Catholic Teachers' Lounge

Latest Episodes
Managing Blurts
Student communication and behavior has changed so much a new term has evolved. How are we adapting as we continuously model and teach effective communication skills across grade levels and topics?
Pre-school Prognosticators
Pre-school teachers bring a special creativity that every grade level can learn from in regard to engaging classrooms with multi-sensory approaches. Give yourself permission to be playful!
1st Year Teachers
Year 1 is memorable for all sorts of reasons for new teachers. Parent engagement, lesson plans, classroom management, and everything in between creates both good and bad memories for the ages!
100th Day Celebrations
Embracing the unique and fun aspects of the time tested opportunity to celebrate school year progress!
Creating a Healthy Data Culture
Many teachers are intuitive by nature, but sometimes our greatest skill can be our biggest blindspot. Leaning into data can be the perfect compliment to help our students excel.
Accommodating Positive Behaviors
When done well, sharing tips and hints about students from teacher to teacher as they move from grade to grade can be a game changer for helping students succeed and thrive.
The Joy of Animals
There is a new openness to animals engaging and expanding the learning experience with their general presence as an interventionist or as an actual part of the lesson.
Dance the Night Away
80's, 90's and now. How relationships and culture changed as seen through school dances and social events.
Emergency 101: Language Arts Subs
Teachers don't get days off, but emergencies still happen and it pays to be prepared with timeless tools and exercises. Specific to Language Arts class, hear more about writing prompts, journaling and
Emergency 101: Math Subs
Teachers don't get days off, but emergencies still happen and it pays to be prepared with timeless tools and exercises. Specific to math class, hear more about fun thinking plans surrounding daily lif