TeachinginYour20s Cristina Himelhoch

Being a teacher in your 20s most likely means that you spend lots of time questioning what exactly you are doing with your life and you are not alone. Today's episode talks all about how it feels to not know what you are doing with your life but feeling a huge responsibility to have it all figured out because each day you show up to work to be a role model for a group of children. This episode is for all of us teachers who are still trying to figure it out!

Let's dive deep into how to help ourselves overcome difficult days as teachers. Whether you've had a bad day because you are struggling with classroom management or you've had a disagreement with a coworker, this episode will help you to push through the bad days and look forward to the good ones.

If you have been curious about how I was able to teach in Spain, this episode will have all the answers for you! This is my second year living in Spain and I have worked here as a language assistant and just started a position as a Kindergarten teacher at an American School in Madrid. This episode is a story time about my experience and telling you all the details as to how I made this dream of mine a reality.

Here are ten tips for making sure that you do not lose yourself in being a teacher. Find a balance between your teacher self and your 20 year old self who wants to live their best life! If you feel like you don't know who you are outside of teaching, now is the time to discover :)

Where do you even being when thinking about the routines you need to have in you kindergarten classroom? What things should you be thinking about, how do you teach them, and what works best? If you have been thinking about this, then this episode is for you. I am talking all about the routines and procedures that need to be set at the beginning of the year in order to help the school year go smoothly!

Let's talk all about building lasting, genuine, and positive relationships with students! Today's special guest is my mother who has been teaching for a long time and has experience with all different age groups. If you want to hear about the key to building relationships with students, tips for doing so, and some story time chats, this episode is for you! I hope you enjoy and make sure to connect with me on all my platforms.