New Year Teacher Trends for 2026: Goals, Books, and Real Talk - BNT Team Meeting (Ep 280)

New year, new team meeting, and it’s Amanda behind the mic kicking off 2026 with what’s been on my mind lately. In this episode, I share updates from my move into an elementary school library role, why curated is my word of the year, and how that mindset is shaping everything from my home to my business. We also talk reading goals, audiobooks, and how my feelings about reading numbers have shifted over time. I wrap things up by zooming out to the bigger picture of teaching and leave you with one essential question every department should be asking as we plan for what’s next! 🔗 Resources: Amanda’s Top Reads of 2025 My One Word Activity Watch BNT episodes on YouTube! Shop Our Faves . Related Episodes: Episode 275, Fine, We Can Game-ify Reading (But No Gimmicks!) Episode 276, Ok, But What if the Secret to Getting Them to Read is Getting Them to WRITE?? Episode 277, Phones, Chromebooks, AI, and the Battle for Their Attention (Send Help!) Episode 278, Kids Have Officially Forgotten How to Play, and We're Going to Help Them Remember! SHOW NOTES: "Send us a message - please include your contact information so we can chat soon!" Head to bravenewteaching.com/waitlist to become a beta tester for BNT University! Support the show 📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour! Curriculum Rehab Down with the Reading Quiz Shop the BNT Resource Library Connect with us on Instagram @bravenewteaching

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New Year Teacher Trends for 2026: Goals, Books, and Real Talk - BNT Team Meeting (Ep 280) is an episode from Brave New Teaching by Marie Morris & Amanda Cardenas, Secondary ELA Teachers.

This episode is 28:15 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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