Episode 50: 5 Rules of Thumb For The Traveling Teacher

Danielle and Nicole are back with their 50th episode! Woo-hoo! And while we're excited to reach this benchmark, we're back to business discussing what it's like to be a teacher "on the move". Nicole has done her fair share of traveling between classrooms, and shares her 5 rules of thumb for making these classroom transitions as seamless as possible.  Rule of Thumb #1: Shoutout to our pal and fellow podcaster, Kelly Jackson @thesimiplyorganizedteacher for this quote; "Everything needs to have a home".  — organizational tools at home base and in teacher bag — backups of backups chargers, batteries, pens  Rule of Thumb #2: "Have a system"  - homework submission, classroom helpers, start and close procedures Rule of Thumb #3: "Spend the Time"  - stay late/go in early to set up for next day.  - No luxury of “game time decision” Rule of Thumb #4:  "Don’t Waver on Authority" - traveling doesn’t mean disorganized - own the space Rule of Thumb #5:  "Communication is Key"  - talk with neighboring teachers  - ask for help and your own permanent space in the classroom

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As fellow educators, we understand just how busy your schedule is. We also know just how important it is to get regular doses of motivation to keep you going throughout the year and tips for how to make your classroom run even more efficiently day to day. Part inspiration and part implementation, you'll hear a short episode designed to provide you actionable steps regarding how to make your classroom more efficient, new technology or ideas to try out in your classroom, and other resources that we find along the way.