No, no…it’s not the one you’re thinking of! Flexibility is our favorite word when it comes to our teaching lives and instruction because being flexible

If you know that, this year, you’d like to become more efficient with your lesson planning so that you can leave work at work and

Now if you’re feeling extra awesome today, we would be super grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help

Though we weren’t sure we’d make it this far when we began recording the podcast, we’ve done it! One hundred episodes down, and many hundreds

If you think that Jessica and I just graduated college and landed in the classroom as incredible writing teachers, you are wrong! In fact, we

Do you ever find yourself getting sucked down a social media comparison spiral? Do the magazine-worthy photographs you see other teachers post make you feel

When Mindy Newell switched from teaching second grade to teaching sixth (after 22 years in elementary!), she had a lot to figure out in terms

Do you know how sometimes, when you’re super frustrated and frazzled, even the most obvious solution to a problem doesn’t occur to you because you’re

Although this holiday season certainly feels different than usual, that doesn’t mean our students don’t want (and need!) the same level of excitement and cheer

We have a question for you today. Are you playing to win?  Really consider this. Do you have goals in mind, and are you working