Every teacher knows how important a good attitude is. And we all know that we can't just wish it into existence. 

Every teacher knows how important a good attitude is. And we all know that we can't just wish it into existence.

Episode 233 - When It Is Hard For Teachers To Be Thankful

The Serenity Prayers - https://www.beliefnet.com/prayers/protestant/addiction/serenity-prayer.aspx

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Episode 231 - Serenity 4 Teachers

Episode 232 - Peace of Mind 4 Teachers

Episode 230 - The Ideal Lesson 

Episode 228 - Nutrition 4 Teachers

Show notes are at http://bit.ly/exerciseforteachers.

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Episode 227 - Exercise 4 Teachers

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Episode 226 - Journaling 4 Teachers

October is more many the most difficult month of the year to teach. In this episode we talk about why that is and what we can do about it. 

October is more many the most difficult month of the year to teach. In this episode we talk about why that is and what we can do about it.

Episode 229 - The October Ouch

Take care of yourself. Find your joy. Here are some ideas to get you there.

Take care of yourself. Find your joy. Here are some ideas to get you there.

Episode 225 - Joy 4 Teachers

Podcast on how to disconnect when you need rest.

Podcast on how to disconnect when you need rest.

Episode 224 - Teacher, You Need to Disconnect

One Teaching Tip is released on Weekdays. On each show, the host, Art Lieberman, takes one teaching tip and breaks it down. Also, read the stressrelief4teachers.net blog, new articles on Mondays. You got this!

Teacher, Get Enough Sleep

Getting healthy is so important.

Teacher, You Don't Want to Hear This

How teachers can get their exercise in and make it count.

How teachers can get their exercise in and make it count.

Episode 221 - Exercise 4 Teachers

How intermittent fasting works for the teacher...

How intermittent fasting works for the teacher...

Episode 220 - Intermittent Fasting and the Teacher

What is the message you want your students to get from you on the first day, in the first week of school?

What is the message you want your students to get from you on the first day, in the first week of school?

Episode 219 - First Day, First Week Message to Students

Classroom management begins with a healthy teacher. Healthy teachers get that way from eating whole, real foods. 

Classroom management begins with a healthy teacher. Healthy teachers get that way from eating whole, real foods.

Episode 218 - Classroom Management and Food

Calm

Episode 217 - The Teacher's Calm

Show Notes -  What's a teacher like you to do? So here's what happened one day in my middle school classroom.  I don't know if you do this at your school, but at mine students take benchmark tests. In my district, a benchmark is when a student takes a standardized test that's been released to the public. So we shut the schedule down for the day, just like a real standardized test day. Ugh. But after that mind-numbing morning we still have to teach one period in the afternoon. Many teachers show movies. I hate showing movies unless they are exactly what my students need. So on this particular day, I figured out how to get my hands on a class set of Chromebooks.  And I come up with a different assignment. One that allows cooperation and students have to utilize the computer to do some easy research.  Well, I'm trusting that they are doing what they are supposed to do. So I drop the ball on monitoring them. And what happens? A set of boys start playing video games, and I don't catch on because I'm grading papers. And when I look at their work, it's half-done junk. Class is over.  Next day. Same thing. Another test. The same class comes to me in the afternoon.  Now what? Here's the steps that worked.  Think and come up with a plan. What do I have as leverage? And remember this, it doesn't take much. I'll get back to that in a minute. Change something. In this case, students didn't get to sit next to friends.  Dangle a carrot. They had been told the day before that if they handled day one well, they would get to listen to music on day two. When a boy asked if they could listen, I explained that not everyone finished the assignment from the day before. I explained that everyone would need to finish.  Separate the one who needs help the most. As they came in, they went to their regular assigned seats. But one boy sat in a seat where I could check on him often. His work was the most affected from the day before. I let him know that he would sit there for as many days as I thought he needed to get fully focused. And then, I gave him a lot of attention as he worked. He did a great job of making up for the day before.  Catch them getting it right. As I watched the room, I saw 100 percent focus on the assignment. That's when I said okay, now you may use headphones.  When they perform as expected, grant reasonable requests. Finally, a student asked for permission to sit next to her friend. As students asked, I allowed it.  This is a variation of a technique that an old principal of mine called "pressure on, pressure off." When students aren't doing what is expected, put some pressure on them. As soon as they begin to perform as expected, take the pressure off.  Learn to use the tiniest amount of pressure. Then, it doesn't feel punitive to the class. They don't resent it. The key to making this work is a calm tone. A mistake teachers make in a situation like this is fussing at the class for the actions of some.  In this situation, I didn't fuss. I spoke calmly. I didn't even act like these were consequences, just natural expectations.  The result. Students, after two days of testing, did excellent work on the computers. And had a great time doing it. As you come up on the Spring testing season, I bet you could use some premium wood-fire roasted Lieberman Coffee. I start every day with it.   I am especially enjoying the Tanzanian beans. These are the Tanzanian pea berry which have been sorted for their special shape which causes every single bean to roast more evenly. And it shows in the roast.  We started this coffee project to help my son Wyatt get to Honduras. He still has about 10 % of his support to go as of this writing.  Please click and try some! liebermancoffee.com

Show Notes -  What's a teacher like you to do? So here's what happened one day in my middle school classroom.  I don't know if you do this at your school, but at mine students take benchmark tests. In my district, a benchmark is when a student takes a standardized test that's been released to the public. So we shut the schedule down for the day, just like a real standardized test day. Ugh. But after that mind-numbing morning we still have to teach one period in the afternoon. Many teachers show movies. I hate showing movies unless they are exactly what my students need. So on this particular day, I figured out how to get my hands on a class set of Chromebooks.  And I come up with a different assignment. One that allows cooperation and students have to utilize the computer to do some easy research.  Well, I'm trusting that they are doing what they are supposed to do. So I drop the ball on monitoring them. And what happens? A set of boys start playing video games, and I don't catch on because I'm grading papers. And when I look at their work, it's half-done junk. Class is over.  Next day. Same thing. Another test. The same class comes to me in the afternoon.  Now what? Here's the steps that worked. <ol> <li>Think and come up with a plan. What do I have as leverage? And remember this, it doesn't take much. I'll get back to that in a minute.</li> <li>Change something. In this case, students didn't get to sit next to friends. </li> <li>Dangle a carrot. They had been told the day before that if they handled day one well, they would get to listen to music on day two. When a boy asked if they could listen, I explained that not everyone finished the assignment from the day before. I explained that everyone would need to finish. </li> <li>Separate the one who needs help the most. As they came in, they went to their regular assigned seats. But one boy sat in a seat where I could check on him often. His work was the most affected from the day before. I let him know that he would sit there for as many days as I thought he needed to get fully focused. And then, I gave him a lot of attention as he worked. He did a great job of making up for the day before. </li> <li>Catch them getting it right. As I watched the room, I saw 100 percent focus on the assignment. That's when I said okay, now you may use headphones. </li> <li>When they perform as expected, grant reasonable requests. Finally, a student asked for permission to sit next to her friend. As students asked, I allowed it.</li> </ol> This is a variation of a technique that an old principal of mine called "pressure on, pressure off." When students aren't doing what is expected, put some pressure on them. As soon as they begin to perform as expected, take the pressure off.  Learn to use the tiniest amount of pressure. Then, it doesn't feel punitive to the class. They don't resent it. The key to making this work is a calm tone. A mistake teachers make in a situation like this is fussing at the class for the actions of some.  In this situation, I didn't fuss. I spoke calmly. I didn't even act like these were consequences, just natural expectations.  The result. Students, after two days of testing, did excellent work on the computers. And had a great time doing it. As you come up on the Spring testing season, I bet you could use some premium wood-fire roasted <a href="https://liebermancoffee.com/product/tanzania/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lieberman Coffee</a>. I start every day with it.  <a href="https://liebermancoffee.com/product/tanzania/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> I am especially enjoying the Tanzanian beans. These are the Tanzanian pea berry which have been sorted for their special shape which causes every single bean to roast more evenly. And it shows in the roast.  We started this coffee project to help my son Wyatt get to Honduras. He still has about 10 % of his support to go as of this writing.  Please click and try some! <a href="http://liebermancoffee.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">liebermancoffee.com</a>

Episode 216 - When Students Mess Up

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Episode 215 - Surviving Until The Last Day of School

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Episode 214 - Get Their Attention

Ok, so I’ve never wrote a review for a podcast and to be honest I’m not really a fan of podcasts but this one is worth your time!

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I&#39;ve been listening in the way to work and these tips are super helpful!!

So helpful!

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One Teaching Tip

Read The Art of Motivation bit.ly/motbook.

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Episode 157 How to Get Extraordinary Substitutes to Cover Your Class

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Episode 174 - How to Use Mindmaps to Increase Student Engagement

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Episode 190 - Generating Enthusiasm

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Episode 147 - Micro Goals, Target Goals, and Stretch Goals

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Episode 192 - Use Word Walls and Mind Maps to Teach Vocabulary

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Episode 193 - Seating in the Classroom

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Episode 165 - 5 E Method of Teaching - Part 2 - Explore

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Episode 166 - Say Yes To What You Love

 Go to artslieberman.com/calm to see the poster referenced in the podcast.

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Episode 164 - Grease the Wheels of Classroom Management

Show Notes: Explore Like a Pirate Twitter chat hashtag = #xplap 40 Brain Breaks - bit.ly/40brainbreaks

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Episode 197 - Building Relationships and Classroom Management

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Episode 195 - How To Effectively Teach Content With Conversations

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Episode 188 - Walking 4 Teachers

Episode 162 - 5 E Method of Teaching - Part 1 - Engage

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