#246: After spring break and during testing season, classroom management can start to unravel. In this episode, Kasey Bell shares a practical late-spring survival plan to help teachers reset expectations, reinforce routines, support student behavior, simplify parent communication, and protect their own energy with the help of AI. You'll hear real classroom examples for elementary, middle, and high school, plus simple ways to use AI prompts for behavior intervention plans, transitions, reflection activities, parent emails, and more. If you're looking for classroom management strategies that save time and reduce stress, this episode will show you how to use AI in practical, teacher-friendly ways. Plus, Kasey highlights resources from her book, AI for Classroom Management, and the AI Prompt Cheat Sheet for Classroom Management.

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#245: Feeling buried by digital chaos, classroom clutter, and routines that just aren't working anymore? In this episode, I'm walking you through a realistic "teacher spring reset"—how to clean up your digital files (without getting lost in folders), declutter your classroom in small, doable chunks, and simplify the systems that keep creating mess in the first place. Plus, AI Tip of the Week featuring Claude to help you build a spring cleaning plan you'll actually follow.

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#244: Choice boards can be a total game-changer for pre-test review—or a chaotic mess. In this episode, I'm sharing exactly what makes review choice boards work, what causes them to flop, and how to structure them so they boost test prep without creating extra stress.

Whether you teach elementary or secondary, I'll walk you through the five non-negotiable rules for using choice boards effectively, the most common mistakes to avoid, and three ready-to-steal board models: retrieval practice, spiral review, and test skills.

You'll leave with a clear plan for how to run choice boards in Google Classroom, manage submissions without headaches, and keep your students engaged and on track.

✅ We're not doing "extra." We're doing smarter, more targeted review.

✅ You'll get real talk, practical ideas, examples

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