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Teaching to the TOP

142. Chatty Check In: Bridget’s New Teaching Job + Michelle’s New Routines

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Self-improvement, Parenting, Kids & Family, Education

4.8667 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to get chatty! It’s no secret that some of y’alls favorite episodes are the ones where we just sit back and get chatty about life, school, and everything in between. In this week’s podcast episode we want to share some life updates. We share some funny stories, Michelle’s input in seeing Bridget’s classroom, Bridget’s reflection on starting at a new school and finally Michelle’s transition into a new routine. Grab a coffee, go on a walk, or turn it on in the car as good friends have a catch-up.  SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0

Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your hosts, Michelle Emerson and Bridget Spackman,

0:05.8

and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization,

0:09.9

and productivity as a teacher. Don't judge us, but we will often review our podcast downloads,

0:17.2

you know, just to see what y'all like. And apparently you like the chatty episodes, which,

0:23.2

you know, isn't a surprise. So in the words of Steve Harvey, we've got a good one for you today, folks.

0:28.6

Could you like hear his voice in your head as I said that? Hopefully. We're going to chat about

0:33.4

Bridget's new teaching job so far because remember we record these like a month in advance.

0:38.7

So the actual school year hasn't started yet, but she's going to fill us in on putting her

0:42.4

classroom together and getting used to this new schedule and whatnot. And then I'm going to share

0:47.2

a little bit about my new routines because goodness knows things are always changing.

0:52.6

But before we start that, we're going to share our personal

0:56.0

TSHs with you both right now. Michelle, I'm going to throw you in first because I haven't thought of

1:01.4

mine yet. Okay. So I have two things that actually come to mine. First, and I know I've mentioned this

1:07.7

before. This has been a recurring TSA for me, YouTube, like watching YouTube videos. Oh, yeah. I've been watching them basically like TV, but here's what got me. Prior to going to your house the first time. So this was like the middle of June. I signed up for a free trial of the YouTube premium, which at the time, I was like, yeah, it's free.

1:29.9

Why wouldn't I do this?

1:31.1

And I think I got like three months free because I still currently have the trial and it's mid-August when we're recording this.

1:38.0

However, I have now gotten so accustomed to some of the features.

1:41.5

So YouTube premium allows you to like download videos.

1:44.5

So if I'm on a plane, I have videos to watch, which is fantastic.

1:48.5

But here's what I love most.

1:50.8

It will allow you to keep watching even when you go out of the app.

1:54.9

So for example, I'll start a video and then I'll scroll on like Facebook while watching a YouTube video, which I should not

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