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Afternoon Ti Podcast Season 6 Episode 122 What's on Your Cart? Teachers are some of the most resourceful people in the world.  A few days ago I put a question up in my social media about what other teachers consider essential for their carts.  So many great ideas came in!  I’ve had several ‘oops’-es as I’ve been on a cart the past two weeks - I stole an eraser from one room after erasing the board, setting it on my cart and bringing it with me to the next room.  I left my lesson plan binder in the previous room I had been teaching in when I set it on the table.  I’ve completely forgotten to bring my water.  And my expo markers.  And my snack on a day that I didn’t have a break for lunch until 1pm.  I was so hungry.  Each time I’ve entered a room and didn’t have something I would have needed or left with something that had been in a room or left something of my own in the last room I taught in, it helped me learn what I really needed to hav...

 Season Six Episode 121 Virtual and In-Person Teaching I’ve been back teaching for just over two weeks now.  There’s been a large learning curve as I’ve had to rethink and reimagine everything I’m teaching - likely the same for you as well.  Our teaching situations have commonalities, but no two teaching situations are identical.  I’ll share how my teaching set-up looks this year to give you an idea of what I’m doing each day and especially what I’m finding that works as I’m teaching students who are home learning as well as students who are in the classroom simultaneously.  How do we best educate students in this scenario and is it even possible, right?   So here’s a short breakdown of my teaching scenario this year.  I teach middle school music grades 5-8.  I am a fifth grade advisor which means I have 11 students who are part of my homeroom and it’s one of the best things about my job.  Every morning I’m with them for just over an ...

 Season Six Episode 120 Worry and Anxiety with a Mix of Faith and Encouragement with Jessica Peresta I met Jessica through Instagram and have been inspired by her work with music education and her mentorship of educators.  She is the host of three podcasts which are “The Elementary Music Teacher featuring interviews and ideas for teaching music, The Learn Music Together for parents wanting strategies and tips to guide their children in piano practices, and Found in Motherhood, which she hosts with Anne Mileski, where they share about their experiences as moms and give practical advice.  This episode was inspired by one of Jessica’s episodes on The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast about worry and anxiety.  I loved what she had to share and asked if she’d have a conversation about it with me and I’m so glad she said yes.  We’ll be talking about worry and anxiety and share the encouragement we have found as well as how our faith has helped us.  Jessica Pere...

Season 6 Episode 119 Ten Things Saving My Life Right Now   "Noticing the simple things makes us continue to notice and be thankful for them" - Kendra Adachi One of my favorite podcasts is The Lazy Genius with Kendra Adachi.  I've used her ideas for cleaning my bathrooms and my kitchen, making meals, and her overall advice for being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.  In Episode #171 Kendra shared the ten things that were saving her life right now and then encouraged listeners to share their ten ideas with friends or in conversations.  I enjoyed hearing her ten things so much that I thought I'd share my top ten.  And I'll be encouraging you to share your top ten! The things I'm sharing are a range of items that might impact your life greatly as well as things that I just love. #10: Magnolia Table Cookbooks #1 and #2 #9: Us the Duo: Website and YouTube Channel 8 - Book: Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Wi...

Season Six Episode 118 No Teacher Tired Like Covid Teaching Tired Today on Afternoon Ti I’m sharing three things that are helping me beat the fatigue of teaching this fall.  This is episode 118 - so glad you’re here! Not looking far ahead - sometimes only looking at the first 30 minutes to an hour of my day when I wake up.  What do I need to do?   Routine:  Get a drink of water - walk the dog - his leash is in the drawer where we keep our thermometer so that triggers the reminder to take all of our temps and log into the system online to put in information each morning and get verification that we are allowed on campus that day - shower - make-up-ish - dressed - breakfast - lunch check (we prep all we can at night -  Then when I arrive at school I prep for my first class, making sure I have everything pulled up on my laptop for where I’ll be teaching.  Then I prep for my advisory and chapel times.  For now we’re Zooming and walking t...