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This Teacher Life

A weekly podcast for teachers full of tips and tricks, stories and strategies, celebrations and struggles, all from the real life we are living every day. Welcome to This Teacher Life with Monica Genta.

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00:26:59

How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/09/29

Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference? Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences? I’ve got an idea that can make BOTH of those happen. And the best part these conferences will create LESS work and LESS stress in your teacher life. Sometimes in order to make parent-teacher conferences between, we just need to remix them with raisins! Because this year, we can all be hosting raisin reunions. Are you ready to find out more on how to host the

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00:31:05

Super Simple SEL Solutions for Students & Staff (PS:...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/09/22

How are you currently feeling in your position in education? Do you feel like you are supported as staff? Do you feel like your kids are supported as students? Sometimes all our school needs is a little social-emotional support for everybody! But how do we do that? In this episode I dive into some ideas that I’m using as a K-12 SEL teacher. I’m confident they can easily be applied to your current position and it will bring positivity, purpose, and passion back to your people! Episode

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00:31:50

What Would Students Say to Teachers If They Knew We...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/09/15

When was the last time you asked students questions like… What do you really want teachers to know about you? What would you say to your teachers if you knew they would listen without judgement? What can I do in this classroom this year to help decrease your frustration and increase your engagement. Yes, kids want things like snacks, snapchat, and to sleep in class. But kids actually want WAY different things then that too and their results to these questions are surprisingly reasonable. In

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00:28:20

2 Unpopular Teacher Opinions That Could Change The...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/09/08

How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education? How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education? And maybe the biggest, best question yet, how can we balance those two sets of very different emotions? In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we dive into 2 unpopular teacher opinions about teaching being “easy” and what “good teaching” really looks like. The ideas packed in here about

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00:24:26

A Really Dumb Teacher Idea that Takes Less than 12...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/09/01

Really dumb ideas can be SO dynamic! But why share “dumb” ideas? Because SPOILER ALERT… they work! I think ideas that take no prep, require no lesson plan, and cost nothing are exactly the kind of thing we are looking for this school year. In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I explain a super simple strategy that kids have declared as the GOAT- Greatest of All Time. And you can use this in ANY subject area, remix it in so many fun ways, and it takes

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00:39:02

How a Deck of UNO Cards Can FLIP Your Classroom Into...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/08/25

Want this school year to be your best UNO yet? Sometimes things like classroom management and behavior management cam bog us down. But what if I told you this year can totally be flipped over in a good way?! What if there was one simple way to increase participation, decrease disrespect, get 100% of students organized, and have SO much fun. And all you need for it is a deck of Uno cards? This is not too good to be true and I’m confident after you listen to this week’s episode of the This

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00:28:32

UNO Classroom Idea that Will Make Your Students...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/08/18

Looking for ONE classroom idea that could make your spring awesome? You are in the right place.In this episode we will take a deck of Uno cards and show you how to: increase student motivation, decrease problematic behaviors, boost classroom camaraderie, and create SO much fun. Literally all you need to implement this super simple, but super effective idea is a deck of uno cards and a classroom of kids. I promise you will want to implement this idea immediately! Episode Notes: Earn up to 60

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00:24:39

Teachers This Behavior Management Idea is EXACTLY...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/08/11

Last year was your classroom a tornado of disorganized, disrespectful, or disengaged students? Is your teacher heart currently a tsunami of frustration, fear, or freaking stressed? If you said YES to any of that I hear you. And I have the exact strategy to solve it! In this episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I share a super simple classroom management hack that will make the start of this school year awesome. I’m confident you will be clapping and praising the profession when you try

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00:35:17

A Classroom Management Idea that Feels like a Game...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/08/04

Want students to be prepared for class? This episode is for you!Want students to listen in class? This episode is for you? Wants students to have respectful attitudes? This episode is for you! Want students to have charged Chromebooks? This episode is for you! Creating classroom competitions is one of the easiest, most engaging, most beneficial ways to help manage a classroom and it can be SO fun for us as teachers too. In this week’s episode of This Teacher Life I explain how you can

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00:20:25

3 Game Changing Ideas That Will Change Your School...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/07/28

Do you have a sharpie marker in your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you!Do you have even one piece of technology in your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you. Do you have students in your classroom for at least 1 minute? Of course you do! So, I’ve for an engaging idea for you. 3 ideas will come your way in this episode that is all about being a Game Changer for kids. If you are looking for ways to boost student engagement and increase student motivation, this

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00:28:33

The BEST Behavior Management System for Schools that...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/07/21

We know as teachers that classroom management is essential, but we also understand that it can be very difficult.Sometimes students are defiant. Sometimes students don’t want to work. Sometimes students are antsy and energetic. Sometimes this causes stress and struggles in school. But what if there was a simple solution to create a classroom where things were both predictable and positive? In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life we tackle all of this and more to help get your

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00:32:13

3 Essential Teacher Topics How to Stay Positive...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/07/14

Looking for ways to not let one student or one class period ruin your whole day? I’ve got an idea.Looking for ways to not feel super overwhelmed with all the extra roles and responsibilities of this year? I’ve got an idea. Looking for ways to balance or separate home life and teacher life? I’ve got an idea. This episode is all about answer the top 3 biggest questions that we as busy, stressed teachers have this year. And all 3 of these answers could totally surprise you and totally revive

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00:30:50

1 Classroom Management Strategy That Will Change...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/07/07

Spoiler alert: I am sharing an idea that has created a MAJOR decrease in classroom issues.The term “classroom management” is thrown around a lot. We had whole classes dedicated to it in undergrad. Our principals talk about it in our evaluations. And these days some teachers are even saying we need to “ditch it.” Some educators believe that classroom management “isn’t needed” if we just have classroom respect. What do you think? Well, in this episode I give my 2 cents on classroom management

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00:32:34

How to Structure Most Effective Parent-Teacher...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/06/30

Parent-Teacher conferences can be a little stressful for both the parents and the teacher.Often times they take a lot of time and effort. Often times the parents don’t even show up! But what if I told you there was a structure and a strategy that would change all of that? In this episode you will hear about WHAT I call my conferences, HOW I am proactive about them, WHO is actually at the table, and WHY I get parents to sign up AND show up. I’m confident if you implement this easy plan you will

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00:27:38

Really Dumb Classroom Management Strategy Using Only...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/06/23

Sometimes the silliest ideas end up being the most strategic ideas! So let me ask you, how is classroom management going in your teacher life right now? Are students getting disorganized? Are students struggling to keep their hands to themselves? Are students simply not turning in work? If you are looking for a solution to solve common teacher problems you are in the right place. On this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we dive into one of the dumbest things I’ve ever done, but

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00:20:11

Leaving Teaching For Good Is It Time To Say Goodbye...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/06/16

Over 55% of educators admit to considering a career change. Are you thinking about leaving teaching? Are you wanting to say goodbye to education? Am I contemplating quitting this year too? In this episode you will find out what you need to do, say, or think before making this big decision. By the end you will know what path is the right path for you, for your purpose, and for your profession. Episode Notes: Want Some Awesome Teacher Books for Summer Reading? monicagenta.com/books Looking for

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00:14:44

Teachers- NEVER BE Teacher Tired Again! How to Set...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/06/09

This is not what I thought this school year was going to look like….That is a statement that has been said by nearly every teacher this year and we are heart-broken about it. If you are struggled to get your footing this year… If you felt this year was your hardest in education to date…. If you are need a big boost…. Then this episode is for you because it’s all about setting realistic expectations for ourselves as teachers. We don’t have control of everything, but we do have control over

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00:21:36

Teacher Engagement Hacks- How to MOTIVATE Kids (Using...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/06/02

Do you have a door to your classroom? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you! Do you want to keep kids quiet at the right times? If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you. Do you want students engaging rather than staring at the wall? Of course you do! So, I’ve for an engaging idea for you. 3 ideas will come your way in this episode that is all about being a Game Changer for kids. If you are looking for ways to boost student engagement and increase student motivation, this episode is for

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00:30:42

4 Reminders that Teaching is Awesome and You DID Make...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/05/26

How are you feeling about the end of this school year?Exhausted? Excited? Empowered? Teaching can be an emotional roller coaster and sometimes we just need a reminder that we are doing an amazing job! In this week's motivational episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we dive into 4 simple reflections that will help you to see that you truly made a huge impact this year. I promise you will laugh, cry, and then be ready to sprint into summer with confidence that you are in the right place

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00:28:46

How to Proactively Lesson Plan for The Entire School...

This Teacher Life ·

2024/05/19

How long does it take you to plan for an entire school year's worth of curriculum?If your answer is longer than 1-hour, then I have a simple, strategic system for you! Using plan books, journals, file folders, and lesson plan templates can be energy vampires and hard to adjust on the fly. What if I told you that you can plan highly engaging, really meaningful classroom content using 2 tools? In this week's episode of This Teacher Life I explain my exact plan on how I have created curriculum

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