If you’ve ever hit May and thought, “Wait... what even happened this school year?” this team meeting is for you. I’m walking you through a simple but powerful reflection process to help you look back on your curriculum, classroom systems, and personal boundaries before summer. Together, we’ll identify what worked, what drained your energy, what needs to change, and what’s worth tackling now, over break, or next school year!

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 208, Living with ADHD: Amanda’s Journey to Diagnosis
• Episode 296, Planning the End of the Year in ELA - BNT Team Meeting
• Episode 295, 3 Hills to Die On - BNT Team Meeting

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You might want your planner, a highlighter, and maybe your teacher bestie for this one, because we're not limping our way to summer...we’re finishing strong! In this team meeting episode, I’m walking you through exactly how I plan the end of the school year, starting with real instructional days, mapping out the non-negotiable musts, and then making space for the wants. I’m also sharing a surprisingly simple Canva hack, celebrating new books from T.J. Klune and Ruta Sepetys, and giving you some of my favorite end-of-year ideas!

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• We Burned So Bright, by T.J. Klune
• A Fortune of Sand, by Ruta Sepetys
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Related Episodes:

• Episode 10, To Make This Year End Count
• Episode 152, Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview With Ruta Sepetys (Part 1)
• Episode 153, Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview With Ruta Sepetys (Part 2)
• Episode 269, TJ Klune: A Conversation about The House in the Cerulean Sea

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Feeling a little feisty about classroom norms? Amanda here, flying solo this week to share three teaching hills I’ll gladly die on, from why reading Shakespeare cover to cover needs a rethink, to celebrating meaningful student milestones, to why vertical curriculum alignment matters more than ever. It’s honest, thought-provoking, and all in the name of better teaching!

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 283, Resistant Readers Need The Four Reading Realms: A Walkthrough - BNT Team Meeting
• Episode 290, The World is on Fire! What Can We Actually Control Right Now? - BNT Team Meeting
• Episode 294, Why Students Struggle to Follow Through (And What We’re Doing About It) - BNT Team Meeting

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