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The 30 Minute PD: A Podcast For Busy Teachers

Welcome to the 30 minute PD. A podcast where busy teachers can get quality tips and strategies to use in the classroom in 30 minutes or less!

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Sep 2, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Instructional Spotlight: Creating Clarity Through Learning Targets & Success Criteria Part 2: Moving From Posting to Practice (opens the original)

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    Hey Teachers! Learning targets and success criteria shouldn’t just live on the board. If students are going to use them, we have to do more than post them at the beginning of class and hope students make the connection. The real work is helping students understand what they are learning, what success looks like, and how they can use that information throughout the lesson. In Part 2 of this Instructional Spotlight, we move from creating learning targets and success criteria to actually using them

  2. Episode · Aug 17, 2026

    Instructional Spotlight: Creating Clarity for Students Through Learning Targets and Success Criteria — Part 1: Creating Clarity Begins with the Learning (opens the original)

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    Instructional Spotlight: Creating Clarity for Students Through Learning Targets and Success Criteria — Part 1: Creating Clarity Begins with the Learning Hey Teachers! Learning targets and success criteria are posted in classrooms everywhere—but are students actually clear about what they’re learning? In the first episode of Instructional Spotlight , we’re going beyond posting an “I can” statement on the board and getting clear about what learning targets and success criteria are actually designe

  3. Episode · Jul 27, 2026

    Back to School You | Episode 1: Who Do I Want to Be This Year? (opens the original)

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    Back to School You: Five Questions For a More Intentional School Year. Episode 1 of 5: Who Do I Want to Be This Year? Before you prepare your classroom, prepare yourself. In the first episode of the Back-to-School You series, we're starting with the most important question of all: Who do I want to be this year? It's easy to spend hours thinking about classroom decorations, lesson plans, and to-do lists. But accomplished teaching begins with something much deeper—being intentional about the educa

  4. Episode · Jul 27, 2026

    Back to School You | Episode 5: What Will Back-to-School You Thank You For? (opens the original)

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    Back-to-School You: Five Questions For A More Intentional Year. Episode 5 of 5: What Will Back-to-School You Thank You For? The first day of school isn't the finish line. It's the beginning of the story you'll write all year long. In the final episode of the Back to School You series, we reflect on one last question: What will Backt o School You thank you for? Every intentional decision you make today becomes a gift to the educator you'll be tomorrow. Before students walk through your classroom

  5. Episode · Jul 27, 2026

    Back to School You | Episode 2: What Do I Want My Students to Experience? (opens the original)

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    Back to School You: Five Questions For A More Intentional Year. Episode 2 of 5: What Do I Want My Students to Experience? Every decision we make in the classroom creates an experience for students. The question is... Are we creating those experiences intentionally? In Episode 2 of the Back-to-School You series, we shift our focus from ourselves to our students by asking: What do I want my students to experience? Instead of starting with classroom rules or procedures, we'll explore how to intenti

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