Teacher, Treat Yourself

It's time for fresh school supplies & a fresh new school year. The author of Criss Cross Applesauce & Shut the Hell Up, Colleen Schmit, joins us as we discuss activities & ideas for building relationships with our students. We're treating ourselves to long, luxurious baths, Rum Chata & even reading a grown-up book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find ideas to recharge your body, mind & soul and one school related task you're future self will be thankful you did. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Certain teacher friends we turn to for advice & others when we need a good laugh.  On this episode, we discuss the kinds of teacher friends that we love the most.  Two listeners give suggestions on ways to treat yourself including following Finland’s lead & not assigning homework  We are treating ourselves to being creative, being outdoors & a mini-van full of mulch. Tell us on our facebook page... how do you treat yourself? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We came up with 5 tips to keep your teaching day full of joy.1.     Give grace & forgiveness to yourself, your students & your co-workers generously. We love this quote, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'" - Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird  2.     Be thankful. 3.     Novelty & newness- gel pens, highlighters, scented lip gloss... anything to jazz things up4.     Music, especially flocabulary5.     End each day the way you want to begin the next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paige & Traci discuss cosmetics with the beauty guru of our school, Allison. There are 3 things we are spending more money on as we get older: make-up, hair & wine. We still love to get the best bang for our buck though!Products we love...Tarte Cosmetics from Sephora, L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara, any tinted moisturizer & ELF cosmetics from Target. For the complete list, see teachertreatyourself.comWe are treating ourselves to oatmeal cake, Coconut La Croix & salt dough maps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We believe that teachers are solar-powered and recharge each summer.  We discuss how much work for school we actually do each summer.  As far as treating ourselves, Liz treated herself to a pedicure recently, Kari treated herself to a Bota Box (box of wine) & wants to try the new hot soaking pool that recently opened in our city.  Paige has found the only way she can catch a nap with two little ones at home is visiting a “napping pod.” Interesting fact: Liz’s school does THREE quick 10 minute recesses to help give the students their much needed brain breaks.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

   The ice cubes clink in our margaritas as we discuss two important keys to being a successful & happy teacher- prioritizing & organizing. Paige & her teaching partner, Traci, explain their very basic, simple ideas for staying organized. Their system for prioritizing- the big whoop & no big whoop system- comes in handy when deciding what to spend a lot of time or energy thinking about. Traci makes lists, often before leaving work each day, to help her prioritize what truly needs to get done. Paige loves The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up book by Marie Kondo.What are your tricks for organizing or prioritizing? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paige, Kari & their speech-pathologist friend, Liz, kick back and relax on the eve of a snow day.  We discuss what advice we would give to our younger selves and even advise we remind ourselves of now. What advice would you give your younger self? Kari recommends the nonfiction series Who Would Win? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paige talks to her big sister, Kari, about getting through a rough day at work and how to refresh that evening. We each tell about what thing we’re excited about in our classrooms . We’re treating ourselves to good Netflix shows & skincare toner. In our clossrooms...Paige loved teaching this Close Reading Oreo Lesson about re-reading from Primary Polka Dots. http://www.stuckeyinsecond.com/2014/11/close-reading-with-oreos.htmlKari prepares to kick-off her one school One School, One Book project with the Young Adult novel, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.