Teaching to the TOP

117. A Week in Bridget’s Life

This week, join Bridget as she works during one of the busiest time's of the year. Between report cards, placement cards and conferences, Bridget is finishing her Master's degree and sharing the excitement of this big accomplishment. Join her as she shares how she manages to break down tasks so that she doesn't feel overwhelmed. 
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116. Organization Habits Every Teacher Should Build

We all know the importance of building effective habits; we preach this every single episode. Today we want to share some habits that every teacher should be building when it comes to organization. This episode is part of our mini-series where we breakdown T.O.P. and share effective and simple strategies to help you be your very best YOU!
Remember we are basing our structure for building these habits from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. We did an entire episode where we go in depth in the readings of Atomic Habits. You can hear our thoughts on the book by checking out episode 107. Tiny Changes That Give You Big Results!
In this episode we share:
6 habits that you should start to become a more organized person
Reasons for why these habits are so important to build
Examples for what these habits will look like in a day
Tips for help making these habits work
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115. A Week in Michelle’s Life

This week Michelle Emerson is going to be your solo host! She is going to take you along a week in her life as she tackles her to-do list. Listen in as she shares her methods for managing her power list and organizes her days using many of the methods we share on the podcast!
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114. Learn From Our Mistakes: Our BIGGEST Organization Struggles

We are back with a new mini-series! This month we are chatting about all things organization. So get excited as we share our journey with organization, and some important habits that you will need to build this month. 
Today, we are getting down and dirty as we share some of our own mistakes with organization. We’ve all had to start somewhere and we share the biggest struggles that we have had over the year, and we help give you some actionable steps so that you can keep from making the same mistakes. 
In this episode we share:
Our obsession with buying ALL the bins! 
Our compulsion for buying everything in the Target dollar spot
The importance of measuring twice before going shopping
Teaching yourself to put things back immediately
The importance of maximizing your space
The power of zones
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113. How to Overcome Your Time Management Mistakes

When you have a schedule that has every inch of time filled in a day, you can feel overwhelmed and lost with how to accomplish all of your to-dos. 
Obviously none of us are perfect when it comes to time management but it’s important that we are able to recognize our mistakes so that’s what we are going to focus on in this episode! When it comes down to it, a lot of our “time management mistakes” are due to good habits not sticking or bad habits forming. 
In Atomic Habits, James Clear outlines 4 ways to make a habit stick… make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. If the habit is failing, this means we are doing the opposite. So in this episode, we are going to focus on those mistakes but give specific examples for time management and how you can make changes to overcome them.
In this episode we share:
Make your daily schedule and appointments part of your environment. 
Pair a desirable task with a task that is less desirable. 
Humans follow the Law of Least Effort. Find ways to make your habit easy. 
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112. Time Management Habits Every Teacher Should Build

Over the last two years we have shared a lot of tips, tricks and hacks related to time management… and they are all great! But, we need to have a specific plan for implementing them in our lives so we can be consistent.
We are going to take some of our best tips and hacks and turn them into habits that you can build on a daily basis in order to improve your time management. In Atomic Habits, James Clear states that a habit needs to contain an action, time, and location so you have a clear understanding of the implementation intention.
We are going to share 6 habits in the form of a fill-in-the-blank: “I will (action) at (time) in (location)”. We are giving you the action and you decide the time and location that fits your personality, schedule, and individual life
In this episode we share the following 6 habits YOU need to build:
I will create a power list at (time) in (location)
I will complete the most difficult task from my power list at (time) in (location)
I will turn my phone on do not disturb at (time) in (location)
I will prepare my lessons for the next day at (time) in (location)
I will work toward my goal of (goal) at (time) in (location)
I will arrive at school at (time) and leave school at (time)
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111. How to Become THAT Teacher: Time Management Edition

It’s amazing how large of a role your mindset can play when building new habits. When we say things about our identity both positively or negatively it can hinder who we are trying to become. As the saying goes… if we say it often enough, we start to believe it. 
 
Recently, there has been a trend going around on TikTok about being “THAT Girl”. It eludes that this is someone who has their life together.  She wakes up and meditates on a yoga mat facing the sun and makes her bed. She is THAT girl that everyone wants to be. 
While we know this is not TikTok, we recognize that as teachers, we all know that one teacher in our buildings that we all see as THAT teacher. She has her lessons planned far in advance. She leaves right at the end of her contract hours and never seems to be frazzled or overwhelmed. 
This episode is not about being perfect… we believe that there is no such thing as perfect. But it is all about making changes in order to take on a new identity and feel more like THAT teacher. 
In this episode we share:
Mindset shift 1: Instead of saying “I don’t have enough time” say “I always have enough time for my priorities”
Mindset shift 2: Instead of saying “It’s faster/better if I just do it myself” say “I can ask for help when needed”
Mindset shift 3: Instead of saying “This will just take a minute” say “I can find time to do this later”
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110. Learn From Our Mistakes: Our BIGGEST Time Management Struggles

One of the biggest misconceptions that people have toward us and our podcast is that we perfectly follow all of our own advice and we are just superstars with time management, organization, and productivity. The thing is, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
So we wanted to help break down our struggles with Time Management and the simple steps that we took to help build them as habits. We get real personal and share all of our flaws, but with the intention to help you know that making mistakes does not make you a failure. 
In this episode we share: 
How we work to make creating a power list a daily habit. 
The importance of setting the perfect amount of time to get a task finished.
How we stick to creating schedules.
The causes of not sticking to what we say we will do. 
How to keep from feeling overwhelmed.
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