The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 3, 2016

REMINDER: Today (Sunday) is the absolute last chance to join The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Over 1,000 teachers are already moving toward work/life balance–don’t miss out! What does that even look like for a teacher?? The next open enrollment period will be in July 2016. Of course I have a growth mindset.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2015

EP11: When you’re experiencing deep personal loss or serious problems at home, it’s difficult to be the teacher you want to be. Learn how to minimize the negative impact of your stress on students and manage your energy levels so you can bounce back more quickly. A special thanks to this episode’s sponsor, SnapLearning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The first roadblock of discouragement tends to hit a little sooner than most teachers are expecting. And it’s not just new teachers this happens to–when you’ve been in the profession for awhile, you realize some disillusionment is a normal part of teaching, but you convince yourself that THIS year will be different.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 13, 2016

There’s no question that being a new teacher is tremendously stressful. But when I reflect on my teaching practice and how it evolved over the years, I realize that I created a lot of my own stress simply through the way I chose to perceive my work. Deep down, I was embarrassed about how I talked to my students.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 18, 2018

Gretchen’s latest book is called The 4 Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too). I invited her on the show because the four tendencies are not just another personality type: they’re about how people tend to respond to and meet expectations.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Truth for Teachers podcast is BACK for season 14, and have I got some incredible things in the works for you! Read on for a quick personal update about my summer, what new changes are coming to the site, and a sneak peek at some upcoming podcast episode topics. No time to finish reading?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Why do good teachers always end up with too much workload? Today on the Truth for Teachers podcast, you’ll get to listen in on a conversation I had with Shawnta Barnes. So, I wanted to center the experiences of the teachers it’s happening to.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 27, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: How to deal with difficult parents as a teacher. Overbearing and micromanaging parents can be incredibly stressful to work with, so here are some mindset shifts that will help protect your energy. Submit your question for the podcast here!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 16, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Let’s talk about resilient teaching , or more specifically, how to create resilient designs or lesson plans w hether your school district will be using a remote learning/remote teaching model, hybrid learning/blended learning model , or conducting in-person classes.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2018

This episode of the Truth for Teachers podcast is for educators who struggle with anxiety and feel like you’re just drowning in work. I know from consuming so much audio content myself how much benefit there is to repeatedly listening to positive, encouraging words spoken into your mind and heart.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 14, 2021

Those are the words of my guest Pernille Ripp , a 7th grade ELA teacher, author, blogger, keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for education. Those are the words of my guest Pernille Ripp , a 7th grade ELA teacher, author, blogger, keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for education. or subscribe in your podcast app. ?.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 12, 2019

Our topic today is parenting guilt. I’m going to share some info and studies about how this has become an increasingly bigger issue in recent years, and then I’m going to let you hear directly from other educators about how they’re managing it. How could that be true when you’re with your kids most of the day?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: I’m talking to Dave Stuart Jr. If you’re new to his work, Dave is a classroom teacher in Michigan, as well as a published author and exceptional keynote speaker. I think almost every teacher, at least in the U.S., My guest today is Dave Stuart Jr. Recap and Big Ideas.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 8, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, I talked to educators about the school-to-prison pipeline and how restorative justice in the classroom (which starts with you) can change the trajectory of a child’s life. This isn’t about saving students, and nor is it about how it’s YOUR responsibility to do so.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

At a time when teachers are experiencing increased scrutiny, mistrust, and criticism from so many angles, it can be difficult to have the confidence needed to feel like you’re doing good work and can truly be yourself. So where does confidence as a teacher come from when you’re constantly hearing about everything you’re doing wrong?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: An edu-history lesson with Jennifer Binis on why teachers are overworked and undervalued. As educators, we talk a lot about how teachers are poorly paid and how unrealistic the demands are. Want to listen instead of read ? What time period is this?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 28, 2016

I get a lot emails and messages from teachers about problems with administrators. Some of these teachers feel like their principals place too much emphasis on testing and try to standardize teaching. There’s no freedom for the teachers to be creative or exercise their professional judgment, and there’s no freedom for kids to be kids.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 24, 2016

My administrators were blindsided by the decision–after all, I was an experienced teacher with multiple years in urban schools, and I had a good handle on my classroom. The kids liked me, their parents liked me. The idea of going back to That Place just makes you sick to your stomach. I have been in your shoes.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Long-time listeners of my Truth for Teachers podcast have probably heard me talk a lot about strategies for work-life balance and productivity as a teacher. A condensed transcript is below, but check out the audio podcast if you want to hear the entire thing! ?. Want to listen instead of read ?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 8, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, I talked to educators about the school-to-prison pipeline and how restorative justice in the classroom (which starts with you) can change the trajectory of a child’s life. You’re going to hear sound bytes from a teacher, an instructional coach, and two principals. .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 15, 2020

Robyn explains in-depth how teachers can identify and address each cause in practical, relatable ways. Robyn explains in-depth how teachers can identify and address each cause in practical, relatable ways. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go. Robyn Jackson.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

How can we as educators ensure we are finding and sharing accurate information? He’s the head of the education team of the News Literacy Project , a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age. Join me as I talk with Peter Adams.

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