Teaching
It's Not You. Why Classroom Behavior Is Harder Than It's Ever Been (And What Actually Helps)
Student behavior isn't what it was 10 years ago. A 26-year teacher breaks down what changed, why it's not your fault, and what actually helps.
Strong Teacher
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.
Teaching Tip
I Stopped Repeating Myself. NotebookLM Did It For Me.
How to Use NotebookLM to Reteach Directions for Absent Students
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
March Restlessness: Using Movement to Reclaim Your Classroom
When teachers try to manage March restlessness through behavioral means—reminders, consequences, redirections, raised voices—they're using the wrong tool for the problem. It's like trying to fix dehydration by telling someone to think more clearly. The intervention doesn't match the cause.
The STRONG Year
Building Classroom Community in February: Two-Minute Connections
Your classroom feels transactional. You give directions, they follow them (or don't). You assign work, they complete it (or don't). Everyone is just going through the motions until the bell rings. What do you do?
The STRONG Year
Creating Engagement in February: The Micro-Milestone Method
You look at the calendar. Spring break is 6 weeks away. That might as well be 6 years. There’s nothing to work toward. No holidays. No breaks. No "classroom community" energy.
The STRONG Year
February Behavior Management: Understanding Dysregulation vs. Defiance
You’re standing there trying to decide—do you address this as a behavior problem or something else? And you’re exhausted, and February has already been hard, and you just need the class to function for the next 37 minutes.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Teacher’s 30-Second Classroom Management Fix
Teacher burnout doesn’t need dramatic overhauls. It needs Kaizen: one 30-second classroom improvement, repeated. Here’s how small changes save careers.
Why Edify Podcast
Classroom Management Without Yelling: The Stoic Teacher Approach
Learn 3 Stoic philosophy practices to manage your classroom without yelling. Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus offer ancient wisdom for modern teachers. Research-backed strategies you can use this week.
Strong Teacher's Lounge
Mid-Year Classroom Management Reset: Fix Behavior Drift Without Starting Over
The instinct is to crack down harder—stricter consequences, more public call-outs, tighter control. But that approach exhausts you without solving the problem. You're managing behavior reactively rather than proactively fixing the system. There's a better way.
31 Teacher Tips
Tip #1: Learn Every Student’s Name as Fast as Humanly Possible
A student’s name is more than a label—it’s connection. Discover how using names daily builds respect and a positive classroom culture.