Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#140: If you've ever been told (or felt) you need to "be stricter" for classroom management success - listen to this.
Season 6 Episode 140
We’re busting a big ol’ classroom management myth in this episode: that being kind, compassionate, and empathetic means you’re “too soft” to manage b…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#139: The exit routine your class [and you] desperately needs
Let’s talk about the part of the lesson where the wheels often fall off — the final five minutes.
You know the one. The bell's about to go, some stud…
6 months ago
#138: Brain breaks that secretly boost behaviour (and help us reclaim a bit of teaching joy in the classroom)
Season 6 Episode 138
Ever feel like your class is one brain snap away from absolute chaos… or just asleep at the wheel?
In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to one…
6 months ago
#137: Feel like you need to split into 30 trying to support the whole room? This tool changes everything.
Season 6 Episode 137
The task strategy that will change your classroom (even if you’re running on fumes)
Ever feel like the second you set your students off on a task, it’…
6 months, 1 week ago
#136: The entry routine that is magic for low-level disruption! The power of learning maps
Season 6 Episode 136
Join the Kickstart: https://www.the-unteachables.com/kickstart
If your lessons feel like a sprint uphill from the very first bell... kids trickling in…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#135: Is your teaching presence undermining your classroom management?
Season 6 Episode 135
Why Your Presence Might Be Undermining Your Classroom Management (And How to Fix It)
Ever felt like you're being too nice... or not taken seriously en…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#134: Bullying in the classroom?! 😖 How to talk to your students about it in a way that gets them listening, empathising, and creating change!
Season 6 Episode 134
Ever had a student yell "I'M BEING BULLIED!" when their friend won’t let them borrow a pencil? Meanwhile, real, insidious bullying is flying under th…
7 months ago
#133: Flipping your lid! The concept that changed everything about the way I responded to students in the middle of a meltdown.
Season 6 Episode 133
What’s actually happening when your student flips their lid?
And more importantly… what should you be doing when it happens?
HEAD TO THE BLOG HERE FOR…
7 months, 1 week ago
#132: The No-BS Back to School Breakdown! Exactly what I do lesson-by-lesson in Week 1 to build rapport, set expectations, and create routines that stick.
Season 6 Episode 132
Back to school?! Whaaaaaaat?!
If your first thought seeing this episode pop up was “Claire, I am still sipping margaritas and pretending I’ve never ev…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#131: 4 sobering statistics that prove that teaching is the hardest, and most important job in the world.
Season 6 Episode 131
TW: Mention of self-harm and suicide
Ever left school feeling completely wrung out, wondering if you’re even cut out for this job?
Same. And in this ep…
7 months, 3 weeks ago