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.
Strong Teacher
Kaizen: The Japanese Practice That Can Save Your Teaching Career (Without Burning It Down First)
You don’t need a teaching overhaul. Kaizen—the Japanese practice of continuous small improvement—can save your career one tiny change at a time.
AI for STRONG Teachers
Building AI for STRONG Teachers: Course Construction Update
I'm building something I wish had existed when I first started exploring AI as an educator: a course that helps teachers use AI thoughtfully, sustainably, and in ways that actually align with their values.
Teaching
When Helping Students Avoid Anxiety Actually Makes It Worse
When we remove every uncomfortable situation for anxious students, we might be making things worse. The difference between accommodation and avoidance matters.
Weekly Report
When a Student Says "I Can't"
Are we accommodating student anxiety or making it worse? Explore the tension between removing obstacles and building capacity to handle hard things.
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.
The STRONG Year
New Year Goal Setting for Students: Teaching Kaizen Instead of Resolutions
There’s a better way to teach goal-setting. And it starts with rejecting resolutions entirely.
The STRONG Year
Teacher Burnout Prevention: How to Manage Your Energy (Not Just Your Time)
Here’s the truth: Teaching is an inherently energy-depleting profession. You spend six to eight hours a day regulating other people’s emotions, making hundreds of micro-decisions, performing cognitive and physical labor simultaneously, and operating in a state of constant vigilance.
Weekly Report
Teaching on Autopilot: How to Reconnect Mid-Year
Combat mid-year teacher burnout by reconnecting with students. Three research-backed strategies for presence and relationships when routines feel stale.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Superintendent Call You Won't Make
When the superintendent cancels school, you rest without question. But when the decision is yours? Here's how to give yourself that same permission.
The STRONG Year
Second Semester Planning for Teachers: The 80/20 Approach to Mid-Year Assessment and Adjustment
Here’s the truth: You don’t need to fix everything. You need to fix the right things.
Why Edify Podcast
Teacher Burnout Prevention: 37 Years of Classroom Wisdom with Craig Shapiro
What separates teachers who burn out from those who thrive for decades? A veteran educator shares what really matters.