Positively Prepped: A Podcast for Teachers: Recent Episodes
Rebecca Rodriquez
Ideas, strategies and encouragement to help teachers plan, prepare, and organize their classrooms so they can go home and enjoy their life.
Join me today as I discuss what toxic positivity is, what it isn't, and how to avoid it as teachers to maintain our mental and physical health.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss what is in our sphere of control & our sphere of influence, and how this can help us finish this year strong.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss the 4 areas of focus I have learned to embrace through my daily workouts that help me grow in my everyday life as well! Facebook Link Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss some strategies to help you teach your students what to study and how to study for your class.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss 3 very common, very stupid questions that students ask their teachers, and how we can respond to them. Facebook Link Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss what scaffolding is, how it benefits both students and teachers, and instructional strategies to use to scaffold for students.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss why integrity is so important on campus and how we can be sure to have it!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
75 Hard by Andy Frisella
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss the 2 main focal points that helped me make it through this quarter into Spring Break!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as I discuss several websites that engage students while aiding in learning and assessment. These websites are great to use online or in-person!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I go over 3 things that we do as teachers that can be confusing to both students and their parents, and some simple things that we can do to mitigate that confusion and streamline and clarify how our classes and classrooms run.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss what causes our classrooms to look cluttered, why organization within our classrooms is so important, and most importantly, 3 things we can do right now to jumpstart the organization in our classrooms!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
What exactly is "student engagement"? Why is it such an important topic in teaching, and what can teachers do to make engagement a reality in their classroom, in-person, and online?
I apologize for the recording if it is choppy, technical difficulties!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss some of the issues facing teachers, the pressure put on teachers from administration, the school board, parents, society and how we can respond professionally to this pressure to work to affect positive change in an environment where we may have limited control.
Crucial Conversations Link
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the pressure teachers are under this school year, who is putting that pressure on teachers, and how we can work under that pressure to keep moving forward.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss how teachers can maintain their dignity and sanity while responding to rude parent emails.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss our nervous system, its connections, how we can control it, how it thrives on struggle and how a great wake up routine can help you be a great teacher, and feel happy, balanced and in control!
The Obstacle is the Way
Scotch Laminator
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss the different "room" in our house, what we tend to do in each room and how we can strive to get out of survival mode to a place where as teachers we can exemplify problem-solving and real connection.
- Survival Mode
- Emotional Support
- Logic and Problem-solving
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me this week as I discuss the most amazing things I learned while navigating teaching, grading and planning this school year.
- Focus on the positive
- Focus on what you can control
- There is always a positive
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Calm Link
Holsom Calm link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss some of the issues involved in grading that make teachers crazy when it comes to grading. I will go over 3 truths about grading that may not seem obvious at first, and some tips to make grading easier and more time effective.
- What to grade
- How to grade it
- What matters
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Blender Bottles Website
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I talk about 4 major problems/issues facing teachers this school year, and how we can take steps to solve them on our own level.
The Four Agreements
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as I discuss the top 3 things I am thankful for in teaching!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how and why to make ourselves a priority. As teachers and parents we can sometimes forget that we need to take care of ourselves as well. It is our responsibility alone and that can seem overwhelming.
- Why we are feeling so overwhelmed
- Boundaries to set to assist in that
- Things to do when you feel overwhelmed
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss Learning Stations in the classroom.
- Why they are a great strategy to use in the classroom
- How to get stations ready for use
- Some great station ideas
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the importance of teachers writing lesson plans and how planning and preparation can improve our relationships with students!
- Focus
- Transitions
- Presence
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I talk about some common mistakes we make as new and even veteran teachers in the classroom, with our students, and how we can avoid making them again and again.
- Common teaching mistakes
- Why we make them
- Misconceptions and truths
- Ways to avoid the mistakes in the future
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I talk with my department, my team about how we met and our first impressions of each other, how we became a team, and things that we know make our team strong, a family.
First Impressions Working together What we each bring to the team Things that we do to create a strong team
Facebook Link Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss my professional SMART goal of building strong relationships this year with my students despite online learning and masks. How I plan to track and measure my progress toward my goal and why I think SMART professional goals are helpful to teachers.
- Specific
- Measureable
- Attainable
- Resources
- Timely
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss making and keeping goals, how to make them SMART, what I have changed the R in SMART to for my goal setting, and what areas in our lives can make a huge impact as we set and achieve goals as teachers and as human beings.
- SMART Goals
- 4 Areas of Focus for our goals
- Why personal goals are so important for teachers
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss teaching in the first quarter of the year in a pandemic, and reflect on what I learned through confronting the challenges and obstacles with positivity:
- Pivot
- Blaze Trails
- Refining Fire
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
FNX Fitness Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how teachers can improve their lessons, their classroom culture, and their relationships with students through a process of reflection. It is important to write out our lesson plans and to know our standards and timing, but it is just as important to reflect after the lesson to:
- record,
- process
- and analyze
Instagram Link
Facebook Link
30 Questions for Teacher Reflection
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how teachers need to practice what they preach in order to create an environment of mutual respect built on integrity and confidence.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss ways to set priorities to get things done more effectively!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how to bring your happy place into the classroom.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss ways to support our team and build strong bonds especially as we transition back into in-person teaching.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss strategies to create an environment where students want to attend, participate and interact!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss what feedback it, why it is so important to learning and how we can make sure our feedback is effective.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today to learn 4 rules to help parents and students be happier and more successful in your remote learning environment.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss what makes a great team, and 5 things you can do to make your own team great!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lenccione
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss some common teacher nightmares, what they are telling you, and how to use them to your advantage!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how to communicate with clarity, what we should be communicating to start this school year, and how to avoid over and under-communication.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the obstacles facing us in the new year, how it affects us as teachers/pre-crastinators and how a little procrastination might not be such a bad idea!
Facebook Link
Instragram Link
"Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator" by Tim Urban
"The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers" by Adam Grant
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss the third step in overcoming our obstacles, using them as opportunities to propel us into the future.
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
Facebook Link
Instagram LInk
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as I discuss the second step to overcoming obstacles and creating opportunity! The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday Facebook Link Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss overcoming obstacles by first fixing our perceptions. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday Facebook Link Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss how physical fitness and diet can benefit us, specifically as teachers.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the importance of standing up for our rights, beliefs and standards in tough situations.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss how to adjust and be flexible as we venture into the unknown.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the difference between punishment and consequence, why punishments don't work, and how to teach your kids how to problem solve through natural consequences.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me in a discussion on how to think about our lesson plans as goals and outcomes and using that to create SMART lesson plans that you can use time and time again because they are created with the outcomes and standards in mind!
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss the power of writing things down and how to use that knowledge to write our lessons.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss a true and lasting way to build real, long-lasting relationships with your students, to make way for true learning!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today in a discussion on what stress is, its effects, and how we can use stress in positive ways in our lives!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss why multitasking doesn't work, and how to focus on one task at a time to achieve true and lasting results!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Learn why and how we can and should Slow Down in order to achieve more, have more joy and do work that matters!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as I discuss what self-discipline is, why it is important, and most importantly, how we can strengthen and improve our self-discipline to achieve our goals!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss a new balance created by boundaries, while we are working from home.
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me today as we discuss panic, what to do when things go haywire, and the antidote to Fear.
Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me in our discussion on teacher burnout, why self-care is not enough, how we CAN affect change, and how this differs from demoralization.
1. Teachers Can’t Self-care Themselves out of a Toxic Work Environment
2. Teacher Burnout: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention
3. Teacher Burnout or Demoralization? What’s the Difference and Why it Matters
4. Boundaries
5. Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay
Link to Facebook
Link to Instagram
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Join me as we discuss why rituals in our personal lives can help us to have better focus, reduce anxiety, avoid burn out and overcome a multitude of negative emotions. We will discuss why rituals are so important, how we can use them in our lives, and some great ways to get started today!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
Why Rituals Work Article Link
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
In this episode Rebecca talks about what habits, routines and rituals are, especially in a classroom setting, why they are important, and how to implement routines and rituals into your classroom easily and simply, so you can reap the benefits now!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
In this week's episode, join me as I explain 3 of my classroom procedures that I have put into place to minimize the number of choices I have to make on a daily basis because the procedure is in place so students and I don't have to decide what to do, we already know.
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram at:
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
In this episode we learn what Decision Fatigue is, how it affects all people, but especially teachers, and what we can do to avoid its effects. Decision Fatigue can cause our ability to make great choices to deteriorate, cause us to lose our willpower, and make us feel out of control. Learn how to combat Decision Fatigue head on!
Facebook Link
Instagram Link
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
In this episode we discuss the motivations behind the behaviors and actions of students in the classroom, and how teachers can become the motivational leader in the classroom to help students identify and act upon their own motivations and become the person that they want to be in life and in the classroom.
Follow me on Facebook
Follow me on Instagram
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
In last week's episode I discussed discarding rules and instead creating a consistent dialogue about principles or "Life Skills" in the classroom. We delve a little further into that conversation here on how to hold students accountable to the agreed upon guidelines for the classroom, how to begin the conversation in a positive way, how to identify the real problem, and how to mitigate any problems that may arise during your accountability conversations. Join me!
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
I don’t have “rules” in my classroom. I teach my students new principles for each unit of study and then we practice those principles. It keeps my classroom environment positive, healthy, and incredibly functional. In today’s episode I will explain how I teach my life skills to my classes, how they work, and how to hold students accountable to the principles that we talk about!
--
What Life Skills Employers want young people to have
Millennials are struggling to get jobs - here’s why and what to do about it
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Several months ago, I was having a rough day. I can’t even recall what the issue was that I was upset about, probably the usual, a parent email, an ornery student, you name it…
I was able to talk to my friend Alison across the hall about it. The next day she brought me a pair of Sloth socks, I’m in love with sloths and llamas, and sugar skulls… Sorry, got side-tracked… Haha! She is the best!
This is the same girl who will call my phone if she can tell I got cornered in my classroom after school with a weird student or something, just to rescue me! What a GREAT friend!
Value of teacher friends is immense. We need teacher friends - like air - in fact, there are 3 types of teacher friends that we need most, In this episode I will talk about the three types of teacher friends we need and how those relationships are mutually beneficial!
--
Link to Facebook
Link to Instagram
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
I recently read a post on a Facebook group that I belong to for AVID educators. In it, Mary, a great teacher poured out her heart and admitted to having trouble with her AVID class. One thing about an AVID elective class is that the teacher often loops up with the high school students. This is great for relationships, consistency, and growth. This is not always great for teachers because the students can become VERY comfortable, especially as they near graduation and feel the "senioritis" kick in. Mary mentioned some regular issues, and I found myself nodding along, teaching can be tough! But the next line stopped me in my tracks. She said, “I am sitting here crying because I am not the teacher who should be teaching this. I feel like a fake.” It completely knocked the breath out of me! I don’t know Mary. I just happen to be in an educator group she is a part of, but I KNOW that feeling, and I KNOW that feeling like this is almost always wrong!
So, being the nerd that I am, and knowing I was feeling the exact same way about starting a podcast for teachers...Who am I to tell teachers how to do things?... I went into research mode.
I am really excited to share some things I have learned about that negative voice in Mary’s head, in my head, and maybe even in yours!
Let’s dive into what “Imposter Syndrome” is, and how to get rid of it!
--
Link to Facebook
Link to Instagram
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message
Welcome to Positively Prepped: A Podcast for Teachers!!!
This episode introduces you to ME, Rebecca Rodriquez!
Join me as I reach out to all teachers to help them along their path to becoming balanced and positively prepped!
--
Find me on Facebook!
Follow me on Instagram!
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyprepped/message