Working and How to Improve It
Oct 09, 2023
97. 3 Secrets For Using Your Classroom Seating Arrangement to Boost Classroom Management
Oct 02, 2023
96. How to Plan an Amazing 2nd Grade Class Halloween Party
Sep 25, 2023
95. 4 Must-Have Characteristics of Your Classroom Morning Routine
Sep 18, 2023
94. A Great Day Before School Even Starts: Your Perfect Teacher Morning Routine at School
Sep 11, 2023
93. Teacher Morning Routine: 10 Tips for Creating Your Perfect Plan
Sep 04, 2023
92. Teacher Approved Tips: Teaching Recess Games and How to Save Time
Aug 31, 2023
91. Start Your Day Strong: Top Tips for Maximizing Your Morning Work
Aug 28, 2023
90. Teacher Approved Tips: Make Hallway Behavior Management Fun and Classroom Escape Rooms
Aug 24, 2023
89. Hallway Behavior Management: 4 Essential Plans for Improving Hallway Classroom Management
Aug 21, 2023
88. Teacher Approved Tips: Make a Class Handshake and Incorporate Daily Writing Time
Aug 17, 2023
87. 4 Important Ways to Build Classroom Community at Back to School
Aug 14, 2023
86. Teacher Approved Tips: Choosing a One-Word Theme for the School Year
Aug 10, 2023
85. 10 Tips for New Elementary Teachers at the Start of the School Year
Aug 07, 2023
84. Teacher Approved Tips: Turn Student Desks Backward and Incorporating SEL Into Daily Routines
Aug 03, 2023
83. Classroom Setup Tips For Success: 8 Guiding Questions for Designing Your Space
Jul 31, 2023
82. Teacher Approved Tips: New Student Kits and Math Review with Number Patterns
Jul 27, 2023
81. 20 Teacher Approved Back to School Tips From Listeners!
Jul 24, 2023
80. Teacher Approved Tips: The 3 First Day Truths, Find Mathematics in Nature
Jul 20, 2023
79. Avoid Back to School Decision Fatigue with These 4 Teacher Approved Strategies
Jul 17, 2023
78. Teacher Approved Tips: The Best First Day Arrival Activity and Pre-Writing Assessments
Jul 13, 2023
77. 3 Reasons Why a First Day of School Script Will Save Your Sanity
Jul 10, 2023
76. Teacher Approved Tips: Make Time for Spiral Review and Use SOPs to Save Time in the Classroom
Jul 06, 2023
75. Classroom Procedures and Expectations: How they Differ and How to Teach Them
Jul 03, 2023
74. Teacher Approved Tips: Read to Your Class Before the First Day and End of Year Decluttering
Jun 29, 2023
73. 4 Reasons Why Affirming Students Is The Most Important Goal for Back to School
Jun 26, 2023
72. Teacher Approved Tips: Visual Timers and Boosting Engagement
Jun 22, 2023
71. The Easy Way Teachers Can Learn This Summer: 10 PD Books We Love
Jun 19, 2023
70. Teacher Approved Tips: Give Yourself Permission and Try Out Mentor Sentences for Teaching Grammar
Jun 15, 2023
69. How to Use Summer to Make Back to School Easier on Your Personal Life
Jun 12, 2023
68. Teacher Approved Tips: Making a Time Filler Kit and Building Sentence Writing Skills
Jun 08, 2023
67. How to Actually Get Stuff Done for School This Summer
Jun 05, 2023
66. Teacher Approved Tips: Recognizing Support Staff and Intentional Summers
Jun 01, 2023
65. Make an Easy Plan For Your Perfect Teacher Summer: Recovery and Readiness
May 29, 2023
64. Your Summer To Do List - How Teachers Can Choose the Best Tasks for Big Impact
May 22, 2023
63. Celebrating the End of the School Year With Your Class: 10 Creative Ideas
May 15, 2023
62. End of Year Awards: 5 Reasons You Should Rethink This Classroom Tradition
May 08, 2023
61. 6 Things Teachers Can Do Now for a Better Back to School
May 01, 2023
60. 6 Simple Spring Cleaning Tips for Freshening Up Your Classroom
Apr 24, 2023
59. High Quality Decodable Texts: How to Separate the Trash from the Treasures
Apr 17, 2023
58. Engaging Beginning Readers: 3 Things All Good Decodable Texts Should Have
Apr 10, 2023
57. Decodable Texts - How to Unlock the Power and Avoid the Pitfalls of Decodability
Apr 03, 2023
56. How to Find Quality Digital Teaching Resources Online
Mar 27, 2023
55. Thriving as a Teacher: One Helpful Strategy
Mar 20, 2023
54. What is The Science of Reading? Busting the 6 Biggest Myths of SOR
Mar 13, 2023
53. How Teachers Can Name What Matters to Survive the Mid Year Slump
Mar 06, 2023
52. 10 Teacher Approved Tips for Elementary Teachers That We Think You'll Love
Feb 27, 2023
51. 4 Reliable Ways to Hit Reset on a Rough Day of School
Feb 20, 2023
50. 3 Guidelines to Make Classroom Transitions Work Smarter Not Harder [Classroom Transition Series]
Feb 13, 2023
49. Rapid Classroom Transitions: How to Save 45 Hours a Year [Classroom Transition Series]
Feb 06, 2023
48. How to Make Classroom Transitions Simple With Clear Beginnings and Endings [Classroom Transition Series]
Jan 30, 2023
47. 6 Secrets to Literacy Small Group Success with Sara Marye
Jan 23, 2023
46. 20 Best Inside Recess Ideas That Your Students Will Love
Jan 16, 2023
45. January Classroom Jump Start
Jan 09, 2023
44. Your One Word Theme for the Year [TEACHER FAVORITE]
Jan 02, 2023
43. Bouncing Back After a Break [TEACHER FAVORITE]
Dec 26, 2022
42. Shake Up Shared Reading with Cassie Tabrizi and Maria Walther
Dec 19, 2022
41. How to Find More Time to Teach Writing with Megan Polk
Dec 12, 2022
40. 2 Easy Things All Teachers Should Do Before Winter Break
Dec 05, 2022
39. Our Top 20 Christmas Books For Your Classroom
Nov 28, 2022
38. How to Survive December in the Classroom: 3 Creative Teaching Tips
Nov 21, 2022
37. Holiday Behavior Management Tips to Help You Survive Until Winter Break!
Nov 14, 2022
36. How Teachers Can Plan Lessons The Week Before a Holiday Break
Nov 07, 2022
35. 5 Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Our Secret Weapon for Teachers
Oct 31, 2022
34. Plan the Perfect Halloween Class Party With 7 Easy Steps
Oct 24, 2022
33. Class Party Success - Our 7 Step Class Party Planning Checklist
Oct 17, 2022
32. 5 Classroom Management Questions to Help Banish Bad Class Habits
Oct 10, 2022
31. 3 Easy Tweaks to Make Homework a Homerun
Oct 03, 2022
30. Why Thinking Like Martha Stewart Will Transform Your Conferences
Sep 26, 2022
29. How to Be a Parent-Friendly Teacher
Sep 19, 2022
28. How to Launch Morning Meeting
Sep 12, 2022
27. Your One Word Theme for The Year
Sep 05, 2022
26. The Cheapest Classroom Management Tool
Aug 29, 2022
25. Living in Your Season
Aug 22, 2022
24. First Week Wins
Aug 15, 2022
23. Your Best Back to School Tips
Aug 08, 2022
22. 3 First Day Truths
Aug 01, 2022
21. Guided Discovery
Jul 25, 2022
20. Mastering Morning Routines
Jul 18, 2022
19: Your Back to School Goals
Jul 11, 2022
18. Procedures for Success!
Jul 04, 2022
17. A Spelling Method That Works
Jun 27, 2022
16. Easy Summer PD
Jun 20, 2022
15. Own Your Teacher Wins with Kelsey Sorenson from Wife Teacher Mommy
Jun 13, 2022
14. Best Summer Ever
Jun 06, 2022
13. Design Your Summer
May 30, 2022
12. Recovering from the School Year
May 23, 2022
11. Closing The Year
May 16, 2022
10. What You Can Do Now for Next Year
May 09, 2022
9. Breaking Up With End of Year Awards
May 02, 2022
8. Making it to the Finish Line!
Apr 25, 2022
7. The Secret to End of Year Survival
Apr 18, 2022
6. Morning Meeting: An Essential Routine
Apr 11, 2022
5. Ditch Your Test Review (Try This Instead)
Apr 04, 2022
4. Bouncing Back After a Break
Mar 28, 2022
3. Strengthening the Brain
Mar 21, 2022
2. Rethinking Read Alouds
Mar 21, 2022
1. Getting to Know You
Mar 21, 2022
Welcome to Teacher Approved!
Mar 08, 2022