This Teacher Life

Monica Genta

A weekly podcast for teachers full of tips and tricks, stories and strategies, celebrations and struggles, all from the real life we are living every day. Welcome to This Teacher Life with Monica Genta.

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362 episodes
Updated July 26

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Oct 19, 2025 · 25 min
6 Silly Signs That It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Education (This Relatable, Raw Episode Will Have You Laughing) w/ Special Guests Jack & Rachael
Have you ever taught in two different shoes on accident? Have you ever gotten home from school only to realize you taught all day with an unknown child’s throw-up down the side of your shirt? In this hilarious and candid episode of This Teacher Lif
Oct 12, 2025 · 28 min
How to Create Teacher Life Balance with This One HIGHLY Satisfying Idea
Finding balance between teaching life and home life can feel impossible! But what if one small shift could make it easier and more satisfying? In this week’s episode of This Teacher Life, we uncover one powerful idea that helps teachers in their pe
Oct 5, 2025 · 24 min
1 Classroom Lesson that is REALLY Corny, But Really Awesome! (And I Promise It’s NOT Cornfusing to Try With Your Students)
Sometimes the best lessons are the ones that are the easiest…. and just a little corny. In this week’s episode of This Teacher Life, we dive into one classroom activity that is a powerful way to engage students, spark meaningful conversations
Sep 28, 2025 · 17 min
4 Things We Should Promise NOT To Do As Teachers (But Do We Do Them In Our Classrooms?) With Special Guests Jack Berckemeyer & Rachael McCoy
If you use file folders, worksheets, competitions, or quieting techniques in your classroom, this episode is for you! And spoiler alert…. none of those are bad things! But the dialogue in this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast w
Sep 21, 2025 · 30 min
How to Add Some FUN To Your School-Staff Culture with Something Called Secret Pals
Is your school culture feeling a little…blah? Is your school culture awesome and you are wanting to level it up even more? In this episode of This Teacher Life, we’re diving into a simple but powerful idea that’s bringing joy, surprise, and connection ba
Sep 14, 2025 · 24 min
The 3 F-Words Your School & Students Need This Year (These Will Increase Fun and Decrease Frustration)
Ready to flip the script on school stress by remixing a VERY common thing that happens with students? In this week’s energizing episode of the This Teacher Life, we’re diving into three powerful “F-words” that every classroom and
Sep 7, 2025 · 30 min
5 Simple & Strategic Ways to Determine if You are Using Worksh*ts or Worksheets In Your Classroom
Let’s be real teachers—there’s a huge difference between a worksheet and a “worksh*t”. One of those is about authentic learning, amazing feedback, and active engagement. The other is about busy work, creating frustration, and a time vampire. The good new
Aug 31, 2025 · 39 min
6 Things Teachers Can Do To Make This School Year AWESOME (They are Simple Solutions Too)
Teaching is tough—but it doesn’t have to feel impossible! If you are ready to kick off the school year with less stress and more joy- I’ve for 6 ideas for you. These aren’t overwhelming, complicated strategies—just small shifts that bring big resul
Aug 24, 2025 · 38 min
How to Create an Amazing Classroom Climate Using a Simple Competition with The Game Plinko (Season Premiere)
Welcome back to a brand-new season! We’re kicking things off with a powerful, practical strategy to boost student engagement, motivation, and classroom culture—all with a little help from the iconic game of Plinko. In this week’s episode of t
Aug 17, 2025 · 25 min
A Really Dumb Teacher Idea that Takes Less than 12 Seconds to Implement and is Perfect for ALL Teachers (Best Episode Replay)
Really dumb ideas can be SO dynamic! But why share “dumb” ideas? Because SPOILER ALERT… they work! I think ideas that take no prep, require no lesson plan, and cost nothing are exactly the kind of thing we are looking for this school year. In this week’s
Aug 10, 2025 · 29 min
2 Unpopular Teacher Opinions That Could Change The Way You Look at This School Year In a POSITIVE Way (Best Episode Replay)
How are you currently handling the stress, emotions, and frustrations of education? How are you currently handling the celebrations, smiles, and successes of education? And maybe the biggest, best question yet, how can we balance those two sets of very d
Aug 3, 2025 · 40 min
How a Deck of UNO Cards Can FLIP Your Classroom Into Something AWESOME This School Year (Best Episode Replay)
Want this school year to be your best UNO yet? Sometimes things like classroom management and behavior management cam bog us down. But what if I told you this year can totally be flipped over in a good way?! What if there was one simple way to increase p
Jul 27, 2025 · 31 min
What Would Students Say to Teachers If They Knew We Were Really Listening? (Best Episode Replay)
When was the last time you asked students questions like… What do you really want teachers to know about you? What would you say to your teachers if you knew they would listen without judgement? What can I do in this classroom this year to help decrease
Jul 20, 2025 · 23 min
3 Behavior Management Ideas That Can be Used in ANY Classroom with ANY AGE with Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)
Looking for some simple, strategic classroom and behavior management strategies? You are in the right place! On this week’s episode of This Teacher Life special guest, Jack Berckemeyer, shares some solutions that are so meaningful. The best part, all 3 o
Jul 13, 2025 · 28 min
How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences Ever (Best Episode Replay)
Do you get 100% attendance at your parent teacher conference? Do you get 100% of people engaged at the table during those conferences? I’ve got an idea that can make BOTH of those happen. And the best part these conferences will create LESS work and LESS
Jul 6, 2025 · 34 min
2 Biggest Things Causing Stress in Schools: Apathy & Attendance with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)
Needing or wanting 3 extremely easy and practical solutions to solve today’s problems in schools? In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life podcast, we tackle two of the biggest stressors teachers face—apathy and attendance—and how they’re affectin
Jun 29, 2025 · 20 min
How A Plastic Golden Cat Increased School Climate & Culture- This Is Really Dumb But Really Dynamic! (Best Episode Replay)
Getting staff AND students on the same page can be incredibly difficult these days. But what if there was a silly, simple way to increase the climate and culture of your school while also bringing people together? What if that same idea would INCREASE po
Jun 22, 2025 · 33 min
Super Simple SEL Solutions for Students & Staff (Best Episode Replay)
How are you currently feeling in your position in education? Do you feel like you are supported as staff? Do you feel like your kids are supported as students? Sometimes all our school needs is a little social-emotional support for everybody! But how do
Jun 15, 2025 · 24 min
3 Super Simple Ways to Engage Students (And All You Need is Paper) with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)
When was the last time you were able to get your students super motivated with a paper plate? When was the last time you increased student engagement with a reverse card from Uno? When was the last time you handed out notecards and nobody refused to part
Jun 8, 2025 · 24 min
How to Create RESPECT In Your School for Students & Staff (Best Episode Replay)
How is behavior managed in your school? Would you say it is more proactive or reactive? When it comes to school culture, nothing building positive climate better than parties over punishment. But how can we celebrate students in a way that gets kids moti

This Teacher Life

6 Silly Signs That It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Education (This Relatable, Raw Episode Will Have You Laughing) w/ Special Guests Jack & Rachael

How to Create Teacher Life Balance with This One HIGHLY Satisfying Idea

1 Classroom Lesson that is REALLY Corny, But Really Awesome! (And I Promise It’s NOT Cornfusing to Try With Your Students)

4 Things We Should Promise NOT To Do As Teachers (But Do We Do Them In Our Classrooms?) With Special Guests Jack Berckemeyer & Rachael McCoy

How to Add Some FUN To Your School-Staff Culture with Something Called Secret Pals

The 3 F-Words Your School & Students Need This Year (These Will Increase Fun and Decrease Frustration)

5 Simple & Strategic Ways to Determine if You are Using Worksh*ts or Worksheets In Your Classroom

6 Things Teachers Can Do To Make This School Year AWESOME (They are Simple Solutions Too)

How to Create an Amazing Classroom Climate Using a Simple Competition with The Game Plinko (Season Premiere)

A Really Dumb Teacher Idea that Takes Less than 12 Seconds to Implement and is Perfect for ALL Teachers (Best Episode Replay)

2 Unpopular Teacher Opinions That Could Change The Way You Look at This School Year In a POSITIVE Way (Best Episode Replay)

How a Deck of UNO Cards Can FLIP Your Classroom Into Something AWESOME This School Year (Best Episode Replay)

What Would Students Say to Teachers If They Knew We Were Really Listening? (Best Episode Replay)

3 Behavior Management Ideas That Can be Used in ANY Classroom with ANY AGE with Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)

How to Host the Easiest, Most Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences Ever (Best Episode Replay)

2 Biggest Things Causing Stress in Schools: Apathy & Attendance with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)

How A Plastic Golden Cat Increased School Climate & Culture- This Is Really Dumb But Really Dynamic! (Best Episode Replay)

Super Simple SEL Solutions for Students & Staff (Best Episode Replay)

3 Super Simple Ways to Engage Students (And All You Need is Paper) with Special Guest Jack Berckemeyer (Best Episode Replay)

How to Create RESPECT In Your School for Students & Staff (Best Episode Replay)