Being a substitute teacher is tough! 😅 You walk into a classroom where students don’t know you, the lesson plans might be missing, and the day can feel unpredictable. But here’s the good news — there are simple things you can do to make sure schools want you back! 🙌

Here are my Top 5 Tips for sub...

Every teacher knows the panic of waking up sick 😷 or getting that last-minute call saying you can’t make it to school. You rush to throw together lesson plans and hope your classroom doesn’t look like a tornado hit it when you return. 🌪️

Here’s the truth — emergency lesson plans don’t have to lea...

Parent-teacher conferences can feel stressful 😬 — not because you don’t know your students, but because you never know what parents will ask!

Here’s the good news: after 21 years of teaching, I’ve learned that most parents ask the same 3 questions every single time. Once you’re ready for these, y...

Test days don’t have to feel stressful or loud 😩. In fact, with the right routine, they can be some of the easiest days of the year! 🙌

After 21 years of teaching, I’ve learned one big truth: structure = calm. When students know exactly what to do, there’s less talking, less confusion, and more fo...

Have you ever felt like your students care more about making noise than making grades? 😩 Don’t worry — you’re not alone!

After 21 years of teaching, I’ve learned one powerful secret: accountability changes everything 💡. When students clearly see how their actions affect their grades, their behavi...

Did you know that teachers are actually one of the top jobs that become millionaires? 😲 According to money expert Dave Ramsey, teachers can build wealth over time — and it’s not as hard as you might think!

Here’s the secret: it’s not about making a ton of money. It’s about being consistent 💪.

If...

AI can give one-on-one help to every student. That’s amazing! 📚✨
Most teachers have about 30 students in a class. We can’t tutor each one every minute. AI can fill that gap with quick feedback and practice.

But will AI replace teachers? No. Here’s why 👇

What Teachers Do That AI Can’t

• 👂 Coun...

“We don’t rise to our goals—we fall to our systems.”
In class, routines are your systems. They make learning smooth and give you your time back. Here are 6 must-have routines—4 for students, 2 for you.

🧒 Student Routines (4)

1. Entry Routine 🚪
   Greet at the door. Timer on. Warm-up on the scr

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Teaching can feel overwhelming. A normal school year has 150 hours of class time. That’s a lot to plan! When I first started teaching, I had no idea where to begin. My lessons weren’t great, and I wished someone had given me a simple system.

Here’s what I learned after 20+ years:

1️⃣ Start with ...

When you became a teacher, you probably didn’t think grading would take over your life. But let’s do the math. If you teach 5 classes with 30 students each, that’s 150 assignments a day! Even at 1 minute per paper, that’s 2.5 hours of grading. 😳 That’s just not sustainable.

Here are a few tips th...

Have you tried tips from videos, but they don’t work with your class? You might be missing the “it” factor—your presence. The good news: you can learn it!

🌟 What Is “It”?

• Calm = steady voice, steady body. (Not boring.)

• Assertive = clear expectations. (Not mean.)

🛠️ How to Use It

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Have you ever worked hard on a lesson, only to have students talking over you? Some kids are focused, but others are distracting the whole class. So—how do you get everyone’s attention?

👏 Attention Getters
Teachers use different tricks:

• 👏 Clap, Clap (students repeat)

• 💦 Waterfall call an

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