The Caffeinated Classroom
Welcome to The Caffeinated Classroom!
I help English teachers regain their excitement to teach so they can avoid total teacher burnout.
Here, I share some best practices developed over more than a decade of teaching in various classrooms. Whether you're a new teacher, or looking to refresh your classroom, find resources here and anecdotes to guide you through today's education roadblocks and find inspiration for creative and energizing learning!
Let's come together as educators to navigate the landscape of constantly doing more with less, both inside the classroom and out.
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The first month or so of school can be such a whirlwind that many of us get caught up in stress and excitement and it is easy to forget the simple things. I know that I can get carried away trying to bring ideas I’ve had over the summer into my classroom and I can overcomplicate things.
At times like this, I make myself go back to the basics, like my process for planning a lesson. It sounds overly simplified, but that’s the beauty of it - a lesson doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective and engaging!
Here is a video I made a while ago walking through my step-by-step lesson planning process - enjoy!
Link to video in bio!
4 years ago | [YT] | 8
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Classroom decor is something I’ve seen in my feed lately in a pretty negative light - there seems to be a growing faction of teachers who believe that focusing on decor and classroom setup deters from curriculum and rigor… and unsurprisingly, many of those voices come from the secondary world.
Well, I say POO POO to that! Decorating and making a classroom feel comfortable is absolutely important and ENHANCES CURRICULUM! Especially when it is done mindfully and with purpose!
While I wait to get back into by classroom to get things ready for the upcoming year (construction will *hopefully* be done right before school starts), I’ve been looking back through some of my classroom setup videos from the past few years.
This one documents the process I went through planning some of the decor and bulletin boards in my classroom a couple years ago - link in bio to watch.
What sorts of purposeful decor do you have in your classroom?
4 years ago | [YT] | 3
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I am the first one to admit I love a good old classroom setup rearrange… Since I can’t get into my classroom right now to move things around, I’m reminiscing with some old videos! Enjoy!
4 years ago | [YT] | 7
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Hello friends! I have a new video that I made with Amanda from Mud & Ink Teaching, MEANT TO BE ASSIGNED TO STUDENTS!
One thing we all know everyone needs (especially kids) is structure, and that’s exactly what they’re missing during school closures.
Check out the podcast episode and blog post linked below for more information and ideas about HOW TO PUSH THIS INFORMATION OUT TO STUDENTS!
www.bravenewteaching.com/home/studentelearningsche…
5 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 4
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I finally vlogged this week and uploaded my First Day of School video! It's all about the stations I did on the first day and why/how I'm NEVER standing in front of the class to take role ever again!
6 years ago | [YT] | 5
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I have to say THANK YOU to those of you who let me know about the audio issues when I uploaded this video yesterday - there is something strange happening when my videos render... I can't see/hear the problem until the video is live!
I went ahead and re-uploaded this one with (*hopefully*) fixed audio! Enjoy!
6 years ago | [YT] | 4
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GOING LIVE in about 30 minutes (12:00PM PST) - this will be my first in a series of New Teacher Q&A's!
This one will cover ways to prepare for the first day of class, as well as general planning questions...
See you soon!
6 years ago | [YT] | 26
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One of the earliest videos, and one of the most poignant topics! I’ll have to do a follow-up video soon 😉
6 years ago | [YT] | 8
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Good morning friends! This past week came with quite a few curve balls sent my way, so I wasn't able to post a vlog...
I will make up for it, though! Tomorrow I will film my Mock Trial vlog and get it posted as fast as I can!
I also want to do an end-of-year Q&A video in the next week - DROP YOUR QUESTIONS BELOW!!!
Thank you!!! :)
6 years ago | [YT] | 22
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Spring Break is over!
After a week off, I’m back at school, which means it’s time for a new classroom vlog!
I need your help in this one- for the life of me, I can’t think of a name for the big huge poster annotation timeline thing on my wall... Watch and you’ll see what I mean! 🤣
6 years ago | [YT] | 4
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