200 episodes
This Teacher Life Monica Genta
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4.9 • 176 Ratings
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A weekly podcast for teachers full of tips and tricks, stories and strategies, celebrations and struggles, all from the real life we are living every day. Welcome to This Teacher Life with Monica Genta.
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How to Proactively Lesson Plan for The Entire School Year in Less than 1 Hour (This Structure is Simple & Effective)
How long does it take you to plan for an entire school year's worth of curriculum?
If your answer is longer than 1-hour, then I have a simple, strategic system for you!
Using plan books, journals, file folders, and lesson plan templates can be energy vampires and hard to adjust on the fly.
What if I told you that you can plan highly engaging, really meaningful classroom content using 2 tools?
In this week's episode of This Teacher Life I explain my exact plan on how I have created curriculum timelines and maps for over 7 classes without stressing out.
Whether you are a new teacher or veteran teacher, this idea is going to help you proactively plan for every school year in your future!
Episode Notes:
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Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
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Connect with Monica on social media:
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How to Use YouTube in Your Classroom (For Only 30 Seconds) and Get Kids Participating for Over 30 Minutes
What is the vibe in your classroom right now?
Do you find it is different on various days of the week!
If you want to bring TGIF energy and enthusiasm to your classroom everyday, I've got an idea for you.
Our students LOVE YouTube and short form video, so why not leverage that for learning?
In this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I dive into a lesson I recently did on a Friday for "Friday Fun Times for Families Who Earned It"
This activity was easy to implement because I had "Charlie" and his viral video help me out.
Want to learn more about this super easy to implement lesson that got kids talking for an entire class period?
I've got you covered!
Episode Notes:
Want 180 Full SEL Lessons for Your Classroom? Check This Out:
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Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
monicagenta.com/freebook
Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:
monicagenta.com/PD
Connect with Monica on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed
Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd
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1 Classroom Idea That Got ALL Kids Participating- And All You Need is a Potato!?
Have you ever tried something in your classroom and thought, "That was really silly, but it TOTALLY worked!"
I find myself saying that the most when I am using toys to teach.
Because the reality is that toys can actually be really powerful tools in education!
In this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast we tackle how one, really unexpected throwback toy, transformed a lesson.
This activity got all kids participating, all kids laughing, all kids sharing, and was SO much fun!
Spoiler alert: you don't even need to buy or own the toy to make this lesson happen.
That means it is no prep and therefore it is a teacher win!
Episode Notes:
Want 180 Full SEL Lessons for Your Classroom? Check This Out:
monicagenta.com/180SEL
Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
monicagenta.com/freebook
Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:
monicagenta.com/PD
Connect with Monica on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed
Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd
Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed -
How Teachers Can Make Hump Day (And Every Day) More Engaging in the Classroom
As an educator, how do you feel by the middle of the week?
Are you emotional drained, out of great ideas, and feeling teacher tired?
Sometimes by hump day, we are needing some creativity to add to your curriculum.
In this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I explain a strategy that is a really fun remix of something that kids already know and love.
The secret sauce to this strategy is the structure and space that we create to make it dynamic.
I LOVE using this idea on Wednesdays, but it could literally be used on any day of the week, in any subject, and with all students.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear a short and sweet idea!
Episode Notes:
Check out the Would You Rather Remix + 180 FULL SEL Lessons Here:
monicagenta.com/180SEL
Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
monicagenta.com/freebook
Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:
monicagenta.com/PD
Connect with Monica on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed
Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd
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How Teachers Can Use Music to Motivate Students (You Will Be Blown Away How You Can Leverage it for Learning)
Music is a highly underutilized tool in education!
We use books all the time to help kids learn and grow, but songs are just books without pages.
So how can you use music to motivate students and get them all engaged in heartfelt, meaningful conversation?
That is exactly what we are going to unpack in this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast.
Super simple, strategic teacher tips will be shared on how we can take songs and transform them into opportunities for debate, data, discussions, and dynamic classroom environments.
This idea is perfect for any subject area and any grade level!
Episode Notes:
Get 180 FULL SEL Lessons to Engage Your Students Here:
monicagenta.com/180SEL
Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
monicagenta.com/freebook
Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:
monicagenta.com/PD
Connect with Monica on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed
Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd
Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed -
1 Classroom Idea that Will Get 100% of Students Motivated to Engage (Perfect for Monday… or ANY Day of the Week)
Do your students every walk into class with tired eyes and total disengagement?
Do you ever ask your students questions and the only thing you hear are crickets?
Do you ever start a lesson and it totally flops, but you keep rolling with it because you don't have a back-up plan?
If you said YES to any (or all) of those statements you are not alone.
Sometimes it feels like we are competing with kids for attention, but our number one goal is to help them prepare for college, career, and real life.
In this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I explain a problem I experienced with my students on a Monday mornig.
I give the specific on how and why I totally ditched my lesson and pivoting quickly into a positive, proactive plan that created HUGE success.
If you are looking for ways to engage all kids and stop watching time on planning, this episode is for you!
Episode Notes:
Get 180 FULL SEL Lessons to Engage Your Students Here:
monicagenta.com/180SEL
Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here:
monicagenta.com/freebook
Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:
monicagenta.com/PD
Connect with Monica on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/
TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed
Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd
Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed
Customer Reviews
Great energy grounded in reality
Monica Genta has a contagious enthusiasm and perspective to give teachers a little pick-me-up with ideas to implement in the classroom the next day. Because she is in the classroom herself, she is living through it and has tried the things she talks about. The podcast provides ideas, but also an attitude shift when needed. This podcast inspires me.
Super fun. Super usable.
Monica’s Teacher Life podcast is a great way to start your week of teaching. Filled with easy, engaging and energized conversations, I’ve never come away from a listen without a solid new idea or reinforcing tool to use with my middle and high school students.
Monica’s IG feed and Awesome Academy courses offer even more for your best teacher life!
Definitely 5/5 ⭐️
Most relatable
This is by far the most relatable and uplifting teacher podcast ever!!