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Teachers Need Teachers is the podcast for new and beginning teachers. It's inspired by the questions beginning teachers are asking around the web, plus the questions that you didn’t know you...

Grades were never meant to do this much work. In this episode, I reflect on how grading shifted from traditional point-based systems to stan...

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Are you tired of endless piles of paperwork and countless hours of grading? Do you dream of a streamlined assessment process that saves you...

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With summer break coming up, it’s the perfect time to start a side hustle and add different streams of income since you’ll have more time an...

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In this video, I cover how to deliver effective lessons in the classroom. It covers how to explain concepts in a way that students understan...

In this episode, I discuss three bad habits that are killing student engagement in the classroom and provide strategies for educators to imp...

In today's episode, I'm discussing the pros and cons of quitting mid-year so that you can make an informed decision about whether or not to...

It's that time of the year again - finals are quickly approaching and you have a limited amount of time to make sure your students are prepa...

With the amount of pressure and things on their to-do list, many new teachers struggle with planning effective lessons. And while they proba...

So you’ve survived the first couple of months of school (or maybe you were just thrown in), and you’re figuring out what you need to teach....

The pandemic and distance learning have been difficult for both teachers and students, but especially our special education students. In thi...

It's been months since my last episode, but I'm back. In today's episode, I discuss where I've been, my thoughts and experiences on distance...