Thrive This Summer | Week 3: Movement That Restores
What if exercise wasn't the point?
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Thrive This Summer | Week 2: Declutter the Mind
Your classroom is empty. Your mind isn't.
Thrive This Summer | Week 1: The Power of the Pause
The first step isn't action.
Week 0: Thrive This Summer — It Starts Today
This summer is different.
Student Accountability End of Year: Why the Finish Line Is the Hardest Part
You're tired. They're tired. And the finish line is right there. Why the last stretch of the school year is where real teaching — and real character — gets built.
The G in STRONG
The final pillar of the STRONG Teacher Framework.
I Stopped Chasing Every New AI Tool. Here's What I Found Instead.
Tired of AI tool overload? I picked one — EdCafe — and went deep. Here's how I built an interactive study chatbot for my 8th graders and what the results looked like.
Stop Spending Energy on Problems That Don't Belong to You
Stop Spending Energy on Problems That Don't Belong to You
Kedging: How Adventure Pulls You Through the Hard Seasons
Set a kedge anchor this summer. How scheduling adventures and creating from them helps teachers haul themselves through the hard seasons — and why this is survival, not luxury.
The STRONG Teacher Way
Why building better systems increases teacher resilience.
May and the Beautiful Chaos | The Strong Teacher Year
May has a dual nature that no other month quite replicates—exhausting and meaningful, chaotic and intimate, ending and ongoing all at once. The STRONG Framework doesn't resolve that duality. It gives you a way to move through it without losing either side.
Ruck Reflection
We Must Seize What Flees
Not "seize the day" — seize what flees. There's a difference. And it changes how you look at each day.
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I Stopped Repeating Myself. NotebookLM Did It For Me.
How to Use NotebookLM to Reteach Directions for Absent Students
Strong Teacher Pep Talk
Nobody Is Putting Recovery on Your Schedule. So You Have To.
Athletes have rest built into their training. Teachers don’t. Here’s why recovery isn’t optional — and what it actually looks like later in the year.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Rest Is Not a Reward
You've sprung a leak and what to do about it.
Strong Teacher
The STRONG Teacher Weekly Reflection
The Reflection Guide walks you through each of the six pillars — what to write, why it matters, and how to fill it out without overthinking it. Read it once. Then print the worksheet and use it every Friday.
Why Edify Podcast
Built From Within, Ep. 2: The Attention
What Teachers Give Their Attention To — Built From Within Ep. 2 | Why Edify
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
You Survived It. Did You Learn From It?
Most teachers have more experience than almost any other professional on the planet. Decades in classrooms. Thousands of lessons. Hundreds of students. And yet — many of us carry the same frustrations year after year.
Education
The Weekly Anchor: How to Stay Present in April When June Is Calling
There are powerful benefits that come from staying present in the classroom.
Classroom Management
The Two-Minute Check-In: How to Maintain Student Relationships When Testing Season Is Fraying Everything
The Two-Minute Check-In: How to Maintain Student Relationships When Testing Season Is Fraying Everything
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
You're Further Along Than You Think
Most teachers I know can recite their shortcomings from memory. Their wins? That takes longer.
Strong Teacher Pep Talk
The Teacher Who Leaves at 4:30 Might Be the Most Dedicated One in the Building
Staying until 7pm isn’t dedication — it might just be a shorter career. Here’s the reframe that changes how STRONG teachers think about excellence.
Education
Testing Season Energy: How to Manage What You Have Left When April Is Draining It
April adds a layer of drain for teachers that’s structurally different.