Just as it was true in my last episode, it’s true here too. These 5 habits are not rocket science, not earth shattering, but they are slightly different from other tips I’ve seen because they aren’t just for teachers, and they also aren’t just

84. 5 Daily Habits of a Sustainable Teacher

Feb 14th, 2023 34m 27s

Holy moly! I recorded this episode in mid-January and am not publishing it until mid-February - woah! But here’s the thing, at Teach On A Mission, we are nothing but #reallife, and sometimes deadlines aren’t met and life takes over. So when y

83. Project Management for Teachers | My New-Found Love

Dec 27th, 2022 25m 12s

Project management software was not on the scene yet when I was in the classroom. Now that I’m using a specific software, to manage all things business and life, I see exactly how revolutionary it would be for a teacher in the classroom. In th

82. Being More Intentional in 2023 | A Teacher's Year-End Reflection

Dec 20th, 2022 44m 31s

Holy cow guys this is a long one, but, I have to admit, I really really loved recording this. So, if you have to listen in chunks, that’s the beauty of a podcast, just pick right back up where you left off and it even rewinds it a few seconds

81. How to Use Other Teachers' Videos in Your Flipped Classroom

Dec 13th, 2022 14m 44s

You do NOT have to reinvent the wheel in order to start flipping your classroom. Using other teachers’ videos can allow you to get your feet wet in this awesome teaching practice, and it’s one I show you how to do in this episode. SUSTAINABL

80. Overcoming Teacher Burnout

Dec 6th, 2022 32m 37s

Teacher burnout is at an all time high, and you don’t have to be leaving the profession to be burnt out. I’m also not talking about this topic today to trigger you, and I really hope that doesn’t happen. My hope is that some encouragement an

79. Why I'm All Done with The Flipped Classroom

Nov 29th, 2022 25m 23s

I bet this title made you think - woah, what’s happening here Mandy? You are all about the flipped classroom - and you’re not wrong. I still stand by the statement I made on a recent Youtube video that the flipped learning model is the BEST wa

78. Guess Who's Back... Back Again!

Nov 22nd, 2022 18m 55s

Guess who’s back… back again?!? Ha - I bet every millennial listening to this right now is finishing that lyric, please know you are my people! Hey all! I am back after a much needed, but not anticipated hiatus from all things Sustainable Teac

77. Batch Planning: Using Frameworks to Take Back Your Life Outside the Classroom! with EBAcademics

Jun 16th, 2022 23m 35s

Welcome back to the Sustainable Teacher Podcast, I am so excited to be welcoming a special guest on this episode, and it is Caitlin Mitchell of EBAcademics, a former high school ELA teacher turned middle school ELA Teacher supporter through her

76. Throw Away Your Teacher Planner and Use This Instead

Jun 15th, 2022 18m

Hello there and welcome back to the Sustainable Teacher, I am your host Mandy Rice, and I’m so excited you’ve joined us for another episode of teacher inspiration and encouragement packaged into recommendations and tips to help make your teache

75. How the Flipped Classroom Helps You Reach Post-Pandemic Students

Jun 3rd, 2022 14m 50s

Today’s episode topic on how to reach your post-pandemic students is very similar to and piggy backs off of a recent episode on the same topic, and that would be episode 72, which we have linked in the show notes below so you can go there and g

74. How Flipping Your Classroom Helps Overcome the Game of Grades

May 24th, 2022 18m 49s

Oh, the game of grades. It’s the toxic consumption of our students' attention only on what grade they are paid with for every little move they make in your classroom rather than on the experience of learning that happens in their brain while a

73. The 3 Pros and Cons of Flipping Your Classroom

May 17th, 2022 17m 28s

“The flipped classroom was a strategy I knew I wanted to implement, but I never saw it coming when my flipped classroom gave my students more access during the pandemic and is now a strategy that provides me more sustainability in my post-pande

72. How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Students

May 12th, 2022 22m 32s

The pandemic took all the routines and understandings about school, shook them up in a paper bag, and spit them out with no semblance of what they once were. At least that’s how some of our students are now behaving. With student apathy and abs

71. Make the Most of Class Time So You Can Leave On Time

May 3rd, 2022 25m 58s

Quick question for you… when you were in college as a pre-service teacher, making your preparations to become a teacher, taking all your education classes, did you ever take a class on how to lecture? Me neither. Another question, when you were

70. How I Accidentally Monetized My Flipped Classroom

Apr 26th, 2022 23m 50s

I don’t know if I’ve ever told the full story of how I flipped my classroom and what happened once I had flipped. You know, like the whole story, start to finish. Sure, I’ve told it in bits and pieces as was applicable to the episode or post

69. The No.1 Thing You Need to Flip Your Classroom

Apr 19th, 2022 18m 47s

The most common question I get from teachers about making a more sustainable classroom or flipping their classroom is “Where do I start?” You may be asking yourself this question before you even considering if flipping your classroom is somethi

68. Working Through the Shame Behind Teacher Burnout

Apr 12th, 2022 24m 15s

Welcome back to the Sustainable Teacher Podcast, or welcome for the first time if this is the first episode of the show that you’re listening to. Either way, I’m so happy to have you listening in. And I’m going to start off by saying that thi

67. What I'm Reading: My Top 5 Recommended Reads

Apr 5th, 2022 27m 31s

I recently was driving in the car sans children so it was very peaceful and serene. Not to say my time in the car with my three boys isn’t wonderful - it’s just a louder version of wonderful where I don’t get to sit in quiet or do what I ended

66. A Sustainably Epic Classroom with Trevor Muir

Mar 29th, 2022 45m 6s

Hey there teacher-friend and welcome back to the Sustainable Teacher Podcast, I’m so glad you’ve chosen to join us today, and man have you picked a good episode to land on. I am so excited to have Trevor Muir on the podcast today. Trevor’s roo

65. Do You Need a Teacher Desk Revamp?

Mar 22nd, 2022 14m 33s

One year I got a wild hair and reduced my teacher desk to the size of a cafe table. You know, like the ones you stand next to at a wedding reception or have a coffee over at the local coffee shop. Yes, about a two-foot space. I sure was up o

64. Overcoming the Struggles of Teacher-Mom Life

Mar 15th, 2022 16m 35s

You know the age old tale of what it’s like to be a first, second or even third year teacher and all the hustle and grind that it is. You get to work before 6 AM and you leave sometime after five or 6 PM and probably still have more papers to

63. Student Reflection: How You Make It Happen

Mar 8th, 2022 17m 4s

Welcome to the Sustainable Teacher and what is part two of this series on student reflection. Last week we discussed the what and the when, so be sure to go back and give episode 62 a listen if you haven’t already, and today’s episode we’re fo

62. Student Reflection: What It Could Look Like

Mar 1st, 2022 16m 36s

Here at Teach On A Mission and the Sustainable Teacher, we believe that building a sustainable classroom includes a very important player… which is, your students. Empowering your students as learners is one of the most sustaining strategies y

61. The Year of Enough

Feb 22nd, 2022 18m 45s

Never before has there been a time where more teachers have had enough, and I'm betting it's because they don't feel that they are enough - ever. Enough is my one-word for 2022. Not enough, in that I’ve had enough, and am at my wit’s end - alt