The Classroom Commute Podcast
Teacher Tips & Inspiration For Your Ride To School!
If you have a classroom and a commute, then you're in the right place! The Classroom Commute Podcast is THE place for busy teachers who want actionable tips, simple strategies, and a little fun on your ride in to school!
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Ep 146: Positive Behavior Management in a 21st Century Classroom (With Shawn Young)
Meet Shawn Young, creator and CEO of Classcraft. Shawn shares how his passion for building positive relationships with students inspired him to create a behavior management tool that celebrates students’ success and focuses on positive interventions.
Ep 144 - 10 Ways to Make Chromebooks More User-Friendly in the Elementary Classroom (with John Sowash)
Learn how to make Chromebooks more user-friendly in the elementary classroom with John Sowash from The Chromebook Classroom. John share 10 ways that teachers can help their students better navigate and use Chromebooks to get more out of their classroom technology learning experience.
Ep 143 // Getting Started with Elementary STEM for Classroom Teachers (with Naomi Meredith)
STEM instruction can feel intimidating, but STEM coach Naomi Meredith is here to break it all down for us! She’ll share tips and ideas for classroom teachers who are looking to implement STEM in their elementary classrooms, but don’t know where to start.
Ep 142: Ten Ways Classroom Teachers Can Use Google Keep for Productivity, Organization & More (With Michelle Emerson)
There’s an APP for that - and Google Keep is an under-utilized APP that teachers should be using! But today’s guest, Michelle Emerson, is about to change all that with her top ten tips for how teachers can (and should!) be using Google Keep in their teacher life.
Ep 141: 3 Myths of a 21st Century Classroom
When you hear “21st century classroom” you might immediately think about classroom technology and other big changes that teachers need to make to meet the needs of today’s students. However, in this episode, we’re uncovering 3 myths of a 21st century classroom.
Ep 140: 10 Truths About Building a Classroom Community (With Johnny Tiersma)
In college, you learn a lot about how to run a classroom. But - there are many things that you only learn about teaching through experience. Johnny Tiersma, 6th grade teacher and children’s author, is sharing 10 truths about how to build a classroom community - all of which he’s learned from experience!
Ep 139: Balancing School and Home: Making the Most of Your Time At School So You Can Enjoy Your Time At Home (With Kristen Donegan)
Most teachers are guilty of bleeding their teaching life into their home life. Teachers are hard workers and are known for bringing home work on nights and weekends. But - it doesn’t have to be that way. My guest, Kristen Donegan shares how teachers can make the most of their time at school so that they can leave their work-life at WORK!
Ep 138: The Story of the LINKtivity (Celebrating 1 Year With LINKtivity Learning)
LINKtivity Learning turns 1! For one year, the LINKtivity Learning membership has been supporting upper elementary teachers with 21st century digital learning resources that spark the love of learning! Join us as we celebrate!
Ep 136: How to Separate Out Select Slides from a Larger Google Slides Presentation
Ever want to use only certain slides with your students from a larger Google Slides presentation? This quick tech-tip episode will walk you through exactly that!
Ep 135: Tips for Teaching Writing in a 21st Century Classroom with Megan Polk
Teaching writing in the elementary classroom is often followed by moans and groans for teachers and students alike. BUT - what if as a teacher you could LOVE teaching writing? What if your students LOVED your writing block? What if you had tips and strategies for making writing work in the 21st century classroom. Guest expert Megan Polk from The Literacy Dive tells us how!
Ep 134: Breaking Down the Science of Reading with Sara Marye
The Science of Reading is a buzz word that educators have been coming across lately. In today’s episode, our guest, Sara Marye breaks down the science of reading and shares some practical applications for the classroom!
Ep 133: Making a Impact in the Classroom With LINKtivity Interactive Learning Guides
Teachers are in the business of making an impact. And LINKtivity Learning is here to partner with teachers, to help them make a bigger impact in the elementary classroom.
Ep 132: Using Podcasts to Get Students Excited About Learning with Jerry Kolber
Join me as I chat with Jerry Kolber, host of the wildly populary kid’s podcast: “Who Smarted”. We talk all about how to use podcasts and other multimedia in the classroom to get students excited about learning!
Ep 131: 3 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask Before Going Back to School
It’s time to kick off another school year. But, even if your classroom is decorated, copies are made, and desks are in a row - it’s THESE 3 questions that you don’t want to forget to ask yourself before starting a new school year! Tune in to find out what they are.
Ep 121 - Summer Teacher Road Trip 2022
Join us again this summer as we revisit some of the most popular tourist destinations (AKA - popular podcast episodes) from the past school year! This summer slow down with us and get re-inspired with our best teacher tips, strategies, and ideas for the 21st century classroom.
Ep 120 - H(APPY) Hour: Classroom Technology Tools for Teachers & Students: Screencast-O-Matic
We know that using videos in the classroom as a learning vehicle can be powerful. But what about creating them? In this episode, I’m sharing a FREE and easy App that teachers, and even students can use to create video for a unique learning experience!
Ep 119 // The Summer Learning Slide: 8 Tips for Teachers to Help Avoid It!
If you’re an elementary teacher, then you likely know that the summer learning slide is a real thing! Let’s help avoid the summer slide with summer learning opportunities that feel more like playing!
Ep 117 // Digital Citizenship: Starting the Conversation about Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a beast all on its own. It’s easier to control bullying when it's within the walls of the school - but once bullying is taken online - schools have less control. This makes it all the more important to help students know how to identify when they see or experience cyberbullying, and how to respond.
Ep 116 // Google Slides Tip: How to View Students Working on THEIR Digital Device from YOUR Digital Device
Every teacher, at one time or another, has instructed students to work independently at their seats while he or she walks around the room monitoring students as they work. But - what if you could see how students were doing at THEIR seat - from YOUR seat using the power of Google Slides? This Google Slides hack is the tech tip you need to see your students working in real time on individual digital devices.
