Whole Brain Teaching The Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Rhonda and I sat down with Platinum Certified Whole Brain Teaching Instructor Megan Russell to discuss how to implement the Super Improver Team as a classroom teacher and beyond.
This episode is rich! If you have been waiting to implement the Super Improver Wall or you need a refresher or you want to know how to implement it if you have a position other than a classroom teacher, this is the episode for you!
Continue to share all our episodes with your colleagues and administrators! Remember that we are here for you, so reach out on any of the WBT Facebook pages or Instagram and let us know how we can help you in your WBT Journey!
Rhonda and I are back with another installment of WBT Transformation Stories! This week, we sat down with Executive Board Member, Susannah Austin, to discuss how Glorious Kindess has changed her fourth grade classroom.
We hope these stories of transformation are encouraging you to either keep doing what you are doing if you are a veteran Whole Brain Teacher, or start something new if you are brand new to Whole Brain Teaching. We are here to help any way we can along the way!
Thank you for listening, following, and sharing!
Welcome back to Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! We are kicking off a new podcast series called Transformations! Whole Brain Teaching Success Stories! We begin this series by having Executive Board Member, Joanna Willis, on to discuss how she uses the Magic Circle to increase critical thinking in her classroom.
We are here to help you with your WBT journey! Leave us your questions and comments and let us know about your transformation story with WBT!
Happy New Year to all our Listeners! We are so excited to bring you more on Coach's Power League! This week, Rhonda, Coach, and I discussed how to unleash student energy in your classroom as students compete with peers across grade levels worldwide through Power League!
We are thankful that you join us each and every week! Please don't forget to share these episodes with your collegues and your administration!
We are so excited to spend 2026 with you! Happy listening!
Welcome back, Listeners! Rhonda and I hope you had a wonderful Fall/Thanksgiving break! We are back this week to talk with the ever-energetic Coach Chris Biffle about a new game that he is so excited about, he is dedicating an entire Facebook page to it: HIGH ROLLER LEAGUE: START TRAINING NOW!
This new game is guaranteed not only to bring funtricity and joy into your classroom, but it will have your students practicing Grammar, ELA, and Writing skills while competing against themselves and other countries around the world to IMPROVE their score! Once again, the genius mind of Coach has made this so easy, you can listen to the podcast in the morning and implement it the very same day! During this hectic time of the year, it is exactly what teachers need!
Thank you so much for your continued support of the Podcast! Continue to share it everywhere!
Welcome back to Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! Rhonda and I are joined again this week by the one and only Coach Chris Biffle! This week we are tackling disengaged students with Prime Coaching! Primes are kiddos that are primed to learn, but for whatever reason, may be disengaged. We hope this 5-minute podcast will help you by re-energizing your Primes and your classroom as a whole!
Be sure to continue to give us your feedback on this latest format of 5-minute podcasts. Our hope is that you listen on your way to school and then are able to easily implement the strategy the moment your students arrive through your door!
Thank you for listening! We could not do this without YOU! Happy Thanksgiving! We will post another podcast in about 2 weeks!
This week on our 5-minute WBT Podcast, Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss how to create exceptional student leaders in your classroom! This approach is so quick and easy, I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner!
We hope you are enjoying this new format of the podcast. Our goal is to give you quick solutions to some of our most challenging issues in the classroom. We want to make it as easy as listening on your way to work and then implementing it that very same day! Let us know your thoughts!
We will be back next week with another 5-minute podcast before we take a week off for the Thanksgiving holidays. We are thankful for YOU! YOU are why we do what we do!
Rhonda and I are so excited to be back with another 5-minute podcast! This week, we sit down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss how to help quarreling students (and you) with the beloved game of Ro-Sham-Bo (also known as Rock, Paper, Scissors)! I don't know about you, but this time of the year when there are so many fun activities that take us out of our normal routine, students can become more quarrelsome. I for sure am dealing with this! So why not take a 2-minute break to play Ro-Sham-Bo and drop some compliments on one another?
We hope you find this 5-minute podcast valuable. Our goal is to give you no-prep strategies that you can implement immediately! Thank you for listening and sharing the podcast! Your love for the podcast continues to fuel us! We are here to help YOU because what you are doing as an educator is so incredibly valuable!
Leave your comments and suggestions on our Facebook and Instagram pages! Let us see how you are using Ro-Sham-Bo in your classrooms!
Rhonda and I are back with a new series from the brain of Coach Chris Biffle! We are starting a series of podcasts that are literally 5 minutes long! You can listen to these podcasts right before school and implement the ideas that day!
Our first 5-minute podcast is Increase the Power of Class/Yes with Math Facts. I don't know about you, but this comes at the perfect time as we are starting our unit on multiplication!
We hope you enjoy these shorter podcasts! Please let us know your thoughts on the format on our Facebook pages! Are there any other strategies you think we can condense into a 5-minute podcast?
We are here for you! Thank you for liking, subscribing, and sharing! We can't do this without YOU!
Rhonda and I are back again this week to sit down with Coach Chris Biffle to talk about Miracle 3 in Teaching Heaven! Have you used the power of Dice rolls in your classroom? Do your students excitedly wait for you to roll that glorious cube, all the while chanting for a 1, 2, 3, or 6 to show up? If you haven't experienced this part of teaching Heaven yet, hold onto your socks! In this episode, Coach breaks down not only the Dice Roll, but the Mega-Million Dice Roll! What?!?! You do NOT want to miss this episode!
We are so thankful for your listenership! Please continue to like, share, subscribe, and follow to get the latest podcast as soon as it drops!
We'll be back in two weeks with another series... it will center around our most Beloved of Students... Primes!
Rhonda and I are back with Coach B. for Miracle 2 in Teaching Heaven: The Quintuple Power of "Uh Oh! Switch!" If you are not familiar with this strategy, buckle up! Uh Oh! Switch will improve and increase your engagement 5-fold (if not more)!
Be sure to leave your questions and comments on how any of the strategies are helping to improve your classroom. In addition, let us know how we can help you with anything we have discussed on the podcast!
We will not be recording a podcast next week, but we WILL be back recording on September 28th with Coach's Miracle 3 in Teaching Heaven!
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We hope you enjoyed your Labor Day with friends and family. Rhonda and I are back this week with Coach Chris Biffle! We sat down with Coach to discuss Miracle 1 in Teaching Heaven: Please Okay.
If you're like us, you love weaving those manners into every aspect of your day! Coach breaks down how we can do that with any of our students: from those most accomodating students to those who might be struggling.
Thank you for all you do to help this podcast help as many teachers as possible! Continue to like and share! Be sure to follow this podcast and get notified as soon as a new episode drops!
We couldn't do this without YOU!
P.S. I apologize for my audio. I sound like I'm in a well. Rhonda and Coach sound amazing! I will hopefully have this issue fixed before we record Miracle 2!
Blurting is one of the most universal problems in classrooms. Even veteran WBT Teachers are not immune to blurting students. That's why Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss how we can stop this pattern. What a perfect time to bring this topic to the forefront... the beginning of the school year!
This is a great extension of the podcast series we just completed where we went through the 5 steps Coach laid out for us in his Quickstart book! As you will hear in the podcast, those 5 steps are instrumental in curbing the blurting! As Coach says, "For the system to work, you have to work the system." Power Bears is a great game to play while working the system!
Keep sharing this podcast with all your educator friends and administrators! Our goal is to bring you the most relevant content in real time to help you have the best Whole Brain Teaching year yet!
We're back with another episode of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! This week, Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to finish out his Quickstart Book with his chapter on the Bullseye Game. Bullseye is one of WBT most powerful, classroom changing, relationship building games! You definitely want to tuck this game in your back pocket and have it at the ready when needing to make even stronger connections with our most beloved rascals.
Rhonda and I want to wish all of you who have started or will be starting school in the near future the best school year yet! We are here to help. You are not alone in this journey!
We will be back next week with another episode of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! Until then, please like, share, and follow us on your favorite podcast app!
Here it is... Step 5 of Coach Chris Biffle's Quickstart: Five Steps to Teaching Heaven. In this episode of the podcast, Rhonda and I sit down with Coach to discuss what the WBT classroom rules are and how to implement them in your classroom beginning DAY 1!
As you will hear in this episode, while we thought we were done podcasting on this amazing book, we are NOT! We are just getting started, y'all! We believe this has been an amazing beginning to Season 6 of the podcast! We cannot wait to see what is in store for all of us and the genius mind of Coach B. never sleeps!
To be sure you get the latest podcasts when they drop, like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! In addition, please share this and all our podcasts with your teacher friends and administrators!
We are thankful for YOU!
As promised, here is Step 4 of the podcast! The Magic Circle is a complete game changer when it comes to delivering powerful, student-engaging lessons! As Coach says, the more we talk, the more students we lose! The Magic Circle allows your students to teach with 100% engagement!
Rhonda and I can't believe that we will be bringing you the last step - Step 5 - next week! We can't wait to hear what Coach B. has to share with us! Be sure to listen to or review Steps 1-4 before next weekend. Remember to share what you have learned through these podcasts with your teacher friends and administrators!
Our goal for Season 6 of the podcast is to hit 300K downloads. We can't do it without YOU! Thank you for always supporting the podcast by liking and sharing it!
As promised, Rhonda and I recorded Step 3 with Coach Chris Biffle today! There is so much amazing information packed into this podcast! If this episode (along with the other two steps) doesn't get you pumped to get back into the classroom, we don't know what will!
Keep liking and sharing all Coach has to share with us about his latest book!
Feel free to leave any questions for Coach to answer either on our Facebook pages or we can address them on the podcast!
We appreciate you more than you'll ever know! You keep us motivated because our passion is Whole Brain Teachers helping Whole Brain Teachers... GLORIOUS KINDNESS!
Rhonda and I are ready to dive into Step 2 of Coach B.'s latest book Quickstart! Step 2 is all about implementation. As Coach says in the podcast, it's great to have a new car, but how do we get it started. Coach breaks it down in Step 2 by talking to us about the importance of an Improvement Agenda.
Buckle up! This episode is going to show you how small improvements within ourselves model those improvement practices we want to see in our students!
Thank you for always giving us such great support and feedback! As we are revving up for the 2025-2026 school year, we hope these podcasts help you have the amazing start you deserve! Thank you for listening and sharing! We couldn't do what we do without YOU!
It's SEASON 6 of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast!! Rhonda and I are back and back earlier than anticipated because Coach B. has released his AMAZING book "Whole Brain Teaching QuickStart: Five Steps to Teaching Heaven."
Y'all, Coach B. is ALWAYS thinking of YOU and he asked Rhonda and I if we would be willing to cut our summer vacation short in order to get this book into podcasts! Of course we said YES without hesitation because YOU are the reason we do what we do!!
So, join us for the next six weeks as we dive into each chapter! This does not take the place of having this book in your hands! No way! However, it is another resource to help you implement what you read in these pages. Head over to Amazon and get your copy! This book is a MUST HAVE!!
Step 1 is all about brain facts! If you are going to implement WBT, you have to understand why we do what we do by understanding the brain! Coach breaks it down for us as only he can!
Thank you for listening! Share wildly with your educator friends and administrators. Thank you for joining us for Season 6! We cannot wait to bring you all the amazing things we are going to bring you this year!
The end of the school year can be fraught with exhaustion. Teachers and students are exhausted alike, but we still have anywhere from two weeks to a month left of school. How can we be rejuvinated even at the end of the school year? Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss just that! His remedy? The Improvement Agenda: A Cure-All for Viral Exhaustion!
This is a must-listen as we all want to finish our school year strong! In addition, this podcast is a definate "must share" with your teacher friends because we are all in the same boat.
Don't forget to like, share, and follow this podcast so you will be the first to be notified when each and every new podcast drops!
You are why we do what we do! Thank you so much for listening!
State testing is just around the corner. A time that gives most educators and students anxiety! However, you had to know that Coach Chris Biffle would have a solution. This week, Rhonda and I sat down with Coach B. to discuss how to get students ready for State Testing using the cornerstone of Whole Brain Teaching... SUPER IMPROVER! Super Improver has long been an individual motivator in any Whole Brain Teaching Classroom and now we can use it as a way to help motivate students to improve on their State Test taking skills! If you are an educator that does not do State Testing, trust me... this episode is still for you! These strategies can be used for ANY test taking!
With Easter coming up and family committments, we will be holding off recording our next episode until April 27th, but the beauty of podcasts is they are always available to listen to and relisteen to, so even during a short break, you can still tap into all the WBT goodness these podcasts have to offer!
We appreicate you! YOU are why we do this! Thank you for listening and sharing our passion for WBT with your teacher friends and administrators!
If you are like many educators during this time of the year, we are seeing an increase in unkind words and behavior issues. It's been a long year and we need some intervention... STAT! Leave it to Coach B. to come to our rescue.
Rhonda and I sat down with Coach to discuss Ro-Sham-Bo and how this simple yet effective game of uncertain reward can change our most beloved rascal into a complementing machine! Do NOT miss this episode and be sure to share it with your educator friends because we are all feeling the weight of exhaustion this time of the year. Give your teacher friends a much needed boost with this podcast!
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Let's join hands and finish this year together STRONG!
Rhonda and I aren't sure how he does it, but Coach B. has done it again! He knows that teachers are continually trying to get their students to be engaged in the lessons they have worked tirelessly to craft! Well, has Coach got the answer for you. In this podcast, Coach explains how to get the most engagement for all of your hard work... and it's nothing short of BRILLIANT!
Be sure to share this podcast with all your teacher friends and administrators (because we know that administrators are going to look for student engagement during those observations)!
We are so appreciative of your support over the years! We'll be back in a couple weeks with another episode! Thank you for liking and subscribing! We truly do appreciate you!!
Welcome back to the podcast! Rhonda and I were able to spend some time with Coach Chris Biffle, WBT Founder and Creator, to record a podcast about the simplest way in the universe to implement WBT! That is a big statement, but Coach B. absolutely delivers in this episode!
We want to thank you, our dedicated listeners, for being patient with us as we navigate life which means that our times of putting out a new podcast seem sparatic, but we are grateful that you are remaining loyal to our vision of bringing you the latest on the WBT front! Rhonda and I cannot thank you enough!
Remember to follow, like, and share everywhere!!
Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast is back with our latest podcast after a wonderful Christmas break! We hope you had a joyous holiday break and are in store for a wonderful new year!
This week, we had WBT Teacher Kyla Tesmer, back on the podcast. Kyla is a friend of the podcast and has recorded with us before. Check out her podcasts in our library!
This time, Kyla came on to talk about a chart she created all focused on 10 finger woos! You do not want to miss this episode! 10 finger woos are a staple, but we all know that in order to keep the funtricity alive and well in our classrooms, we need variety and she has come up with an amazing way to keep that variety and funtricity going all year long!
We are excited to finish out the school year with all of you! Continue to like, follow, and subscribe! Share this and all our podcasts everywhere and with everyone!
On a side note, we want to send our thoughts, prayers, and positive vibes with all of our friends and collegues in California as you are battling the wildfires. You are thought of often and know we are standing with you.
Welcome back to Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! We hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving Break with family and friends! Rhonda very much enjoyed hers as she got to meet her brand new grandson!
This week, we sat down with Coach Chris Biffle, founder of Whole Brain Teaching, to discuss an exciting new way to generate 1,000 (actual count) different varieties of Class Yes! I can't wait to incorporate this in my classroom!
We are taking the rest of December off so that we can all enjoy our Holiday break with friends and family, but Rhonda and I will be back in January with a good friend of the podcast, Kyla Tesmer! We can't wait to share her with you!
Until then, continue to listen and share this podcast everywhere. We love sharing our passion for WBT with you!
Welcome back to Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! We are so excited to have Coach Chris Biffle back on the podcast to teach us about his POWERFUL strategy, Three Steps to the Student Powered Classroom! This is an amazing way to get 100% engagement when teaching anything during the school day.
We are thankful for each and every listener! We won't be back until December 8th, not only because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but because Rhonda is going to be a new grandma!! We are thrilled for this addition to your family, Rhonda and we wish everyone a healthy delivery!
During our short break, please go back and listen to your favorite episodes and share them everywhere!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your much needed break with family and friends! This year we count our listeners as one of our many blessings! We are thankful for YOU!
Are you ready for an amazing podcast centered entirely around LOVE GRAMS? This amazing game, the brain child of our very own Coach Chris Biffle, is the focus of this weeks podcast! Coach breaks it down for us on how to implement this outstanding game that will bring kindness, joy, and enthusiasm to your classroom from the very moment you introduce it!
Rhonda and I are so grateful for your listenership! This podcast would not exist without YOU! Please continue to like, share, and follow us!
YOU are why we do what we do!
This week Rhonda and I were super excited to have Coach Chris Biffle back with us on the podcast. Coach is always coming up with new ways to engage our students to their fullest potential and this week is no different! We can't wait for you to listen to Coach talk about Switcher! It's the astonishing WBT worksheet strategy you will wonder how you taught without it!
Once you try this amazing strategy, be sure to leave your success stories on the Whole Brain Teacher Super Improver Facebook page! We can't wait to hear all about how you are using Switcher in your classroom!
Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to the podcast so you are always notified when our latest episodes come out!
Welcome to Season 5 of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! We are so excited to be back for another season. Joining us to get this season started is Coach Chris Biffle. He is here to talk about his latest game to help with students who blurt. It's called New Blurty! We are excited that you are here not only for our new season, but also because we know that what you are going to hear throughout this season will help you with your most difficult students.
We are still working on the scheduling for Season 5, so we appreciate your patience as we flesh that out. This is our labor of love, but as Coach says, "family first". Just know that we are here for you on this WBT journey and there are so many episodes to go back and listen to in between dropping new episodes!
We love you and thank you for listening and sharing!
What an amazing Season 4 it has been on Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! Rhonda and I have been so blessed to be able to do what we love for the last 4 years... help other teachers! In addition, we have been extremely blessed to have Coach Chris Biffle join us on nearly each and every podcast this season. The wisdom in this season is astounding. We sit down for one last podcast with Coach to talk about some of our highlights from Season 4.
Season 4 brought us over 200K downloads and 101 podcast episodes. We hit some pretty incredible milestones this season. And we could not have done it without YOU!
We will be back for Season 5 in September, but until then, we want to encourage you to catch up or revisit all 101 podcasts.
Have an amazing summer break. We love you!
Welcome to episode 100!! We are over the moon that we have hit this milestone in our podcasting journey and we could NOT have done it without YOU! We are continually thankful for your listenership and your willingness to share this podcast with fellow parents, teachers, and administrators! You are why we do what we do!
For this episode, we invited Platinum WBT Instructor Kyla Tesmer to join us on the podcast. Kyla was on about a year ago as a God Certified Instructor. She is back to talk with us about WBT Test Taking Strategies that REALLY Work! State testing can be such a stressful time for teachers and students alike, but Kyla walks us through some WBT strategies that have worked for her and they can work for you, too! You don't have to be a teacher that gives high stakes testing! This is for any grade level and any test level!
We hope you get so much out of this episode! Here's to our next 100 episodes!
Rhonda and I are excited to welcome back Coach Chris Biffle and WBT Instructor Bethany Blair. Bethany has a classroom of extremely beloved rascals and she sits down with all of us to discuss the power of Super Improvers in her classroom. In addition, Coach answers our Big Question ~ How do we keep Super Improver going in the 2nd half of the school year?
We are thankful for you! We couldn't do this without YOU! Thank you for liking and sharing this podcast everywhere!
This week, Rhonda, Coach Chris Biffle, and I welcome Bethany Blair to the podcast. Bethany works with a classroom of Extremely Beloved Rascals. She brings us all hope as we work with our students each and every day. She and Coach talk about the incredibly important aspect of creating safe relationships with our students, even our most beloved rascals. Every student deserves love and safety.
Thank you for liking and subscribing! We are so close to our goal of 200K downloads by May of this year! We can't do it without you. We are so thankful!
Have you ever heard Coach B. says "It's a long year"? Well, has we got the podcast for you! The last quarter of school can be daunting for teachers everywhere. Now is the perfect time to rejuvenate your WBT classroom! Coach sat down with Rhonda and I to tell us exactly how to do that!
You don't want to miss this episode as it is chock full of WBT goodness! Coach starts out this episode with his Big Question of the week! Remember, if you have a burning WBT question, leave it for Coach on one of our WBT Facebook pages! He may answer it on the podcast next time!
Thank you for all you do to make this podcast a success! We are making our way to 200K downloads and we couldn't do it without your love and support! THANK YOU!
Welcome back to the podcast! We are glad you are here! This week, Rhonda and I are joined by Coach Chris Biffle to discuss the power of connection with our students. Some of our Beloved Rascals are difficult to connect with, however, that could be their way of telling us they truly want to connect!
We know you are going to get so much out of this podcast! It is essential as teachers that we stay curious and creative about ways we can create connection with all of our students.
As you will see, at the beginning of the podcast, Coach brings us a new mini-segment called Big Questions! Coach answers two questions from the Facebook pages! Maybe it was YOUR question! Be on the lookout for Coach to make a post asking for podcast questions and then listen in as he answers some of your burning questions.
Continue to like, follow, and share this and all our podcasts everywhere! We absolutely appreciate you!
Welcome to Episode 95 and to another amazing podcast with Coach Chris Biffle! Rhonda and I sit down with Coach B. to discuss a tried and true Whole Brain Teaching staple ~ The Scoreboard!
Coach graciously takes us through the ins and outs of the Scoreboard, but then he brings us some AMAZING, NEW, POWER UPGRADES!!
Remember, it's a long year! You don't want to miss how to power up your Scoreboard so it lasts all year long!
Thank you for listening and sharing! YOU are why we do what we do!
Are you ready to completely tranform your classroom? Once again, Coach Chris Biffle has done it! Rhonda and I sat down with Coach again this week to discuss playing Ro-Sham-Bo to build an incredible atmosphere of DEEP compliments in our classrooms! He even posted a graphic on our WBT Facebook pages to help remind teachers and students alike of the power of Ro-Sham-Bo!
Thank you for your love and support of the podcast! You are why we do what we do!
After waiting an extra week, Rhonda and I are so excited to have Coach Chris Biffle back on the podcast to talk about the New Brain Discovery that Revolutionizes Instruction (and the WBT classroom) Part 2!
We are always so thankful that Coach continues to learn about the brain and share his knowledge with a of us!
If you haven't listened to part 1, please do so. Then, follow it up immediately with part 2! Coach brings us things we can implement IMMEDIATELY in our classrooms in order to create deep connections with our students!
Thank YOU, our listeners, for liking, following, and sharing this and all our podcasts! We couldn't do this without YOU!
Welcome back to the podcast! Once again, Rhonda and I sit down with the impecable Coach Chris Biffle. This week we discuss the brain and the latest brain discovery that revolutionizes instruction and our WBT classrooms! This, however, is only part 1. Coach sets the stage for us with some facinating brain research that had Rhonda and I sitting on the edge of our seats. We definitely cannot wait for Part 2. Like us, you'll have to stay tuned.
To be sure you don't miss an episode of the podcast, be sure to like and subscribe and definitely share this and all our podcasts with your fellow teachers and administrators.
WE'RE BACK!!!
After celebrating the holidays with our families, Rhonda, Coach and I are back at the podcast game. This podcast is a MUST listen!! Coach ushers us into 2024 and the second semester of school with the 5 Most Important Skills for WBT Instructors.
Grab a foamy latte or beverage of your choice and snuggle in as you recharge for the rest of our school year together and the skills that are going to help us make it the best ever!
Welcome to Episode 90! And do we have an episode for you! Coach Biffle joins Rhonda and me once again to discuss the Three Story Brain. Have you ever wondered why our students have wondering minds or operate from a state of meltdown? You do not want to miss this episode! Coach breaks the brain down into three parts that represent a building.
Thank you for liking, subscribing, and sharing our podcast with the world! We couldn't do this without you!
This week, Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle once again to discuss a brand new game ~ Mime Vacation. Mindfulness is an essential classroom tool, now more than ever!
This game is something you can implement tomorrow!! It's just that simple to implement!
Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this and all WBT podcasts! You are why we do what we do!
As teachers we know about Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 intervention, but have you heard of Tier 4? Coach joins Rhonda and me once again on the podcast to break down Tier 4 strategies for Teacher Self-Care and it begins with understanding the acronym INNER.
We appreciate your listenership! Our goal as Whole Brain Teachers is to help other Whole Brain Teachers! That's why we do the podcast! We hope that this podcast gives you the validation you need that you are AMAZING and YOU ARE WORTH INVESTING IN!
Manners are a crucial part of our classrooms! This week, Coach sat down with Rhonda and me to discuss Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 strategies to connect with our most beloved rascals... and the rest of our class... when it comes to manners! He left us with a cliffhanger, though! Tier 4!!! Who is on the edge of their seats HOPING he comes back on the podcast to discuss Tier 4?!?! Hint: he gave Rhonda and I a sneak-peek!!
You do not want to miss a moment of this podcast as it leads to our next podcast about Tier 4 strategies!!
Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast wildly!! We love bringing you content you can use in your class TOMORROW!!
This is a short, but POWERFUL podcast! Rhonda and I down once again with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss 10 powerful attention getter strategies specifically designed for our most beloved rascals! This podcast may only be 15 minutes long, but it definitely packs a punch! We are so thankful Coach continues to care about teachers and find solutions that work!
Remember to like, subscribe, and follow this podcast so when new ones come out, you are the first to know! Also, don't forget to share this and all our podcasts with your fellow teachers and administrators!
Is student blurting driving you cuckoo?? This week, Rhonda and I sat down once again with the amazing Coach B. to discuss one of the biggest problems plaguing our classrooms. BLURTING!!
If this is part of your classroom this school year, you do NOT want to miss this podcast episode. Coach gives us practical, doable solutions to this universal classroom issue.
One big take away is when you try something, do it for two solid weeks... WITH FIDELITY! It's easy to give up after one day, but remember, as Whole Brain Teachers, We've Got GRIT, We Don't Quit!! You've got this! We are here to help!
Teaching is not for the faint of heart. Thank goodness for Whole Brain Teaching! In this week's podcast episode, Rhonda and I sit down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss 7 skills of the greatest WBT instructors. Coach breaks it all down for us in this must listen to episode.
This podcast is one of those podcast that you are going to want to put on repeat. Coach continues to give educators those much needed words of encouragement.
In addition to this podcast, don't forget to stay connected on all the Facebook pages for even more guidance and encouragement. We're all in this together!!
We are so incredibly thankful for each and every one of you!!
Rhonda and I had the opportunity to sit down with Coach Chris Biffle again to discuss his latest powerfully, AMAZING game called Power Rings! You do not want to miss this podcast and learn how Power Rings can make a difference in your classroom.
Coach comes close to never sleeping, so don't forget to like, subcribe, and follow the podcast so you are kept in the loop with all the latest on Whole Brain Teaching.
Thank you for listening! YOU are why we do what we do!
Amazon links to order Power Rings: http://amzn.to/3EGCTUQ
Teachers Pay Teachers Link to Power Ring Slides: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/WBT-Power-Rings-10190339?fbclid=IwAR1_5Y5m34OMaZA80L60HzcpN8J5EdeiYrTcjPiekDbEA7e04_3E7-wm_7o
We're back for Season 4! Rhonda and I couldn't be more excited to be back after our summer break! And who better to kick off Season 4 than Coach B. himself! The timing of this episode couldn't be better! Coach shares with us how to get the ultimate WBT classroom through the lense of his latest book, Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids, 2nd Edition.
We hope you find as much hope in this podcast as we did. Please like, follow, and share this and all our podcasts from Seasons 1-3 with your teaching besties and school administrators!
We can't wait to bring you even more content in the months ahead as we embark on Season 4 of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast!
As we wrap up Season 3 of the podcast, Rhonda and I are so happy to have Kyla Tesmer as our final guest of the season! Kyla shares her love and energy with us as she talks about her WBT journey! We know you will get so much out of this episode!
We plan on being back with a whole new season in the Fall! Until then, please go back and listen to all 81 episodes! Also, get ready for some amazing summer zoom sessions! Watch the Facebook pages for dates and times to sign up. Remember... they are all FREE!!
Thank you so much for listening for the past THREE years! We can't wait to bring you more content in the Fall.
We love you! Have an amazing summer!
WELCOME TO PODCAST #80!!
On this podcast episode, Rhonda and I welcome Gold Certified instructor and 2023 WBT Teacher of the Year, Weston Lamb-Costantino!
Weston shared with us his WBT journey and give so much advice and hope to other specials teachers (such as Music, P.E., Art, and Guidance) in how they can make WBT work for them!
We are so thankful for Weston sharing his wisdom with us! We know you are going to get so much out of this podcast!
We are so thrilled to have Platinum Certified Whole Brain Teacher Dawn MacGregor back with us on the podcast! Dawn joins us to tell us about some exciting updates to Flight School! Flight School 2.0 is going to be a game-changer in classrooms!
If you don't know about Flight School, we want to encourage you to go back and listen to episode 26 where Executive Board Member Stephanie Meder brilliantly explains this strategy. Then, join Dawn here on this episode to give you tips and tricks for keeping Flight School fresh all year long!!
Thank you so much for liking, subscribing, and sharing! We appreciate you so much!
Rhonda and I were so happy to have Silver Certified Whole Brain Teacher Jeanette Dolan stop by the podcast to share with us what Whole Brain Strategies are near and dear to her heart.
We know you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
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Welcome to WBT the Podcast! This week Rhonda and I had a long time friend on our podcast! We were so excited to have Gold Certified Teacher, Christina Chapan stop by to talk to us about her expertise using WBT in her Special Education classrooms! Christina has a wealth of knowledge and we are so blessed to have this conversation with her! We know you will learn a lot of practices you can use in any classroom with any learner!!
Thank you, as always, for your love and support! There are only a handful of episodes left to update before we take a break for the summer! But, don't worry... we can't wait to bring even more content for the 2023-2024 school year!! You are why we do what we do!
Rhonda and I are thrilled to welcome Silver Certified WBT Instructor ElizabethFrasle to the podcast this week. Elizabeth so graciously shared her WBT journey with us and we know there will be so many nuggets that you can relate to and take with you on your journey as well.
We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please remember to like, follow, and share everywhere!
In this episode, Rhonda and I sit down with Platinum Certified and newly announced WBT Teacherof the Year, Suzi St. Laurent. We know you are going to enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
Thank you for listening, following, and sharing this and every episode of the podcast!
Rhonda and I had the privilege of sitting down with Silver Certified Whole Brain Teachers Susannah Austin and Tammy Kirk. They shared so much with us about what is working amazingly well in their upper elementary and secondary classrooms! You don't want to miss this very informative conversation!
Thank you, as always, for listeing, following, and sharing this podcast! We love what we do and we know... 100%... we could not do this without YOU!!
We love you!
Have you heard of the Ping Pong game when it comes to using the Scoreboard in your classroom? Coach Chris Biffle joins Rhonda and I again on the podcast to talk about this simple, yet powerful game that will keep your students on their edge of their seats!
This podcast may be short but it is packed with the boost you need to finish out the school year!
Thank you for liking, sharing, and following us! We couldn't do what we do without YOU!!
Rhonda and I had the one and only Sarah Tillinghast on the podcast to talk about her WBT journey and offer her words of wisdom to Whole Brain Teacher, no matter if you are a veteran teacher or a newbie to WBT!
We hope you are gleaning so much from these podcasts and the journeys of our guests! We have so many more to share with you so y'all get ready!
Please share these podcasts with teachers who need you to do so! We hope that they are a source of encouragement to you and to those you share them with!
What a joy to have Coach Chris Biffle back on the podcast with us! Rhonda and I can attest to the fact that even the best of Whole Brain Teaching classrooms can still have struggles. It's part of teaching! In this episode, Coach tells us how using both the Alphahawk Wall and Super Improver Wall can help every teacher as they climb the staircase to Teaching Heaven.
Thank you so much for liking, following, and sharing this and all our podcast episodes! YOU are why we do what we do!
We are so excited to have WBT Gold Certified Instructor LaKedria Lozano back on the podcast. She joins Rhonda and me to discuss WBT inclusive strategies she is using in her classroom that have worked this year as well as giving us an update on the WBT Inclusive Facebook page.
It is always a pleasure to have returning guests join us on the podcast and Lakedria did not disappoint! If you have any questions about WBT Inclusive, contact Lakedria at lakedrialozano@wholebrainteaching.com.
Thank you for liking, following, and sharing this podcasts with teachers and administrators in your life!
We have been holding this podcast for at least 2 months and have been sitting on the edges of our seats waiting to release it! Better late than never as they say! Rhonda and I loved our chat with Platinum Certified Instructor, Megan Russell! We hope you enjoy her enthusiasm and wisdom as much a we did!
Remember to like, share, and subscribe! We love you and YOU are why we do what we do!
Welcome to our final episode in the series, Teacher Self-Care. Rhonda and I hope you have felt seen and heard during this podcast series! We are so thankful to Coach Chris Biffle for his time and wisdom in bringing this series to us!
The beauty of podcasts is you can go back and listen as often as you need to in order to recharge! We hope you will take advantage of that perk!
Thank you, as always, for listening, following, and sharing this and all our podcasts with your collegues and administrators! YOU are why we do what we do!
This week, Rhonda and I sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to discuss the next Golden Key... Key F ~ the First Responders Key. As teachers, we are first responders to our kiddos and especially to those Beloved Rascals!
As we wind down this podcast series, we are so thankful that you have been sharing these episodes with your collegues and administration. Next week will be our last installment as we discuss Key G.
The beautiful thing about podcasts is you can go back and listen to them as often as you need. We hope that you will do just that when you feel you need some self-care because YOU are important and YOU are why we do what we do!
Once again, Rhonda and I are thrilled to continue our talk with Coach B. on Climbing Upward, Self-Care for Teachers of Beloved Rascals. With so much out there on how to help our most beloved rascals, this series focuses on helping teachers! We have focused on Deep Red Thoughts, Red Thoughts, Green Thoughts, and Golden Thoughts. Over the last few weeks, we have been focusing on the 7 Golden Keys. Today we so excited to bring you our conversation on Key E for ENERGY!!!
We are beyond thankful for each and every one of you for listening! Like, follow, and share everywhere!
Welcome to Episode 65!!
This week, Coach Chris Biffle introduces Rhonda and I to Key D ~ The Day Dreaming Key. We took some beautiful mental trips to the past, the present, and the future with Coach's wise guidance.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to this amazing series on Teacher Self-Care, we invite you to do so! If you have been keeping up with all the wisdom of Coach B., we invite you to share this series with your teacher friends and administrators!
We are thankful for YOU!
Rhonda and I truly hope you are getting as much out of this series on Self-care for Teachers as we are! Each week we are blessed to be able to sit down with Coach and record his wisdom. This week we talked about Key C ~ The Caution Key. Coach goes deep into brain science in this episode before diving into Key C. It such good stuff!
As always, we want to encourage you to go back if you have missed any podcasts in this series because they all build on each other.
We are grateful to be able to bring you such rich content! Please share with those in your teaching cricles! We appreicate ALL you do to support the podcast!
Rhonda and I are so thrilled to continue our podcast series with Coach Chris Biffle on Teacher Self Care. We have unlocked Golden Key B which stands for BLESSINGS! When those Red or Dark Red Thoughts creep in, unlocking Golden Key A ~ the AlphaHawk key and Golden Key B ~ the Blessings key can help us put things in the right perspective when we are dealing with those beloved rascals.
We hope you are absorbing so much in this powerful series... and we aren't done yet!
Thank you for listening, sharing, and following the podcast! You are why we do what we do!
Hello, Beautiful Podcast Family and Happy New Year!
Rhonda and I sat down on Janurary 2, 2023 to have a wonderful chat about Whole Brain Teaching, the old and the new, over the past year! We want to invite you into the conversation! We hope you take a bit of time to listen to our hearts as we share all the things we were grateful for in 2022 and the exciting things we have to look forward to in 2023!
We are so honored that you are on this journey with us! We hope this podcast gives you the encouragement you need to try something new in 2023. No matter what, we want you to know that you ARE making a huge difference!
Here's to all the goodness 2023 brings!
Here we are, Podcast fans! Golden Thoughts with Coach B.! This is another truly powerful podcast in our series! Coach has taken us from the depths of our dark red thoughts to the heights of our beautiful golden thoughts!
We are so grateful that these podcasts are going public during the holiday break because we truly feel this is our time as teachers to refresh and reenergize as we gear up for 2023 and the remainder of our school year. Rhonda and I want to encourage you to go back and listen to all of our episodes in this series with Coach. The new year is always a time of reflection and fresh starts. We want that to start with YOU and your mental and emotional well-being.
Thank you for listening! We are so grateful for you!
Welcome to Episode 60!!
We can't think of a better episode to celebrate with!! Rhonda and I continue our amazing conversation with the spectacular Coach Chris Biffle about Self-Care for Teachers. This week we talk about Green Thoughts. One of the most powerful things about Green Thoughts are the Two Tree Grove!
You do not want to miss all the goodness this episode has to share! The holiday break is a perfect time to get caught up on no only this amazing podcast series with Coach, but ALL the podcast episodes! It is also a great time to relisten to podcasts that are going to help you recharge and refresh for the new year!
We are so thankful for you! You are why we do what we do!
This week we sat down with Coach Chris Biffle to continue our conversation of teacher self care. We dive into Red Thoughts and how they can easily spiral into Dark Red Thoughts! You do not want to miss this important continuation of this powerful podcast series!
We are thankful that Coach is giving so much of his time to help teachers, but that is what he does and has always done and will continue to do. Coach is the ultimate AlphaHawk!
We consider you, our listeners, some of our most amazing cheerleaders! You keep us going! Thank you so much for liking and sharing this and other WBT Podcasts with your teacher friends and administrators!
In this episode, Rhonda and I once again sit down with Coach Chris Biffle, founder of Whole Brain Teaching, to talk about the 4 thoughts common to teachers of Beloved Rascals. This week we are focusing on Deep Red Thoughts (also known as Dark Red Thoughts). These thoughts can be debilitating! Be sure to listen in order to recognize what they are and how we easily fall into this thought pattern. Coach makes us aware of these types of thoughts, but as the weeks progress in this series, he will show us how to change our way of thinking so we can better take care of ourselves as teachers.
Thank you so much for downloading and sharing this podcast with other teachers and administrators! We could never express how thankful and appreciative we are of YOU!!
Hold onto your socks! Rhonda and I are starting a series of podcasts with the one and only Coach B.! Coach is passionate about helping teachers and this series is absolutely his hand reaching out to us to offer us some much needed compassion and help. This is the first episode in our series and we will be dropping a new podcast WEEKLY because this podcast series is THAT important!
We are so very thankful for you, our listeners. We hope you gleen a lot out of what Coach has to say. YOUR health... mental, emotional, physical... is important. We hope this series of podcasts helps you and gives you some much needed validation and support that what you do is sacred work!
Rhonda and I were thrilled to have Platinum Certified Whole Brain Teacher Dawn MacGregor on the podcast. She talks about what teaching was like prior to WBT and how it has helped make her classroom into a place she loves going to each and every day.
Thank you all so much for liking, sharing, and following our podcast. Keep sharing... we have an amazing series of podcasts coming up with Coach B. These will be uploaded over the next 2-3 months!
We are so thankful for each and every one of you!!
For episode 55, Rhonda and I sat down with Platinum Certified WBT Instructor, Joanna Willis to discuss her WBT journey and the strategies she has found to be incredibly beneficial in her classroom. She shares so much information with us! You don't want to miss a moment of this podcast!
Thank you for following, liking, and sharing this podcast! We always hope that what we do will help you feel more confident using WBT in your classroom. We are here for you and we are extremely thankful for you!
What a complete pleasure for Rhonda and I to sit down with Executive Board Member, Crystal Caballero, to discuss how WBT is used in her dual language classroom. This podcast shows the power of WBT to cross languages so ALL students can learn! We are thankful for our time with Crystal and whether or not you have a dual language classroom, you will gleen so much from this podcast! We can't wait to have Crystal come back in the future and share more of her WBT journey with us!
A program note: at this time Rhonda and I are only able to produce and upload 1 podcast a month. Crystal's podcast will be the only podcast uploaded for October. We have one in the works for November and December. With all the new and exciting ideas coming down from Coach, we hope to go back to our normal podcast schedule of uploading two podcasts a month as we enter 2023!
Until then, we hope you will continue to listen and share all the podcasts in our library. We are so thankful for each and every one of you and for ALL your continued support!
We recently sat down with the amazing Sarah Meador, Whole Brain Teaching Executive Board Member, to discuss how Whole Brain Teaching strategies weave growth and growth mindset into our entire classroom!
In this episode Sarah talks about Super Speed games and other ways to help students improve in several areas in today's classrooms!
Please like, share, follow, and subscribe! We are so thankful for you!!
Rhonda and I welcome back Executive Board Member, Stephanie Meder, to the podcast to talk about a powerful Whole Brain Teaching strategy... Wonder Words! Stephanie breaks down how to start using WW in your classroom to enable your students to become deep critical thinkers!
Don't forget to follow, like, and share this podcast and ALL our podcasts with your teacher friends! We are truly grateful!
Welcome to another episode, Listeners! We were so excited to get to sit down with Executive Board Member Sarah Meador to discuss some important tweaks to the Scoreboard! She explains everthing so concise and clearly! We are always so thankful when Sarah visits the podcast! She is such an amazing friend of the podcast and we appreciate her so much!
If you haven't used the Scoreboard in your classroom, but want to get it going, this is the podcast for you! If you have been using the Scoreboard, but want to know how to amp it up... this is the podcast for you! In other words, don't miss this podcast!
We are thankful for YOU! Thank you so much for listening and sharing this podcast and all the WBT Podcasts with others!
Here's to an amazing school year!
Rhonda and I have been waiting with such excitement to release this podcast! It took everything in us NOT to release it early!! Here it is... our Strong 5 podcast with Andre Deshotel!!
I'm not even going to TRY to give you a morsal of the amount of GREATNESS in this podcast. It is a MUST listen-to for every teacher!! Run... don't walk... and download it TODAY! Share it with every teacher you know!
Thank you so much for listening!
Coach, once again, joins Rhonda and I to continue our conversation about how to start your WBT Classroom on Day 1! This episode, Coach explains Lessons 6-10 with us. He breaks the Magic Circle down into shortcuts that give teachers such flexibility! We hope you not only listen and learn so much from Coach B., but we also hope these two podcasts over Day 1 in a WBT Classroom allow you to have a dynamic, engaging school year!
Don't forget our 1-hour Zooms are still going on all summer. Our National Conference registration is up and running! Head over to the Whole Brain Teaching Website and sign up!
As always, thank you so much for listening! We wouldn't be here without YOU and we don't take that for granted!
In this BONUS episode, Rhonda and I reminice about our 2 years doing the podcast together. It has been an amazing ride with a huge learning curve, but we are here for it!
Grab a cup of coffee or your beverage of choice, pull up a chair, and join us as we talk about our joys and struggles, professionally and personally, over the last year doing Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast. We consider all of you true friends, so we wanted to absolutely include you in our walk down memory lane!
Just a quick side note... the stats have changed dramatically since the recording of this episode. As of this release, we now have 71K downloads and 771 followers! We are completely honored and blown away by your love and support of the podcast!
YOU are why we do what we do!!
Happy Anniversary, Rhonda! Onto YEAR 3!!
Rhonda and I hope you are enjoying these latest podcasts with Coach Chris Biffle as much as we are! We are grateful for all the time he has taken over the last few episodes to share so much of New World WBT with us and with YOU!
In this episode, Coach shares with us what to do on Day 1 in a WBT classroom. We were a little nervous because he wanted to share FIVE lessons with us to do on the very first day. However, when you hear how simple, yet POWERFUL these lessons are, you are going to be so glad you tuned in! WBT's goal is "Only Connect" and these Day 1 lessons will begin to foster those all important, year long connections with our students! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!
Don't forget all the 1-hour conferences being offered this summer! In addition, stay tuned to find out when to sign up for the Virtual National Conference July 25-27! Finally, don't forget about our 2nd Anniversary episode of the podcast coming out on Friday, July 8th!
As always, your support means EVERYTHING!!
In this podcast episode, Coach Chris Biffle once again sits down with Rhonda and I. These conversations are so rich! This week we discuss Fiver. This is an amazing social/emotional component of WBT. It is so needed in today's classrooms! With so many opstacles facing our students that cause them to feel 'disconnected', Fiver is a strategic way to make those all-so-important connections with those we are privileged to teach daily.
These podcasts with Coach are such a wonderful way to learn about all the new things happening with WBT. Another great way to learn is by attending the AMAZING 1-hour conferences. Head over to www.wholebrainteaching.com to learn more and to sign up for as Zoom sessions many as you want! They are all 100%, totally FREE! These conferences are broken down by subject matter, so if you want to learn more about Fiver as we have discussed here, sign up for a FREE 1-hour conference to go even deeper.
Don't forget our National Conferences happening July 25, 26, and 27! Stay close to all our Facebook pages, Instagram pages, and the Whole Brain Teaching website so you don't miss out.
Click this link to help you stay connected: bit.ly/WholeBrain3.
Thank you so much for making this podcast a part of your day!! We love spending time with you!
It's time for another amazing episode of Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! This one comes our right as we begin our Summer Virtual 1-hour Conferences! Rhonda and I are once again honored to have Coach Chris Biffle joining us to talk about Extremely Beloved Rascals or EBRs. We learn how to spot an EBR and the best ways to deal with them in our classroom.
If you are not aware of the AMAZING June 1-hour conferences happening RIGHT NOW, head over to www.wholebrainteaching.com to learn more and to sign up for as Zoom sessions many as you want! They are all 100%, totally FREE!
Don't forget our National Conferences happening July 25, 26, and 27! Stay close to all our Facebook pages, Instagram pages, and the Whole Brain Teaching website so you don't miss out. Click this link to help you stay connected: bit.ly/WholeBrain3.
As always, follow, like, and SHARE this podcast and ALL our podcasts so you stay up to date on the very latest happenings in Whole Brain Teaching.
This week, we got to sit down with some brand new friends, Heather Wells and Jessica Nitschke. They both took the time to sit down with Rhonda and I and talk about how they found Whole Brain Teaching, what life was like teaching before WBT, and what teaching is like now that they have made it the heartbeat of their classroom.
We hope you enjoy the conversation. Stay tuned until the very end to hear some exciting announcements! You won't want to miss a single minute!
As always, follow, like, and share this podcast with all your teaching friends... public school, private school, or homeschool. We are here for you!!
We're back! We can't thank you enough for your patience and love while we navigated some medical challenges, but we are back! In this episode, Rhonda and I sit down together and chat about how we got started in WBT. What was and is still our WHY!
We hope you glean a lot of good insight. We hope we can help you remember your WHY! Maybe you have been contemplating starting WBT, but have been reluctant. Wherever you find yourself today, we hope this podcast gives you a little boost and the realization that you've got this and we are here for you!
Enjoy!
Coach B. has deemed 2022 The Year of the AlphaHawk and he joins us on our latest podcast to begin a series of conversations centered around AlphaHawk 1.0. In this episode we break down why AlphaHawks are an essential part of all of our lives!
This is a series of conversations you do not want to miss! Share this and all the Whole Brain Teaching podcasts with your teacher friends. Don't forget to like and follow all our Facebook pages and Instagram page for the latest and greatest on The Year of the AlphaHawk!
Link to AlphaHawk 1.0 slides:
bit.ly/330fDBT
Happy New Year! Can you believe it's 2022? In this first episode of the new year, Rhonda and I sit down together to reflect about how we can reset and reboot as we head back into the classroom in January after our holiday break.
We want to thank YOU because you were the inspiration for this conversation. We saw so many comments from brand new Whole Brain Teachers and veteran Whole Brain Teachers alike on how to make the transition back into the classroom as seamless as possible. We know every class is different, but it feels so good to know that we are all in this together.
Like, follow, and share this and other podcasts!! We have some great episodes coming your way! We can't wait to see what 2022 will bring!
WELCOME TO EPISODE 40!!!
Thank you for joining Rhonda and I for our last installment of Color Writing with Coach Chris Biffle. We loved this conversation! Coach does a wonderful job of bringing all the Color Writing pieces together in this final episode. We are forever grateful that he took so much time to talk to us about this amazing writing system!
It's not too late to grab your copy of Color Writing on Amazon! As new teachers come into your district, what a wonderful "Welcome" gift! Veteran teachers can also benefit from this amazing Whole Brain Teaching strategy! Rhonda and I learned so much from Coach over the last three sessions!
For the rest of December, Rhonda and I are going to take a bit of a break from podcasting to spend some much needed quality and holiday time with family. We will be back in January refreshed and ready to go with more amazing episodes that include some amazing guests for the new year! We can't wait to share more Whole Brain Teaching goodness with all of you! YOU make this podcast possible! Thank you for liking, following, and sharing!
For more information on all things Whole Brain Teaching, please contact us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
Coach Chris Biffle joins Rhonda and I to continue our discussion about Color Writing! Coach goes into more depth about the games he has brilliantly created to help teachers with one of the trickiest concepts to teach... WRITING! Coach continues to remarkably break down the simplicity of teaching writing using the Color Writing approach.
To purchase Coach's amazing Color Writing book, head over to Amazon and grab your copy today!
As always, we thank you so much for listening and sharing this podcast! We couldn't do what we do with YOU! If you want more information on Color Writing or any of the multiple aspects of Whole Brain Teaching, please email us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
We are beyond thrilled to have Coach Chris Biffle back on the podcast to talk about his amazing book Color Writing! In this 3 part series of podcasts, Coach walks us through his book, explaining each game and just how easy it is to teach students the pattern of writing 5 paragraph essays!
You don't want to miss a minute of what has taken Coach YEARS to perfect! But, he has done it! Head over to Amazon and get a copy of Color Writing! Not only change the way you are teaching writing, but change the way your students see and experience the writing process!
Thank you for following, liking and sharing this podcast! Stay tuned because we have two more amazing podcasts with Coach to share with you as he lays out the beauty of Color Writing!
Contact us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com to learn more about Color Writing and the many other amazing facets of Whole Brain Teaching!
Rhonda and I have been wanting to do a podcast on the brain for a long time! We are so grateful that Andre' Deshotel joined us to have just that conversation! Andre' explains, so eloquently, the three types of minds: the lecture mind, the wondering mind, and finally, the game mind. He discusses with us what each part does and why it is an essential part of learning! This episode will help you understand why Whole Brain Teaching IS the most effective way of teaching!
Thank you for listening! We are grateful for you!
To set up a Whole Brain Teaching professional development for you or your school, please contact pd@wholerainteaching.com
We are so excited to have WBT Executive Board Member Stacey Byl back on the podcast with us! Stacey has brought us so much of her wisdom and knowledge during our Beloved Rascal series and once again, she does not disappoint! In this episode, she helps us understand an important game we can play with our Beloved Rascals ~ The Bullseye Game!
If you have been wondering about how to implement the Bullseye Game, this episode is a MUST! You can find a FREE PDF download of this game and so many others at the Whole Brain Teaching Official Store on Teachers Pay Teachers.
As always, we are so thankful for you, our listeners! Like, follow, and share everywhere!
If you or your school is interested in WBT professional development, send an email to pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
WELCOME TO EPISODE 35!! 10~FINGER WOO WITH A LIGHTNIGHT SIZZLE!!
We have had a lot of questions about how to use WBT at a PBIS school. You asked... we decided to do a podcast on that very topic! WBT Executive Board Member Stacey Byl joins Rhonda and me for this podcast. She shares all her wisdom and experience with us using Whole Brain Teaching at PBIS schools.
We hope you glean a lot of great information from this podcast and we hope that it helps you as you implement what we believe to be the BEST educational movement around... Whole Brain Teaching... in your PBIS school.
Please share this podcast with other teachers who may need tips and tricks for implementing WBT alongside PBIS.
Thank you for listening! We have some very, very, VERY exciting episodes coming up before the end of the year!! Like, follow, and share so you don't miss a minute of what is coming your way!
As always, if you would like to schedule a Whole Brain Teaching PD at your school, contact us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
Got Beloved Rascals? Now that school has been in full swing for about a month or so, it feels like we can all spot them. We are so thankful WBT has a game for that!
This week, Rhonda and I sit down with Sarah Meador and discuss the game Open the Door. It's so simple, but it gets to the heart of what we need to be establishing with our most Beloved Rascals... RELATIONSHIPS! Sarah discusses the importance of just that and walks us through this amazing WBT strategy!
Thank you, as always for listening, sharing, and leaving those positive comments. Let us know what else you'd like us to do a podcast on! We appreciate your suggestions! You are simply the BEST!
Don't forget, if you or your school team would like one on one professional development with the dynamic WBT team, please send an email to pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
Happy listening! We love you!
Most schools are in full swing again, so we are continuing on with our Beloved Rascal Series! In this episode of the podcast, Rhonda and I sit down with Stacey Byl and discuss Rascal X. This is such a great way to establish those relationships with your students and zero in on ways to connect with our most beloved rascals!
We thank you for listening and sharing! We couldn't do this without YOU!
If you would like to schedule a Whole Brain Teaching pd for your school, please send an email to pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
Please continue to share EVERYWHERE!
Whole Brain Teaching has always one of the most inclusive programs we have encountered, but there is always room for IMPROVEMENT! In this episode, Rhonda and I sit down with Silver Certified Instructor LaKedria Lozano to discuss her journey with WBT as a person with visual impairments and how she is working toward making our program even more inclusive!
We hope you enjoy this episode! Anytime we can open more doors to include more teachers and more students with ALL abilities, it is an exciting time!
Don't forget, if you are interested in a Whole Brain Teaching PD at your school, send an email to pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
Thank, as always, for listening. Continue to share everywhere!
Nancy Stoltenberg joins Rhonda and I again this week and we couldn't be more excited! She breaks down how to get started with Whole Brain Teaching in the first minute, first hour, and first day of school! If you are already back in the classroom or heading back soon, this is the BEST Back to School WBT Podcast!
Don't forget about out 500th follower giveaway! Win a FREE copy of Coach Chris Biffle's Fast Track book ~ a MUST HAVE for every WBT classroom! Share with all the teachers in your life!
Remember... if you are interested in a Whole Brain Teaching PD for your campus, contact us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com!
We love you for listening!!
WELCOME TO EPISODE 30!!!
This podcast is definitely near and dear to our hearts! Rhonda and I sit down with the incredible Nancy Stoltenberg, Whole Brain Teaching Executive Board Member, to talk about the WBT Certification process! We count it an amazing pleasure to work along side Nancy at the Bronze Certification level. Nancy breaks down the different levels of certification for us and helps us better understand the many benefits of becoming WBT certified!
Don't miss this informative and insightful podcast. Certification promises to take you to a whole new WBT level! Follow, like, and share!
For information on a Whole Brain Teaching PD for your school site, please email us at pd@wholebrainteaching.com.
In this very special episode release, Rhonda and I sit down with the one... the only... Coach Chris Biffle, aka Coach B., Founder of Whole Brain Teaching!
Coach discusses why he began WBT a quarter of a century ago, what is the best way to reach those Beloved Rascals in our classrooms, and how we can fulfill our calling as teachers to create classroom communities that reach every student with contagious kindness!
THIS is the perfect way to kick off the WBT National Conference taking place July 19-21, 2021! You do NOT want to miss this episode!
Thank you SO much for your faithful listenership! YOU help make this podcast happen. Go back and listen to this one as often as you can! Please share this and all the episodes with ALL the teachers in your life!!
For more information about Whole Brain Teaching training for your school, contact Coach at pd@wholebrainteaching.com!
Rhonda and I can't believe it has been an entire year since we launched Whole Brain Teaching the Podcast! What an amazing year it has been, too! We have been able to sit down and talk to some amazing Executive Board Members! In doing so, we have watched our personal love for WBT grow with each new episode! We continue to learn how to organize, record, upload, and improve aspects of this podcast along the way, giving ourselves grace along the way to make mistakes!
This endeavor would not have been possible without the trust of Whole Brain Teaching Founder, Chris Biffle, as well as the entire Executive Board supporting and cheering us on throughout the past year! This would also not be possible without YOU, our listeners! To date, we have 14.5 K downloads and 445 followers and counting! We are incredibly humbled and thankful for each of you! Continue to share this podcast with those teachers in your life!
Thank you so much for supporting Rhonda and I in order to do what we love... bringing Whole Brain Teaching to as many teachers as possible. It is our passion! We can't wait to see where the next year takes us!
Whenever we sit down with Executive Board Member Chris Rekstad, we know it is going to be a great conversation! Chris "Smooth" Rekstad comes back to the podcast to talk to Rhonda and I about an amazing WBT strategy to deal with our Beloved Rascals ~ Practice Cards! If you've never heard of this strategy, hold onto your socks! You are going to want to put this in your WBT Tool Box this school year!
Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to like, follow, and share!
It is always so much fun when Rhonda and I have Stephanie Meder on the podcast! Smiles... laughter... all of it! Stephanie joins us on this episode to talk about and break down the Beloved Rascal strategy ~ "Flight School". She breaks it all down for us and explains that Flight School is all about setting students up for success by giving them opportunities for IMPROVEMENT... not scolding!
Thank you for listening and sharing!
We are beyond thrilled to have WBT Executive Board Member Heidi Martin on the podcast this week! Heidi was the person who's teaching videos I studied when learning all about Whole Brain Teaching! Heidi joins Rhonda and I to discuss the power of the Scoreboard... an amazing classroom motivator!
We are so thankful and love you for your listenership! This podcast wouldn't be a success without YOU! Follow, like, and share EVERYWHERE!!
In this episode, Rhonda and Laura go a little deeper into the Classroom Rules. Once your students have mastered the classroom rules, it is time to add some funtricity with a variety of ways to practice! Even as our school year comes to a close, these rules are GOLD for any classroom... especially in those crazy, hectic last few days and weeks!
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IT'S TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!!! We are so thankful for all you teachers out there who give all of yourselves for every student!
In this episode, Rhonda and Laura discuss the WBT Classroom Rules. The beauty of these rules is they aren't just posters on the wall that we refer to at the beginning of the year and then are forgotten. WBT Rules are infused into every aspect of our classrooms all day long... all YEAR long!
Thank you so much for listening! We so appreciate you! Please like, follow, and share with all the amazing teachers in your life!
Executive Board Member Sarah Meador joins the podcast again and sits down with Rhonda and Laura to discuss all things WBT Brainies and Gestures! This was such a fun conversation. Even though we are both "veteran" Whole Brain Teachers, we learned so much from our discussion with Sarah!
We hope you enjoy it, too! Like, subscribe, and share EVERYWHERE!
Once again, we had the privilege of sitting down with Executive Board Member, Andre' Deshotel. This time, we have a rich conversation about how to create a Fearless Learning Classroom. You don't want to miss the abundance of information and wisdom Andre' shares, no matter if your classroom is face to face or virtual.
Even in the last months of a crazy school year, you can still create a fearless learning environment where ALL students (and teachers!) can thrive!
Thank you for listening! We couldn't do this without you!
It's our 20th episode, y'all!
In this episode of the podcast, Rhonda and Laura sit down with Executive Board Member Julie Neff to discuss all things KINDNESS and the Glorious Kindness Academy!
Kindness is such an important topic in our world today! We hope you enjoy our conversation! Like, subscribe, follow, and share everywhere!
Rhonda and Laura sit down to talk about the value of WBT Virtue Calendar.
Our goal is to help as many teachers as possible with all things Whole Brain Teaching!
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Rhonda and Laura get the privilege of sitting down with Executive Board Member, Stacey Byl, to discuss Peace Circle. We hope you enjoy this journey as we look at the purpose of Peace Circle and how to implement it in your classroom setting; virtual or in person.
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In this episode, Executive Board Member, Stephanie Meder, joins Rhonda and Laura to discuss Alpha Hawks! You do not want to miss all the rich information Stephanie has to share! If you are just starting WBT or if you are a veteran with WBT, we know you will find something new. It is never too late to start the concept of Alpha Hawks! Stephanie helps us get that up and running in our classrooms!
As always, follow, like, and share this and all our podcasts EVERYWHERE! We are thankful for you!
Rhonda and I come back together, without a weekly guest, to discuss an incredibly important element to a Whole Brain Teaching classroom... MANNERS! Join us as we discuss Please/Ok, Thank You/You're Welcome, and Praise/Thank You! We discuss what the gestures look like for these manners and how implementing manners can change the very dynamics of your classroom.
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You'll want to make sure your socks are securely on your feet! In this episode, we sit down with Executive Board Member, Andre Deshotel to discuss Beloved Rascals. Get ready to take some notes! Andre has a tremendous amount of wisdom to share!!
We had the privilege once again to sit down with WBT Executive Board Member, Stephanie Meder and talk to her about how to implement WBT Trading cards. If you don't know about this fun and engaging game or just need a little encouragment to utilize it in your classroom, then sit back, get a cup of coffee or the hot beverage of your choice, and listen as Stephanie walks us through one of Coach Biffle's amazing games!
In this week's episode, Rhonda and Laura sit down with Executive Board Member Chris Rekstad. Together, they discuss the history of WBT, how it started, and some of Chris' favorite parts of WBT!
We are so thankful for your listenership!! Please share wildly!
In this episode, Rhonda and Laura sit down with Executive Board Member Sarah, Meador to discuss what Super Improvers looks like at the Secondary level! Enjoy! Like and follow us on all podcast apps!
In this episode, we sit down and talk to WBT Executive Board Member, Stephanie Meder, about Super Improver Wall for grades K-5.
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In Episode 10, we talk with Andrea Schindler again about microstepping. This time, she microsteps Collaborative Learning, the 4th part of the WBT Cycle.
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In this episode, Andrea Schindler joins Laura and Rhonda once again to break down the 2nd step of the WBT Teaching Cycle.
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We are so excited to have Executive Board Member, Stacey Bly, on the Podcast this week. She speaks beautifully to virtual teaching and WBT! This is a great and very relevant conversation! Enjoy and share wildly!
In this episode, Rhonda and Laura are finally back together to talk about teaching face to face with WBT amidst Covid-19. We talk about accommodations we are making in our classrooms.
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Rhonda and Laura are joined by Executive Board Member Andrea Schindler to talk about the importance of microstepping Class/Yes!
In Episode 5, Rhonda and Laura discuss the Collaborative Learning piece of the Whole Brain Teaching Cycle! Enjoy and share wildly!
In this episode, Rhonda and I continue to discuss the WBT Cycle with Step 3 ~ Direct Instruction!
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