Beginning Teacher Talk: A Podcast for New Elementary Teachers

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228. 24 Fun & Easy Indoor Recess Activities for Elementary Classrooms Jan 25, 2023

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There are two words that can quickly turn any teacher's day upside down. Indoor recess. 😳 If you know, you know!

Indoor recess often comes with a lot of noise, chaos, and stress. It's in these moments that you realize the importance of having some tips and tricks up your sleeve that you can pull out when indoor recess has to happen. It requires some upfront work, but it will pay off big time. To help you with this, I'm sharing 24 indoor recess activities that will keep your students engaged and cut down on the chaos once and for all.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/indoor-recess-activities

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beginning-teacher-talk/id1456137677 I hope you have a wonderful week, and remember - just because you are a beginning elementary teacher, there is no need for you to struggle like one.

Xo Lori

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227. How to Support Your Speech & Language Students with Hallie Sherman Jan 18, 2023

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When we see a student struggling, we often feel like it's our fault and that we need to have all the answers, but I want to encourage you to lean on the staff at your school to help. When it comes to speech and language, there are so many elements to consider, and your school's SLP has the skill set required to determine if a student needs their services.

Our guest today, Hallie Sherman, is here to provide so much great information about speech and language. She's sharing which skills are associated with speech and language, what to look out for in your students, how you can collaborate with an SLP, what you can do in your classroom to support these students, and so much more.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/speech-and-language

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Xo Lori

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226. How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom - Part Three Jan 11, 2023

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Today marks episode three in our three-part series on how Walt Disney would manage your classroom. In part one, we talked about creating a legendary layout in your classroom. In part two, we looked at how you can establish energizing expectations, rules, and routines for you and your students. Be sure to listen to those episodes before tuning into this one!

To wrap up this fun series, we're focusing on the main reason why we all go to Disneyland in the first place. It's something I love to call magic, love, and sunshine. You'll hear how you can create this special magic in your classroom to engage and motivate your students.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney-management-3

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Xo Lori

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225. How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom - Part Two Jan 04, 2023

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Inside episode #224, we kicked off our Walt Disney classroom management series by talking about the foundational elements included in thinking through a legendary layout for your classroom. If you missed that episode, you can check it out here.

Today, in part two of this series, we're going to imagine what Walt Disney would say about how to manage our classrooms. We'll consider the importance of creating energizing expectations as part of your classroom management plan, and four things you can do to establish these expectations.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney-management-2

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Xo Lori

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224. How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom - Part One Dec 28, 2022

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There's just something about being at Disney World that is completely magical. ✨ 🏰 The world feels brighter, and even as an adult, it brings back the best memories.

Now, I don't want to take the magic away, but what you might not realize is that theme parks like Disney World are carefully and meticulously designed to create that magical experience for you. Here's the really cool thing, though. We can learn a lot about these theme park experiences as educators. We can use these same elements to bring some of that magic into our classroom and to improve our classroom management.

So today as we head into a brand new year of possibilities, we're going to get back to the basics and do a deep dive into your classroom management plan. We're going to do that in a really fun way by talking about how Walt Disney himself would run your classroom throughout a three-episode series. This episode marks number one in the series, where we'll focus on what we can learn from Walt Disney about creating a legendary layout for your classroom.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney-management-1

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Xo Lori

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223. Teachers Are Not Classroom Therapists with Elizabeth Peterson Dec 21, 2022

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As teachers, we wear so many hats every single day. We are organizers, facilitators, cheerleaders, coaches, nurses, janitors, and so much more. Often, you may even feel like you're expected to fit the role of "classroom therapist". But here's the thing - you aren't a therapist, and you shouldn't be expected to put that hat on.

I know how exhausting it can be to manage some of the personalities that you have in your classroom. When you signed up to be a teacher, you likely didn't expect to be dealing with some of the behaviors and the challenges that you find inside your classroom. Yet, those behaviors and challenges are here, so what do you do? Our guest, Elizabeth Peterson is here to talk us through this and share some helpful strategies.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/teachers-are-not-therapists

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Xo Lori

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222. 15 Ways to Use Timers to Streamline Your Classroom Management Dec 14, 2022

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Let's talk about a very underrated classroom management tool…timers. Specifically, using timers in your PowerPoint slides. This is one of my favorite ways to streamline and improve classroom management. So much so that I'm shocked I've managed to create over 200 podcast episodes without talking about it! I am giving you 15 ways that you can use timers to streamline your classroom management in today's episode.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/ways-to-use-timers

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Xo Lori

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221. What to Do When Parents Say, "My Child Hates School!" Dec 07, 2022

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"My child hates school."

Ouch. Have you ever had a parent say this to you before? If not, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's most likely coming at one point or another - and oh my goodness, it does not feel good.

Hearing "my child hates school" is one of those things that cuts deep and instantly messes with our mindset. We begin to doubt our competence as a teacher. It can be especially challenging when it happens if you're a new teacher and already feeling so unsure about your abilities. Inside of this episode I'm going to share some important things to consider if you are ever faced with this comment.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/my-child-hates-school

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Xo Lori

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220. Teaching Today's Kids: Best Practices Nov 30, 2022

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Have you heard of the term 'digital native'?

Our guest, Rachael Parlett, explains that 'digital native' is a phrase that describes our students in today's world, meaning that children speak the language of technology and absorb information through technology. It's what they've known their whole lives, and in many cases, it's how they connect with people.

Because of the huge role that technology plays in all of our lives, teaching strategies and best practices are shifting. They aren't the same that they were 10-15 years ago. We have to speak to our students differently than before, and teach them in a way that they can relate to. Embracing technology is certainly one of the ways to do that!

Rachael and I are going to talk about these best practices and teaching today's kids in this episode. She will share how we can provide our students with multimedia learning experiences that are engaging and effective in all content areas.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/teaching-todays-kids

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Xo Lori

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219. How to Handle Missing Work & Absences Nov 23, 2022

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The fall and winter months come with lots of sick children, and in turn, absent students from your class. You know what that means - extra work for you!

When your students miss school, that means they need to catch up on missing work (among other things) when they get back. With everything that you are already responsible for as a teacher, managing missed work due to absences can become very overwhelming very quickly.

Today I'm sharing 10 ways that you can handle missing work and absences without taking up a ton of your time and energy.

Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/missing-work

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Xo Lori

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