Because We're Teachers

In this episode, we explain what prompted us starting our new YouTube channel. After last week's podcast episode, we brainstormed ways to share the information and reflected that while we had shared YouTube channels as a resource, we could also create our own videos. And that was it! We started our YouTube channel last Saturday and uploaded our first video a week ago. You can find our YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/becausewereteachersonyoutbe We also talk about the Facebook group Bitmoji Craze for Educators here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2568655663438916/ Check out Allateesha's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfbPGJIq5E6QeYhEM6M80A --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/support

Thank you for listening! Leave us a review and make sure you subscribe. Ask us questions or send a comment through Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/becausewereteachers/ We are not in person with students and can use the Bitmoji interactive classroom to replicate real life and at least simulate an actual place to give students comfort and to provide sensory stimulation. Also, by doing so, you can create branding for yourself so your style is identifiable and adds to the comfort level for your students. Check out these resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKTvlUbXxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ZiClcIYJs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/support

In this episode, Wes and Darlene reflect on what their classrooms and learning environments looked like in the first week of school, and uncover three themes for success in the classroom (structure, student comfort and relationships) which all function as tools for student engagement. Shout out to our Spotify listeners, and to our 2 call-in guest teachers who sent us voice messages! Thanks, Pam and Eric! Link to our #clearthelists blog post: http://becausewereteachers.com/clearthelists/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message

Thank you for listening! Please leave us a 5-star rating and review. Join us as we discuss the issues related to creating student-centered envrionment such as proximity, mobility. student comfort, and your room's limitations. Know your options from traditional rows, to pods and groups, to U-shapes and L-shapes. What is the interior loop? How can you formalize shapes? Also we touch on safety, flexible seating and reading/private corners. Visit our blog for more info: http://becausewereteachers.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message

Thank you for listening! Please leave us a 5-star rating and review. What do you need for the first day of school? These syllabus strategies!  We especially appreciate feedback of what you liked and suggestions of topics you'd like to hear discussed. We are  husband and wife educators in So Cal and we also are an interracial couple and our personal and professional experiences inform and shape our views on education, and we want to share them with you. And as we said earlier, we want to hear back from you!  Join us as we break down the issues, resources and actions you need to understand to maximize the time you spend covering your syllabus in the first days of school  Klein ISD blog article on Syllabus ideas Klein ISD's Twitter Make a copy of the 4 Corners Game Slide Deck Write On with Miss G blog article --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message

Thank you for listening! Please leave us a 5-star rating and review. What do you need for the first day of school? These 3 strategies! We especially appreciate feedback of what you liked and suggestions of topics you'd like to hear discussed. We are husband and wife educators in So Cal and we also are an interracial couple and our personal and professional experiences inform and shape our views on education, and we want to share them with you. And as we said earlier, we want to hear back from you! Graphic organizer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MXuwbjInnhA_taqXFjKzYX6-Zvb7n8ON/view --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message

Thank you for listening! Please leave us a 5-star rating and review. We especially appreciate feedback of what you liked and suggestions of topics you'd like to hear discussed. We are husband and wife educators in So Cal and we also are an interracial couple and our personal and professional experiences inform and shape our views on education, and we want to share them with you. And as we said earlier, we want to hear back from you! In this episode, Wes tells how he got into teaching, including some first year ups and downs, and what finally made him "a teacher." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message

Thank you for listening! Please leave us a 5-star rating and review. We especially appreciate feedback of what you liked and suggestions of topics you'd like to hear discussed. We are husband and wife educators in So Cal and we also are an interracial couple and our personal and professional experiences inform and shape our views on education, and we want to share them with you. And as we said earlier, we want to hear back from you! In this episode, Darlene tells how she got into teaching, including some first year ups and downs, and what finally made her "a teacher." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/because-were-teachers/message