340 Episodes

  1. Test-Taking Strategies for Math in Elementary

    Published: 3/12/2025
  2. Helpful Test-Taking Strategies in Elementary Language Arts

    Published: 3/5/2025
  3. How to Take the Pressure Off

    Published: 2/26/2025
  4. Surviving February: Staying Inspired During the Longest Shortest Month

    Published: 2/19/2025
  5. Practical Self-Kindness for Chronically Tired Teachers

    Published: 2/12/2025
  6. How Elementary Teachers Can Show Kindness & Compassion to Their Students

    Published: 2/5/2025
  7. 10 Fun and Easy Ways to Teach Kids Kindness: Practical Ideas You’ll Love!

    Published: 1/29/2025
  8. Easy Ways to Involve Movement in Your Lessons (& Increase Student Focus & Engagement)

    Published: 1/22/2025
  9. How to Reframe Negative Thoughts (And Why It’s Important)

    Published: 1/15/2025
  10. 10 Research-Backed Ways to Find the Positive in Your Students

    Published: 1/8/2025
  11. How to Easily Infuse More Humor into Your Classroom

    Published: 1/1/2025
  12. How to Work Less in 2025: 5 Things I Did to Get My Weekends Back

    Published: 12/25/2024
  13. Simple, Low-Prep Speaking Activities for ELL Students

    Published: 12/18/2024
  14. 15 Nonverbal Cues Every Teacher Needs to Know

    Published: 12/11/2024
  15. All Behavior is Communication: 12 Easy Ways to Build Connections with Your Students

    Published: 12/4/2024
  16. How to Guarantee You Will Master Your Classroom Management

    Published: 11/27/2024
  17. When You Have a Million Interruptions in a Day - How to Still Teach & Keep Kids Focused

    Published: 11/20/2024
  18. When Is It Time to Involve Admin for Help with a Challenging Student?

    Published: 11/13/2024
  19. How Gratitude Positively Impacts Learning: 7 Thanksgiving Activities that Teach Gratitude

    Published: 11/6/2024
  20. Feeling Disenchanted with Teaching? You Aren’t Alone

    Published: 10/30/2024

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"Just because you're a beginning elementary teacher, there's no need for you to struggle like one." Welcome to Beginning Teacher Talk, the weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Lori Friesen, where we talk about all of the things you wish you learned in college about teaching elementary school. We feature kid-tested classroom management techniques, organizational strategies, creative ways to motivate your students, how to work with colleagues, seasonal gems, and how to de-stress and eliminate the overwhelm that too often accompanies your first years of teaching.