Synopsis
Welcome to Beginning Teacher Talk, the weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Lori Friesen, where we talk about all of the stuff you wish you learned in college about teaching elementary school. Each week, we feature ideas and topics that have been classroom-tested and actually work, including amazing classroom management techniques, organizational tips and strategies, creative ways to motivate your students, how to work with colleagues successfully, seasonal gems, and how to de-stress and eliminate the overwhelm that too often accompanies your first years of teaching.
Episodes
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BEST End of the Year Student Gifts_007
17/04/2019 Duration: 22minAre you trying to figure out what to get your students as an end-of-the-year gift? Would you rather give your students experiences rather than "stuff?" Learn how I create a "Special Week of Celebrations" for my class, and how you easily can do this for your students, too. You can grab your copy of all of the templates I use for this week-long celebration at TPT at my store, "Beginning Teacher Talk," or go to www.drlorifriesen.com for more info. Your students are going to absolutely love these experiences - and will ensure that this is a year they will never forget.
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How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom Part 3 006
10/04/2019 Duration: 23minInspired by the great master edutainer himself, Walt Disney! In Part 3 of this series, Dr. Lori shares how, once we've created our own Legendary Lay-Out and established Energizing Expectations, we can then incorporate a Dash of Motivational Magic and a Sprinkle of Love and Sunshine into our classrooms. If you want to know how you can inspire your students to really want to be there every day, learn the four masterful elements that define Walt Disney's unique brand of magic - and how we can weave these into our classroom teaching. Get the full show notes at https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney3
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How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom: Part 2 005
03/04/2019 Duration: 21minHow does Disneyland have this almost magical way of making you want to go back there again the moment you leave? Why is it so energizing, and why do we look forward to going there so much? In this episode, find out what can we learn as educators about the incredible brilliance involved at a fundamental level in how Disney establishes "energizing expectations" - and how we can apply this strategy to classroom management mastery. Access the show notes and grab the valuable freebie to help you with your classroom management right away at https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney2
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How Walt Disney Would Manage Your Classroom: Part 1 004
27/03/2019 Duration: 18minHow can you create some of the magic of Disney in your own elementary classroom? In Part One of this three-part series, learn what Walt Disney did first in envisioning his incredible Disney World theme park, and how creating our own "Legendary Lay-Out" in our classrooms can not only reduce your daily overwhelm, but improve efficiency and learning. Get the show notes and a free download to help you take the first steps towards classroom management mastery at drlorifriesen.com/blog/disney1. Dr. Lori Friesen has no affiliation with Walt Disney, and all of the opinions expressed in this podcast are her own.
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Beginning Teachers: What's the Problem Here? 001
13/03/2019 Duration: 14minWelcome to the first episode of Beginning Teacher Talk, a podcast by Dr. Lori Friesen to help beginning elementary teachers learn the invaluable secret tricks of the trade they didn’t learn in university. In this episode, Dr. Lori talks about her inspiration for this podcast, her own origin story about being a beginning teacher herself, and more. Subscribe to the show for lots more to come!
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Reduce Overwhelm in Less than 10 Min 002
13/03/2019 Duration: 12minIn this episode, Dr. Lori shares one of her most effective ways for reducing stress on "those days" as a beginning teacher. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and visit www.drlorifriesen.com to get the freebie associated with this show!
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The Magic of Five-Minute Field Trips 003
13/03/2019 Duration: 15minIn this episode, Dr. Lori shares a creative strategy for helping to focus and settle your students while inviting imagination into your classroom. Be sure to go to drlorifriesen.com to get the freebie associated with this show!