Teacher RockStar Podcast

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Welcome to the Teacher RockStar Podcast, a weekly podcast hosted by Steve Hiles where tips and strategies critical to the first-year teacher are discussed. We will be sharing the latest educational research and best practices with the new teacher that I wish I had learned during my teacher preparation program.


Episode Date
Rethinking the Classroom: A Hybrid Approach to Education: #309
Oct 28, 2026
The 5-Second Trick: #308
Oct 21, 2026
How to Stop Students From Talking in 10-Minutes: #307
Oct 14, 2026
Why Students Ignore You: #306
Oct 07, 2026
When Students Refuse to Work: #305
Sep 30, 2026
When Students Say No: #304
Sep 23, 2026
Why Do Students Ignore Your Instructions: #303
Sep 16, 2026
Stop Doing Too Much: #302
Sep 09, 2026
Classroom Management Reset: #301
Sep 02, 2026
New Teacher Classroom Setup #300
Aug 26, 2026
First Day Activities: #299
Aug 19, 2026
Why Kids Can't Read: #298
Aug 12, 2026
Dyslexia Warning Signs Teachers Miss: #297
Aug 05, 2026
7 Classroom Management Mistakes: #296
Jul 29, 2026
6 Daily Classroom Routines That Work: #295
Jul 22, 2026
New Teacher Engagement Mistakes: # 294
Jul 15, 2026
The 5 Rules You MUST Teach on Day One: #293
Jul 08, 2026
10 Systems Every New Teacher Needs Before Day 1: #292
Jul 01, 2026
Strategies and Best Practices for Enhancing Student Motivation in the Classroom: #291
Jun 24, 2026
What Every K-3 Teacher Needs to Know About Teaching Reading: #290
Jun 17, 2026
What They Didn't Teach You in College About Teaching: #289
Jun 10, 2026
Biggest Mistakes New Teachers Make Before School Starts: #288
Jun 03, 2026
You Got Hired. Now What? First 10 Steps Every New Teacher Must Take: #287
May 27, 2026
How to Finish This School Year Without Losing Your Mind: #286
May 20, 2026
The 5-Second Trick That Silences Any Class: #285
May 13, 2026
Stop Overplanning Lessons (Do This Instead): #284
May 06, 2026
Why Students Don't Respect Teachers Anymore: #283
Apr 29, 2026
First Year Teacher Burnout (Avoid These 5 Mistakes): #282
Apr 22, 2026
First-Year Teacher Tips: Stop Student Misbehavior: #281
Apr 15, 2026
First-Year Teacher Tips: What NOT to Do: #280
Apr 08, 2026
First-Year Teacher Tips: 3 Discipline Strategies: #279
Apr 01, 2026
First-Year Teacher Tips Classroom Management 101: #278
Mar 25, 2026
How to Stop Students from Talking in 10 Minutes: #277
Mar 18, 2026
First-Year Teacher: Control Your Class Without Yelling: #276
Mar 11, 2026
First-Year Teacher Survival Guide -- How to Survive Year One: #275
Mar 04, 2026
The Worst Advice First-Year Teachers Are Given: #274
Feb 25, 2026
How to Calm a Chaotic Classroom: The Regulated Classroom Method: #273
Feb 18, 2026
5 Things You Do That Students Don't Respect: #272
Feb 11, 2026
A Calm Classroom in 5 Days (Yes, Even for New Teachers): #271
Feb 04, 2026
How First-Year Teachers Can Avoid Burnout in 30 Days: #270
Jan 28, 2026
Noisy Classroom Callbacks That Actually Work (and why they do):#269
Jan 21, 2026
How First-Year Teachers Fix Behavior Fast: #268
Jan 14, 2026
Which Strategies Help First-Year Teachers Manage classrooms? #267
Jan 07, 2026
Top 10 First-Year Teacher Classroom Fixes: #266
Dec 31, 2025
How to Handle Difficult Parent Situations: #265
Dec 24, 2025
The Real Problems Destroying Education: #264
Dec 17, 2025
Top 5 Teaching Skills Every Teacher Needs: #263
Dec 10, 2025
How to Handle a Disrespectful Student: #262
Dec 03, 2025
How Do I Stop Working 70-Hours a Week: #261
Nov 26, 2025
How to Handle Students Who Refuse to Work: #260
Nov 19, 2025
End Student Chaos Fast—Fix It in 5 Days: #259
Nov 12, 2025
What Your Teaching Outfit Says Before You Speak: #258
Nov 05, 2025
What Your Teaching Outfit Says Before You Speak: #257
Oct 29, 2025
5 Things I Stopped Doing as a Teacher: #256
Oct 22, 2025
Give Me 5 Minutes & I'll Save You Discipline Drama: #255
Oct 15, 2025
Why Pinterest Classroom Fail New Teachers# 254
Oct 08, 2025
Mastering the First 10 Minutes of Class: #253
Oct 01, 2025
How to Organize Your Classroom Step by Step: #252
Sep 24, 2025
Strategies to Support English Learners #251
Sep 17, 2025
Permission Not to Know it All: #250
Sep 10, 2025
How Handwriting Impacts a Child's Confidence: #249
Sep 03, 2025
Stop Making This One Mistake: #248
Aug 27, 2025
Stop Student Defiance in its Tracks: #247
Aug 20, 2025
The Classroom Setup Mistake That Nearly Broke Me: #246
Aug 13, 2025
The Most Hated Classroom Rule And Why It Might Work: #245
Aug 06, 2025
This is Why 99% of New Teachers Don't Get Respect from Students: #244
Jul 30, 2025
Why This Classroom Management Hack is Changing the Game: #243
Jul 23, 2025
How to Turn Teaching Failures into Successes: #242
Jul 16, 2025
How to Stay Organized as a New Teacher and Finally Breathe: #241
Jul 09, 2025
How to Handle Disruptive Students: #240
Jul 02, 2025
How Boys and Girls Learn Differently: #239
Jun 25, 2025
The Quiet Student Hidden Power in Silence: #238
Jun 18, 2025
Master Student Teaching Like a Pro: #237
Jun 11, 2025
30 Day Survival Plan for New Teachers: #236
Jun 04, 2025
7 Mistakes First Year Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them: #235
May 28, 2025
Build a Safe, Emotionally Supportive Classroom: #234
May 21, 2025
Why K-12 Reading is Failing and How to Fix Literacy in Schools: #233
May 14, 2025
2025 Teaching Techniques That Break the Mold: #232
May 07, 2025
Stop Punishing Students. Try This Instead! #231
Apr 30, 2025
Rock Your First Year: Thriving in the Classroom from Day One: #230
Apr 23, 2025
What Teachers OVERLOOK in Classroom Routines: #229
Apr 16, 2025
Are Rewards HURTING Your Students? #228
Apr 09, 2025
CREATE a Positive Classroom Environment with Simple Rules: #227
Apr 02, 2025
Secure Top-tier College Admission: #226
Mar 26, 2025
I Tried This Strategy for a Month and this is What Happened: #225
Mar 19, 2025
10 No Fail Tips for Classroom Success: #224
Mar 12, 2025
AI Lesson Planning: #223
Mar 05, 2025
Differentiated Instruction in 3 Simple Ways: #222
Feb 26, 2025
How Educators Can Serve Students and Build Wealth: #221
Feb 19, 2025
Social Promotions in our Public Schools: #220
Feb 12, 2025
The Science of Engaged Learning Engagement: #219
Feb 05, 2025
How to Quiet a Class in 5 Seconds! #218
Jan 29, 2025
Getting a Reluctant Learner to Complete Assignments: #217
Jan 22, 2025
Top 5 Ways to Prevent Classroom Disruptions: #216
Jan 15, 2025
How to Build a Positive Classroom Culture from Day One: #215
Jan 08, 2025
Why Are They Banning Books in Public Schools: #214
Jan 01, 2025
How to Encourage a Growth Mindset in your students: #213
Dec 18, 2024
7 Inspiring Teaching Tips for Career Longevity: #212
Dec 11, 2024
The Secret Hack to Growth as a New Teacher You Need to Know: #211
Dec 04, 2024
Navigating Lack of Administration Support as a New Teacher: #210
Nov 27, 2024
The Real Reason Teachers Burn Out and How to Beat It: #209
Nov 20, 2024
First Conversation to Have with Angry Parents: #208
Nov 13, 2024
Celebrate the Positives with Your Parents Too: #207
Nov 06, 2024
5 Ways to Conquer Imposter Syndrome as a New Teacher: #206
Oct 30, 2024
This Will Make You Rethink Spelling Assessments: #205
Oct 23, 2024
Tackling Back-to-School Night as a New Teacher: #204
Oct 16, 2024
Why Schools Don't Do Skills Education Well: #203
Oct 09, 2024
How a Giant Pencil Put an End to Bullying: #202
Oct 02, 2024
Unlocking 10 Bulletin Board Ideas You Need to Know: #201
Sep 25, 2024
How to Handle Misbehavior the First Weeks of School: #200
Sep 18, 2024
Pre-Planning Lessons for New Teachers Today: #199
Sep 11, 2024
Why It's Time to Stop Using Timeout Now! #198
Sep 04, 2024
You Need to Know Math Games Are Superior! #197
Aug 28, 2024
This is Why Early Reading Skills Are Essential Now! #196
Aug 21, 2024
The Truth About Student Social Promotions Now! #195
Aug 14, 2024
Overcoming My Biggest Challenge as a First-Year Teacher: #194
Aug 07, 2024
How to Nurture the Failure of Making Mistakes Now! #193
Jul 31, 2024
How to Make Project Based Learning Come Alive Now #192
Jul 24, 2024
Strategies to Support Students with Challenging Behaviors: #191
Jul 17, 2024
Adding Movement to Language Arts in 2024: #190
Jul 10, 2024
The Skills Revolution in K-12 Education: #189
Jul 03, 2024
Effective Educational Methods for Financial Literacy: # 188
Jun 26, 2024
How Generative AI Tools Assist with Lesson Planning: #187
Jun 19, 2024
Effective Instructional Strategies for Multilingual Learners: #186
Jun 13, 2024
What You Need to Know About the Science of Reading: #185
Jun 06, 2024
Reading Books Together in a Class: #184
May 29, 2024
Small Group vs. Whole Class Instruction: #183
May 22, 2024
10 Mistakes New Teachers Must Avoid: #182
May 15, 2024
13 End-of-Year Fun-Filled Activities: # 181
May 08, 2024
Managing Out of Control Student Behavior: #180
May 01, 2024
How a New Teacher Can Improve Classroom Management: #179
Apr 24, 2024
Effective Strategies for Classroom Environment and Student Engagement: #178
Apr 10, 2024
How Can New Teachers Deal with Angry Parents: #177
Apr 03, 2024
Navigating Black History in the Classroom: An Approach for New Teachers: # 176
Mar 27, 2024
Classroom Management through the Lens of Community and Leadership #175
Mar 20, 2024
Why is it that Gen Z and Alpha are Making Teachers Quit? #174
Mar 13, 2024
What I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Teacher: #173
Mar 06, 2024
Habits of Resilient Educators: #172
Feb 28, 2024
10 Skill Sets that Teachers Need to Coach: #171
Feb 21, 2024
Mastering the Art of Lesson Planning: #170
Feb 14, 2024
The Guided Teacher: #169
Feb 07, 2024
The Profound Impact of Teacher-Student Relationships: #168
Jan 31, 2024
Overcoming Common Classroom Management Challenges: #167
Jan 24, 2024
How to Effectively Manage an Angry Student: #166
Jan 17, 2024
The Science of Learning: Unlocking Student Potential: #165
Jan 10, 2024
Empowering Students Through Student-Led Conversations: #164
Jan 03, 2024
Advantages & Disadvantages of Educational Looping: #163
Dec 27, 2023
Regie Routman: The Heart Centered Teacher - Restoring Hope, Joy, and Possibility in Uncertain Times: #162
Dec 20, 2023
Teachers Teaching Skills Versus Content: #161
Dec 13, 2023
Enhancing Reading Instruction in the Classroom: #160
Dec 06, 2023
Skills Versus Content: EP #159
Nov 29, 2023
Achieving Classroom Rigor: #158
Nov 22, 2023
Financial Tips for Educators: #157
Nov 15, 2023
How Administrators Can Show Teacher Appreciation: #156
Nov 08, 2023
Movement and Music in the Classroom: #155
Nov 01, 2023
Gamification in Today’s Classrooms: #154
Oct 25, 2023
Establishing Effective Discipline Techniques and Creating a Positive Learning Environment: #153
Oct 18, 2023
Ten Time Saving Tips for Teachers: #152
Oct 11, 2023
Harnessing the Power of AI for Lesson Planning and Teaching: #151
Oct 04, 2023
Crafting the Ultimate Learning Space: #150
Sep 27, 2023
Writing Instruction for Elementary Teachers: #149
Sep 20, 2023
Finding Balance--Teacher Self-Care for a Flourishing Classroom: #148
Sep 13, 2023
Dilemmas of the Reward-Punishment Paradigm: #147
Sep 06, 2023
Effective Strategies for Engaging and Collaborating with Parents and Guardians: #146
Aug 30, 2023
Navigating the Future: Teachers and the Rise of AI in the Classroom: #145
Aug 23, 2023
Six Most Important things a New Teacher Can do Before the New School Year: #144
Aug 16, 2023
Pathways to Becoming and Helping a Teacher: #143
Aug 09, 2023
Special Education Inclusion: Strategies for Supporting Students with Special Needs in Mainstream Classrooms: #142
Aug 02, 2023
Technology Integration: Discover Innovative Ways to Incorporate Technology into Your Teaching Practice: #141
Jul 26, 2023
Punished by Rewards with Guest Speaker Alfie Kohn: #140
Jul 19, 2023
Taking a Deep-Dive into Differentiated Instruction with Dr. John Schembari: #139
Jul 12, 2023
How to Determine Different Learning Styles: #138
Jul 05, 2023
The Importance of a Classroom Management and Discipline Plan: #137
Jun 28, 2023
Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Education: #136
Jun 21, 2023
Implications for Banning Books in Public Schools: #135
Jun 14, 2023
Creating a Culture of Humor in the Elementary Classroom: # 134
Jun 07, 2023
Let Students Talk: #133
May 31, 2023
Establishing a Culture of Movement in the Classroom: #132
May 24, 2023
How to Reduce Misbehavior in the Classroom: #131
May 17, 2023
Best Classroom Management Strategies: # 130
May 10, 2023
Strategies for Fluency: #129
May 03, 2023
Key Elements of 21st Century Classroom Design: #128
Apr 26, 2023
What It Takes to be an Exceptional Mentor Teacher: #127
Apr 19, 2023
Engaging Elementary Students in Independent Work: #126
Apr 12, 2023
Social Emotional Learning with Patrick Cook-Deegan: #125
Apr 05, 2023
Essential Elements Every Elementary Classroom Needs: #124
Mar 29, 2023
Mental Health and Well-Being Tips for Teachers: #123
Mar 22, 2023
Creating Meaning & Motivation in the Elementary Classroom with Kim Sutton: #122
Mar 15, 2023
What is a Minilesson? #121
Mar 08, 2023
How Can Parents & Teachers Work Together to Ensure the Success of the Child? #120
Feb 28, 2023
What are Some Ways to Raise a Respectful child? #119
Feb 22, 2023
How Can Parents Instill High Expectations in their Children? #118
Feb 15, 2023
Evidence-Based Decision Making in the Classroom with Dr. Matthew Courtney: #117
Feb 08, 2023
Brain-Based Learning with Dr. Eric Jensen: #116
Feb 01, 2023
Scientific Reasoning in Brain Games: #115
Jan 25, 2023
Ways Parents can Help Their Child Be Successful In School: #114
Jan 18, 2023
Innovative Education in the 21st Century with Brantley Turner: #113
Jan 11, 2023
The Flipped Classroom Model: #112
Jan 04, 2023
Tips to Help Students with ODD: #111
Dec 28, 2022
Vocabulary Building Strategies: #110
Dec 21, 2022
Changing Grade Levels: #109
Dec 14, 2022
Brain Games: Crossword Puzzles: #108
Dec 07, 2022
Jigsaw Brain Game Puzzles: #107
Nov 30, 2022
Creating Problems Solvers for Today’s Classroom with Ryan Steuer: #106
Nov 23, 2022
Project-Based Learning in Today’s Classroom with Dr. John Schembari: #105
Nov 16, 2022
Brain Games - Cryptogram Puzzles: #104
Nov 09, 2022
7 Ways to Maintain Relationships During Your School Closure: #103
Nov 02, 2022
Prompting the Mind with Brain Games: #102
Oct 26, 2022
5 Powerful Ways for Teachers to Save Time: #101
Oct 19, 2022
Keeping Your Brain Healthy with Brain Training: #100
Oct 12, 2022
Brain Training [Improving Your Memory] Series Part 4: #99
Oct 05, 2022
Brain Training [Improving Your Memory] Part 3 #98
Sep 28, 2022
Brain Training [Improving Your Memory] Part 2 #97
Sep 21, 2022
Brain Training [Improving Your Memory] Part 1 #96
Sep 14, 2022
How to Become a More Resilient Teacher #95
Sep 07, 2022
Benefits of Trivia Games #94
Aug 31, 2022
STEM Activities That Will Excite Your Students #93
Aug 24, 2022
Back to School Promises to Make to your Children #92
Aug 17, 2022
Reestablishing Classroom Rules #91
Aug 10, 2022
Introducing Yourself to the Class #90
Aug 03, 2022
How to Implement Community Building Activities #89
Jul 27, 2022
Character Education in Public Schools #88
Jul 20, 2022
Teacher Do’s and Don’ts When Sending out a Report Card or Having a Parent/Teacher Conference #87
Jul 13, 2022
Teacher Preparedness #86
Jul 06, 2022
Reaching the Limits in Brain Games #85
Jun 29, 2022
Getting Children to Read #84
Jun 22, 2022
Inside the Project-Based Learning Classroom #83
Jun 15, 2022
What Makes a Stem Activity Great? #82
Jun 08, 2022
Ways to Get Your Students’ Attention #81
Jun 01, 2022
The Teacher’s Lounge #80
May 25, 2022
Prior to the Start of the School Year #79
May 18, 2022
Do You Mean What You Say? #78
May 11, 2022
Brain-Based Learning Part 2 #77
May 04, 2022
Brain-Based Learning Part 1 #76
Apr 27, 2022
Community Building Experiences #75
Apr 20, 2022
How I Stayed Organized in My Classroom All Year Long #74
Apr 15, 2022
Your Discipline Plan and the Consequences #73
Apr 13, 2022
One Direction at a Time #72
Apr 06, 2022
The Reader’s Notebook #71
Mar 30, 2022
Helping Students to Become Critical Thinkers #70
Mar 23, 2022
The Teacher-parent Relationship #69
Mar 16, 2022
Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Matters #68
Mar 09, 2022
Making the Case for Teaching Cursive Handwriting #67
Mar 02, 2022
Teaching Spelling #66
Feb 23, 2022
Creating Effective Guided Reading Groups #65
Feb 16, 2022
Music in the Classroom #64
Feb 09, 2022
Sustained Silent Reading #63
Feb 02, 2022
Teaching Your Students Question Answer Relationships [QAR] #62
Jan 26, 2022
Establishing a Book Requirement for Your Class #61
Jan 19, 2022
The Importance of Having a Mentor During Your First Year of Teaching #60
Jan 12, 2022
Teaching Your Students How to Select ”Just Right” Books #59
Jan 05, 2022
Setting Up an Effective Reader‘s Workshop #58
Dec 29, 2021
Establishing a Classroom Library #57
Dec 22, 2021
Vision Boards and How They Can Engage and Build Excitement for Students #56
Dec 15, 2021
Section 504 #55
Dec 08, 2021
How to Create an Effective Writer‘s Workshop #54
Dec 01, 2021
Individualized Education Plan #53
Nov 24, 2021
Managing Oppositional Defiant Students #52
Nov 17, 2021
The Importance of the Teacher-Student Relationship #51
Nov 10, 2021
Community-Based Learning #50
Nov 03, 2021
Concepts of STEM and STEAM #49
Oct 27, 2021
Progressivism #48
Oct 20, 2021
The Importance of Teaching Listening Skills #47
Oct 13, 2021
Ways that Teachers Can Challenge Children with Exceptionalities #46
Oct 06, 2021
Hands-On-Learning for English Language Learners #45
Sep 29, 2021
Implementing Podcasts into our Daily Instruction #44
Sep 22, 2021
Trauma Informed Care Training #43
Sep 15, 2021
Teaching Reading Essentials #42
Sep 08, 2021
Teaching Children in Poverty #41
Sep 01, 2021
Teaching the Gifted Child #40
Aug 25, 2021
Top Ten Teacher Tips for Time Management #39
Aug 18, 2021
Accommodations for Students with Exceptionalities #38
Aug 11, 2021
The Responsive Classroom #37
Aug 04, 2021
Behavior Management #36
Jul 28, 2021
How to Implement Restorative Practices in Schools #35
Jul 21, 2021
Classroom Expectations #34
Jul 14, 2021
The Critical First Two Weeks of School #33
Jul 07, 2021
Preparing the Classroom for the First Day of School #32
Jun 30, 2021
Establishing Rules and Procedures for the Classroom #31
Jun 23, 2021
How to Set Reading Goals for Students #30
Jun 16, 2021
How to Structure a Classroom to Enhance Productivity #29
Jun 09, 2021
How to Set Up and Organize Meet the Teacher Night #28
Jun 02, 2021
Interview Tips for New Teachers #27
May 26, 2021
Techniques for Brain-Based Learning #26
May 19, 2021
Test Taking Strategies Teachers Can Use With Their Students #25
May 12, 2021
The Importance of Brain Games for Students #24
May 05, 2021
Community Building Activities for Children Grades K-8 #23
Apr 28, 2021
How to Create an Engaging Lesson for Students #22
Apr 21, 2021
What Your Ed Degree Didn‘t Teach You #21
Apr 14, 2021
Teacher Retention #20
Apr 07, 2021
Establishing Positive Relationships with Parents #19
Mar 31, 2021
The Pro‘s and Con‘s of Assigning Homework #18
Mar 24, 2021
How Teachers Can Differentiate Instruction to Address the Needs of All Students #17
Mar 17, 2021
How to Create a Productive Instructional Environment for Classroom Success #16
Mar 10, 2021
Addressing the Needs of Gifted Students #15
Mar 03, 2021
Working Through Disruptive and Challenging Behaviors #14
Feb 24, 2021
Socialization of our Students and Changing Mental States #13
Feb 17, 2021
Project-Based Learning #12
Feb 10, 2021
The Self-Paced Classroom #11
Feb 03, 2021
Restorative Practices #10
Jan 27, 2021
Withholding Recess as a Punishment #9
Jan 20, 2021
How Audiobooks Can Improve Reading Skills #8
Jan 13, 2021
Cooperative and Collaborative Learning #7
Jan 06, 2021
Grading Best Practices #6
Dec 30, 2020
Teaching During A Pandemic Through Distance Learning #5
Dec 23, 2020
How To Control A Difficult Class #4
Dec 16, 2020
Conducting A Parent-Teacher Conference #3
Dec 09, 2020
Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Parents #2
Dec 02, 2020
Classroom Expectations #1
Nov 25, 2020