The STRONG Year
The February Crisis: Finding Evidence That Teaching Still Matters
These aren't signs of weakness. They're signs of February.
The STRONG Year
Mid-Year Routine Reset: Fix February Fade Without Starting Over
Here's what most teachers get wrong about mid-year routine breakdown: They assume students are choosing to be sloppy. That they're testing boundaries or being deliberately difficult.
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?
AI for STRONG Teachers
Where Are You With AI? (And Why Starting Here Matters)
The AI for STRONG Teachers Course is alive and growing in the STRONG Teachers Lounge. Here's an update on the newest addition.
Why Edify Podcast
The 5 Real Causes of Teacher Burnout (And What Actually Helps)
Let's talk about the five real causes of teacher burnout—not the ones people want to talk about, but the ones that are actually burning you out.
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.
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.
The STRONG Year
Teacher Energy, The Budget Approach
And here’s what most teacher wellness advice gets wrong: It treats energy like it’s unlimited. Like, if you just had better time management or a better morning routine or a more positive mindset, you’d have enough energy for everything.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Power of Boring
Teaching in February feels like Groundhog Day. Same routines, same struggles. But here’s the truth: excellence comes from boring things done repeatedly.