Jan. 1, 2026
12 Days of EduMagic
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The holidays may be over, but the magic of teaching never ends. Let’s celebrate the 12 Days of EduMagic with a series of focused gifts to help future teachers, education majors, and student teachers thrive from their first 8:00 AM class to student teaching and beyond.
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Hello Edu Magicians, welcome to
the Edu Magic podcast with your
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host, Doctor Sam Fesich.
Doctor Sam is a professor of
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education, author of Edu Magic,
and a Pumpkin Spice Latte fan.
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This podcast is designed for pre
service teachers.
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Remember friends, teaching
doesn't begin at graduation, but
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during that first class at 8:00
AM.
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Let's get this party started.
This podcast is a proud member
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of the Teachbetter Podcast
Network, Better Today, Better
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Tomorrow and the podcast to get
you there.
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Explore more podcasts at
www.teachbetterpodcastnetwork.com.
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Now let's get on to the episode.
Hello Edgy Magicians and welcome
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back to another episode of the
Edgy Magic Podcast.
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My name is Doctor Sam Fessage
and I know the holidays are
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over, but I would love to
celebrate the 12 days of veggie
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magic with you.
So let's TuneIn and check it
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out.
So my first gift to you on this
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12 days of Edgy Magic.
And if you've been following me
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over on Instagram, you have seen
them already posted, but I'd
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love to cover them more in depth
during today's episode.
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So on day one, I gave you the
Find your teaching superpower
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quiz, reflect on your strengths
as an educator and resources to
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help support you.
You can find it over on S
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festish.com.
Just click on what's your
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teaching superpower and you can
find out more about your
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specific teaching superpower.
For example, are you an
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empathetic teacher?
Are you a caring and supportive
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teacher?
So those are just two of the
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types of super teachers that we
have, but there's four.
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So go ahead and find out which
one you are.
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On the second day of Edgy Magic,
I'm giving you 2 pieces of
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inspiration.
You can find both on S
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festish.com.
One is the podcast you're
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listening to now, Edgy Magic.
You can find it wherever you
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listen to podcasts and the other
is the blog at
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sfestish.com/blog.
So you can find out resources,
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materials just for future
teachers like you to help
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support you during your college
career.
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Field experiences, observation,
and student teaching help you go
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into the classroom with
confidence that you are an
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educator of excellence.
On the third day of Instagram I
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gave you 3 resources to help you
build.
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On the third day of Edgy magic I
gave you 3 resources to help you
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build your Instagram profile as
a future teacher and some ideas
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to help support you and to post
about S 1st tip would be to add
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in a profile picture of just you
in the bio section.
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Add in aspiring educator, future
teacher, pre service teacher,
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and if you wanted to put in
information like early education
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major, he could do that as well.
And then the next tip would be
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to add in and post content that
you're excited about, things
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that you're learning about,
strategies and methods, tech
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tools and techniques that you're
learning about in your
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coursework.
And you can find out more on
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aspessage.com slash Instagram.
For future teachers voting
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connections.
There's a great blog post that
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I'll put down in the show notes
that you can find out more about
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how to build your Instagram
profile as a future educator.
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On the 4th day of Edgy Magic, I
brought you 4 interview tips and
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these can be used during the end
of student teaching or if you're
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looking for a summer internship.
So make sure you research the
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district or the place in which
you want to internship.
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Look beyond their mission and
their vision statement and
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identify ways in which you align
to those values.
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Make sure you have your clothes
set and ready to go for your
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interview the night before.
Because you don't want to have
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to think about what am I going
to wear?
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What if that doesn't fit?
What that doesn't go with those
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pants or that skirt?
You want to have it all figured
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out the night before, making
sure things are ironed and clean
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and ready to go.
Because the first thing is you
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wake up, you think, OK, I'm
going to wear my this one pair
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of pants and they're not clean.
Now I have to find a different
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pair.
That's the worst.
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The third tip for interview tips
would be bring something to
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share during the interview.
And I don't mean cookies or
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coffee.
I mean perhaps a resume
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brochure.
And you can head on over to my
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Edgy Magic store and
Teacherspayteachers to find a
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editable brochure that you can
turn your resume into, that you
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can give the interviewers.
And it highlights your skills,
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your strengths, and your talents
as an educator.
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Next, you're going to want to
make sure you have questions
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when they come to you and they
say, what questions do you have?
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You don't want to say none, I'm
all good, see ya.
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You want to have at least one or
two quality questions prepared
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ahead of time for that
interview.
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Now, you want these questions to
be things that can't be Google
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able and things that aren't
easily searched.
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For example, one question could
be how long have you worked here
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and what brings you back every
day?
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Something like that.
But make it personalized to
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wherever you're applying.
And you can find more of these
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tips in addition to
these4@sfesters.com/interviewtips.
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On the 5th day of Edgy Magic, I
am giving you 5 reasons why you
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need the book Edgy Magic, the
Guide for Pre Service Teachers
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in your life.
First, it's a road map to help
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you as a future educator.
It quotes different pre service
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teachers who have been in your
shoes, so you're not alone.
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It's filled with practical
strategies, reflection prompts,
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and tools to help you support to
support you throughout your
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college career and beyond.
It helps you build a
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professional brand as a future
teacher.
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Because remember, if you are
being googled by a district and
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spoiler, you will be googled by
a district.
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You want that positive
professional presence to show
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up.
And as you magic a guide for pre
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service teacher talks you
through exactly how to build
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your positive professional
digital presence, you're also
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going to learn about how to
build a teaching portfolio and
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get ready for the interview
using your teaching portfolio
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that you build.
So this is sometimes called a
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teaching website and in the book
and walk you through how to
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build 1 to help you as a tool
for reflection, a tool to keep
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all your resources and materials
together, a way to reflect on
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your teaching and your skills as
an educator.
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There's a wonderful resource
that you can use during an
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interview and as a way to
collect content throughout your
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college career.
And lastly, there are so many
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resources in Edgy Magic, a guide
for pre service teachers that
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are classroom ready so you can
hit that classroom running and
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ready to go as a student teacher
or as a field student.
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There's resources and ideas that
other pre service teachers have
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done that you can use and adapt
for your own.
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On the 6th day of Edgy Magic, I
give you 6 interview tips.
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So the first one is using AQR
code to share a story.
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So using AQR code on your resume
or on your resume brochure is
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really powerful.
You can have a link to audio or
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video that really brings that
example to life.
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You can create an introduction
video to put onto your website
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or on that QR code using Animoto
or Canva and this can show
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pictures and audio and video of
you living out your teacher
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life, your best teacher life.
You can think about the
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interview process.
It might not be the same across
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every district that you apply
for.
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So knowing that ahead of time
and not to expect like the
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second round interview at every
district that you apply for to
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be a teaching demo.
Sometimes it's more content
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driven questions, sometimes it's
a teaching demo.
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Some districts have 3 rounds
interviews, some have two, some
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have 4.
Some are with students, some are
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with not so understanding.
The teaching interview process
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is different throughout
districts which are also really
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important.
You also wanna make sure that
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you treat everyone well and send
a thank you note as soon as you
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get back in your car that day.
So make sure you send a thank
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you note.
Introduce yourself to everyone,
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give them a handshake and a
smile, make eye contact, use
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their first names or however
they introduce themselves you
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During your interview, be
respectful and kind to everyone
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from the administrative
assistant to the principal to
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other educators in the room of
that interview.
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You wanna show your best self,
So be kind, respectful
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throughout that interview
process to everybody.
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And there's a wonderful resource
that goes along with the 6th day
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of edgy magic, which is
asfesters.com.
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How to stand out from the stack
of resumes.
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You'll find these and more
resources to help you during the
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interview process.
On the 7th day of Edgy Magic, I
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gave you 7 tech tools to help
you in your future classroom.
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These can be tools that can help
resources be more interactive
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and engaging for students.
They can help with data
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collection, and of course, it's
going to help you with your
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technology skills.
So some tools I recommend trying
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would be nearpod the Hoot, Lucid
Camba for Education.
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And did you know that your.edu
account for your school or your
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university is like a gold mine,
a treasure trove that can unlock
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lots of free stuff with whenever
you sign up.
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So use it for Canva for
education.
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Sign up for your.edu and you'll
get access to the teacher
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resources on Canva.
Other resources include book
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creator, Ed puzzle, classroom
screen and immersive reader.
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And I will link to all those
additional blog posts over in
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our show notes so you can check
them out.
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I definitely recommend Costume
Screen.
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It seems like they are always
adding in fantastic updates.
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Some of my favorite ones with
Classroom Screen are the timer,
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the group creator, and of course
the background with the squirrel
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on it.
He's a great teaching assistant.
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So if you've used Classroom
Screen, you know what I'm
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talking about.
On the 8th day of edgy magic, I
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gave you 8 LinkedIn profile tips
to have a lovely LinkedIn
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profile.
First is a professional photo.
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You know, choose a clear picture
of just you in the LinkedIn
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website.
Have a headline that really
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pops.
So instead of saying student,
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you can have something aspiring
elementary teacher password
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attack those types of things in
the about section.
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Share your teaching philosophy.
Make it professional, personal
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just for you.
So why did you choose to become
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an educator?
And if you're looking for a
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great resource to help you
create your teaching philosophy,
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if you head on over to my
Teachers by Teachers store, you
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will find a Write Your teaching
Philosophy template that'll help
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support you to create something
beautiful and meaningful.
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In your LinkedIn profile.
You also want to make sure you
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show off your experience,
including tutoring or volunteer
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work, ways that you have helped
support teaching and learning.
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You can also include leadership
roles as well in your LinkedIn
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profile if you have leadership
roles that you have done
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throughout your college career.
You also want to make sure you
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highlight your degrees.
Certifications.
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If you are certified in any
educational technology tools,
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for example, like Microsoft or
Google, make sure you pop that
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in there.
Skills and endorsement.
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You can put things like
educational technology,
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classroom management.
Those fit really well in skills
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and endorsements.
Any clearances could go over
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there too.
You also want to make sure you
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engage on LinkedIn.
So not just post and ghost.
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You want to share posts, but
things that you're learning
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about.
And you can also put your
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LinkedIn profile on your resume
as a link and or a QR code.
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And in your LinkedIn resume, you
can link back to your digital
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portfolio.
So you want to make sure
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everything talks to each other.
The last thing I recommend for
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LinkedIn to really make it pop
is to customize your URL.
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On the right side of LinkedIn,
whenever you're logged in to
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editing, you can customize your
URL.
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So my recommendation is to make
it clean and professional.
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For example,
linkedin.com/yourname first and
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last name, and that works really
well for LinkedIn.
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So you can also share that
really easily on social media
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and on your resume.
All right, on the 9th day of
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edgy magic, I have ways to
balance school work and having a
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life outside of school.
Right, 'cause we know it can be
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really difficult as a college
student, as a student teacher,
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how do you balance it all?
A lot of posts that I wrote that
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time management and having
balance is like a Unicorn.
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It doesn't exist.
Some days you're going to have
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days in which you're more busy
with school work and then there
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are days you can invest more in
yourself and in your family and
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friends.
You want to have a little bit of
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everything in your day.
So some strategies, I share 9
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different strategies.
Some of them include time
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blocking, so looking at your
calendar and blocking out time
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for studying, for classes, for
time with friends, for working
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out, those types of things,
making sure you're looking at
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your tasks and can you
categorize them into things that
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I have to do, things that I
should probably do and things
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that I could work on?
So for example, must do would be
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turning in an assignment before
the due date, right?
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Should do.
You could probably start
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studying for that quiz that's
coming up in a week, right?
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Starting just to review your
notes and getting things
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organized, you could do, you
could organize your desk so you
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are ready to go and have a great
study session, a weekly preview.
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So looking at your week ahead on
maybe a Sunday or a Saturday and
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blocking out time.
What are sometimes that you have
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scheduled?
What are some open times, what
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something you'd like to do that
week.
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So really looking ahead and
previewing your week ahead could
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be helpful in organizing your
time and managing that focusing
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in whenever it's time to study.
I really like the Pomodoro
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method where you have 25 minutes
of, you know, you focus in and
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you have a 5 minute break.
And if you're having a hard time
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getting started, just telling
yourself, OK, just going to
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study for 5 minutes.
And usually it'll last more than
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that.
For example, when I go to the
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gym, like hey, just going to
lift for 5 minutes, I end up
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staying there for like 2530, I
mean, which is great.
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So just getting started
sometimes can be helpful, can be
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helpful if you just think just
going to do a 5 minutes.
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So set that timer for 25 and
then take a little 5 minute
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break.
Looking at your schedule and
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using a way to break down your
big tasks.
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Having like a template or a Word
doc or a OneNote notebook open
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or even a page on a notebook
that's the same that you can use
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throughout each week.
So you put in your top three
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priorities, what are the things
you must get done or things you
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should get done and could get
done and then prioritize
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surprise that, but having a
template that you can work on so
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you're not recreating from
scratch every week.
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Having a non negotiable list.
What are the things that are not
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coming off your calendar?
For example, going to class
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right, But also maybe you have
on there.
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Another non negotiable is moving
30 minutes during the day for
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three days a week.
Or maybe a non negotiable is I
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shut down my computer at 5:00
and I don't open it up again
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till 8:00 PM.
Or maybe another non negotiable
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is lunch with friends three or
four days a week, scheduling
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time for family and friends and
for yourself.
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So actually make appointments on
your calendar for yourself so
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you don't break that time.
So you invest in yourself and
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you do things that you enjoy and
hobbies and hang out with
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friends and call your family and
talk to your friends.
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Oftentimes teaching can be a
24/7 job if we let it.
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So make sure you schedule in
time for those who are important
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to you.
Next would be to prioritize
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sleep.
I know that sounds really
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simple, but you need to be able
to get quality sleep so you can
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have a great day, you know, the
day, the next day.
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So aim for 7 to 8 hours of
sleep.
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Her body will thank you.
And then a last tip for the 9th
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day of edgy magic, which was
balance the busy with the with
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teaching would be, you know,
stay active.
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You know, body in motion tends
to stay in motion.
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So continue to move to move
throughout your day and schedule
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it in with things you enjoy.
Or maybe try a new class at the
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gym or try a new workout routine
or try a new walk to class, a
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new route.
You can add in movement in lots
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of different ways.
On the 10th day of Edgy Magic,
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we gave you several ways to slay
a field observation.
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So first way, be early and ready
to learn, but don't be like 1/2
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hour early, like 15 minutes is
just fine.
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You want to give yourself enough
time to park and get acclimated
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to the building.
Introduce yourself to
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administrative assistant, let
them know why you're here and
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arrive in the classroom.
Have writing utensil and
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notebook ready to go.
You want to make sure you take
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notes in a notebook or with
pencil and pen.
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You don't want to have your
laptop out 'cause that could be
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distracting.
And you also want to leave your
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phone in your bag or in your
car.
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Do not check it.
And if you're having a hard time
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like not checking your phone,
try little bits at a time, not
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checking it and setting timers
on your apps so you're not
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spending three hours scrolling
TikTok.
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So start to practice that your
future self will thank you and
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you will feel less anxious when
you're not around your phone.
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Make sure you know what you're
observing and what you're to be
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looking for because you don't
want to go into an observation
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and then look at like, oh, I
should have looked at this or I
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didn't notice, didn't go into
the right classroom or the right
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type of classroom.
So you want to make sure that
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you're clear on what you need to
observe during that field work.
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And you can look at your
professor's rubric or syllabus
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to identify what you know,
specific needs There are you
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want to look at classroom
management techniques.
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What are the verbal cues,
nonverbal cues that the
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teacher's using?
What are some call and
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responses?
What are the procedures and
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policies you want to look at?
What technology is used and why
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it's being used?
Not just as one more thing, but
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what's the purpose behind using
the technology?
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If you're able to engage with
students, walk around, read them
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at the doors, ask the teacher
how you can get involved in
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small ways.
Can you observe other classes
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and specialists?
Are you able to observe a lower
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grade and upper grade?
Are you able to observe physical
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therapy, occupational therapy,
speech, or a computer class or a
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music class?
You never know where you might
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get your next great teaching
idea.
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You want to also make sure that
you send a professional, I think
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you know, to the teacher and to
the others that and to others
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that you observed, thanking them
for their time and allowing you
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in their classroom.
If you had interactions with the
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principal, please make sure you
send them a thank you note as
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well.
And always be professional.
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You're representing your school
and yourself.
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And you never know where that
observation could lead.
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It could lead to field work.
It could lead to student
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teaching.
It could lead to an interview.
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You never know.
And there are more resources
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about this type of content for
field observation at.
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Ss.com/sophomore year, the year
to get serious.
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On day 11 of Edgy Magic, I gave
you 11 prompts to think about to
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guide an observation.
So kind of focusing a little bit
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more on those policies and
procedures because it can be
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really daunting to go into a
classroom and sit there with a
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blank sheet of paper and like,
ah, and I know what I'm serving.
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There's so much I'm looking at,
I don't even know what to do.
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So here are 11 prompts are going
to help you out.
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And of course, there are
resources to help you with
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observation in on the blog as
well.
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There's a great blog post that I
have called Observation with
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Trust and Support featuring
Craig Randall.
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You can go ahead and check out
that resource for even more
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content regarding observations.
All right, so some prompts to
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think about when you're
observing.
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What's the entrance protocol?
How do students enter the room?
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What are the expectations?
How are students desks arranged?
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Are they moved around at all
throughout the day?
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Does it depend on the content
that they're learning or the
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type of strategy the teacher's
using for desk placement?
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Where and how do students get
materials and resources?
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Are they able to just get up and
get them?
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Do they have to ask, you know,
what types of resources are
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available to them?
What's the attendance policy and
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where is it reported?
What's the late policy for any
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assignments?
How are grades recorded and
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reported back to students and
families?
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Which curriculum is used for
each subject and what's the
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pacing when, scope and sequence
of that curriculum?
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Where's the emergency
information for students kept
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and how is it accessed?
Who has access to it?
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What's the schedule for the day
or the week or the month?
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Do they do day schedules?
Did they do ABC schedules?
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How is it organized?
Is there a social emotional
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learning component to the
curriculum or to the classroom
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space?
How do students exit the
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classroom?
When do they engage with each
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other?
Is it more teacher or student
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driven curriculum?
So just a few things to be
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looking for during your
observation.
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And then on the last day of Edgy
Magic, I gave you a fantastic
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resource and it's actually on
sale through tomorrow, January
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2nd, and it's called the Edgy
Magic Student Teacher Planner.
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This is the ultimate guide for
student teachers to get
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organized and ready to go for
student teaching and spring
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2026.
You can find it over my Teachers
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Day Teachers store, but let me
talk you through it a little
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bit.
So this resource, you can use it
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digitally, you can print it out
or you can use it in OneNote or
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Canva, whatever you would like
digitally, and you can print it
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out and you can write all over
it.
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I prefer the printed method, but
it is a lot of paper to print.
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It's over 300 pages of content.
So it has monthly calendars,
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weekly calendars, daily
schedules, Lesson plan
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templates, student grouping
guides, a page full of resources
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to help you get started with QR
codes, and specific blog posts
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and podcast episodes for
different topics.
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It has 15 weeks of reflection
prompts for student teaching,
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something for you to focus on
each week.
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That also is a place for you to
document your teaching
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observation hours and big
questions throughout the week
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that you may have.
There's also resources to
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document student preferences,
student birthday, student
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interest.
It's just a treasure trove of
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resources to help you get ready
for student teaching.
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This is something that I wish I
had as a student teacher.
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It's something that I recommend
all student teachers grab
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because you're going to need it
and it really helps to solidify.
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What do I put in my student
teacher planner?
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What do I put in my binder?
How do I organize my through
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ring binder?
This is going to help support
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you.
It has places for you to put
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your observation notes, your
supervisor evaluations, your
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mentor teacher evaluations.
It has a place for everything.
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You will not get disorganized
with this tool.
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So again, you can head on over
to him, My Teacherspayteachers
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store.
It's here in the show notes.
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Go ahead and grab it and you can
get it on sale today, January
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1st through January 2nd, 20%
off.
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So go ahead and grab it.
It is a fantastic resource to
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our future self.
Well, thank you.
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Especially in January when
you're heading in to your first
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student.
You can also use this resource
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as a field placement resource as
well.
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If that's something you're in in
your college career and you're
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in field placement, this is
another fantastic resource for
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you to grab too.
All right, friends, we walk
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through the 12 days of Veggie
magic.
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We talked through interview
tips, We talked through
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technology tools, and we came
away with so many tips and
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strategies.
And these are all from resources
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from the Edgy Magic podcast and
blog.
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I hope you have a fantastic 2026
and let's keep celebrating your
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wins, big and small.
Remember, you have the Edgy
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Magic within you.
Bye for now.
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And there you have it, Edu
Magicians.
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Hello Edu Magicians, welcome to
the Edu Magic podcast with your
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host, Doctor Sam Fesich.
Doctor Sam is a professor of
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education, author of Edu Magic,
and a Pumpkin Spice Latte fan.
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This podcast is designed for pre
service teachers.
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Remember friends, teaching
doesn't begin at graduation, but
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during that first class at 8:00
AM.
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Let's get this party started.
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Now let's get on to the episode.
Hello Edgy Magicians and welcome
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back to another episode of the
Edgy Magic Podcast.
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My name is Doctor Sam Fessage
and I know the holidays are
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over, but I would love to
celebrate the 12 days of veggie
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magic with you.
So let's TuneIn and check it
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out.
So my first gift to you on this
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12 days of Edgy Magic.
And if you've been following me
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over on Instagram, you have seen
them already posted, but I'd
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love to cover them more in depth
during today's episode.
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So on day one, I gave you the
Find your teaching superpower
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quiz, reflect on your strengths
as an educator and resources to
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help support you.
You can find it over on S
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festish.com.
Just click on what's your
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teaching superpower and you can
find out more about your
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specific teaching superpower.
For example, are you an
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empathetic teacher?
Are you a caring and supportive
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teacher?
So those are just two of the
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types of super teachers that we
have, but there's four.
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So go ahead and find out which
one you are.
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On the second day of Edgy Magic,
I'm giving you 2 pieces of
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inspiration.
You can find both on S
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festish.com.
One is the podcast you're
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listening to now, Edgy Magic.
You can find it wherever you
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listen to podcasts and the other
is the blog at
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sfestish.com/blog.
So you can find out resources,
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materials just for future
teachers like you to help
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support you during your college
career.
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Field experiences, observation,
and student teaching help you go
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into the classroom with
confidence that you are an
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educator of excellence.
On the third day of Instagram I
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gave you 3 resources to help you
build.
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On the third day of Edgy magic I
gave you 3 resources to help you
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build your Instagram profile as
a future teacher and some ideas
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to help support you and to post
about S 1st tip would be to add
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in a profile picture of just you
in the bio section.
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Add in aspiring educator, future
teacher, pre service teacher,
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and if you wanted to put in
information like early education
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major, he could do that as well.
And then the next tip would be
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to add in and post content that
you're excited about, things
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that you're learning about,
strategies and methods, tech
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tools and techniques that you're
learning about in your
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coursework.
And you can find out more on
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aspessage.com slash Instagram.
For future teachers voting
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connections.
There's a great blog post that
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I'll put down in the show notes
that you can find out more about
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how to build your Instagram
profile as a future educator.
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On the 4th day of Edgy Magic, I
brought you 4 interview tips and
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these can be used during the end
of student teaching or if you're
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looking for a summer internship.
So make sure you research the
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district or the place in which
you want to internship.
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Look beyond their mission and
their vision statement and
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identify ways in which you align
to those values.
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Make sure you have your clothes
set and ready to go for your
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interview the night before.
Because you don't want to have
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to think about what am I going
to wear?
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What if that doesn't fit?
What that doesn't go with those
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pants or that skirt?
You want to have it all figured
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out the night before, making
sure things are ironed and clean
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and ready to go.
Because the first thing is you
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wake up, you think, OK, I'm
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of pants and they're not clean.
Now I have to find a different
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pair.
That's the worst.
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The third tip for interview tips
would be bring something to
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share during the interview.
And I don't mean cookies or
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coffee.
I mean perhaps a resume
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brochure.
And you can head on over to my
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Edgy Magic store and
Teacherspayteachers to find a
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editable brochure that you can
turn your resume into, that you
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can give the interviewers.
And it highlights your skills,
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your strengths, and your talents
as an educator.
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Next, you're going to want to
make sure you have questions
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when they come to you and they
say, what questions do you have?
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You don't want to say none, I'm
all good, see ya.
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You want to have at least one or
two quality questions prepared
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ahead of time for that
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Now, you want these questions to
be things that can't be Google
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able and things that aren't
easily searched.
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For example, one question could
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and what brings you back every
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Something like that.
But make it personalized to
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wherever you're applying.
And you can find more of these
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tips in addition to
these4@sfesters.com/interviewtips.
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On the 5th day of Edgy Magic, I
am giving you 5 reasons why you
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need the book Edgy Magic, the
Guide for Pre Service Teachers
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in your life.
First, it's a road map to help
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you as a future educator.
It quotes different pre service
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teachers who have been in your
shoes, so you're not alone.
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It's filled with practical
strategies, reflection prompts,
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and tools to help you support to
support you throughout your
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college career and beyond.
It helps you build a
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professional brand as a future
teacher.
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Because remember, if you are
being googled by a district and
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spoiler, you will be googled by
a district.
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You want that positive
professional presence to show
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up.
And as you magic a guide for pre
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service teacher talks you
through exactly how to build
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your positive professional
digital presence, you're also
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going to learn about how to
build a teaching portfolio and
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get ready for the interview
using your teaching portfolio
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that you build.
So this is sometimes called a
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teaching website and in the book
and walk you through how to
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build 1 to help you as a tool
for reflection, a tool to keep
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all your resources and materials
together, a way to reflect on
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your teaching and your skills as
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There's a wonderful resource
that you can use during an
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interview and as a way to
collect content throughout your
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college career.
And lastly, there are so many
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resources in Edgy Magic, a guide
for pre service teachers that
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are classroom ready so you can
hit that classroom running and
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ready to go as a student teacher
or as a field student.
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There's resources and ideas that
other pre service teachers have
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done that you can use and adapt
for your own.
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On the 6th day of Edgy Magic, I
give you 6 interview tips.
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So the first one is using AQR
code to share a story.
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So using AQR code on your resume
or on your resume brochure is
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really powerful.
You can have a link to audio or
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video that really brings that
example to life.
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You can create an introduction
video to put onto your website
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or on that QR code using Animoto
or Canva and this can show
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pictures and audio and video of
you living out your teacher
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life, your best teacher life.
You can think about the
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interview process.
It might not be the same across
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every district that you apply
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So knowing that ahead of time
and not to expect like the
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second round interview at every
district that you apply for to
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be a teaching demo.
Sometimes it's more content
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driven questions, sometimes it's
a teaching demo.
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have 4.
Some are with students, some are
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with not so understanding.
The teaching interview process
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is different throughout
districts which are also really
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important.
You also wanna make sure that
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you treat everyone well and send
a thank you note as soon as you
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get back in your car that day.
So make sure you send a thank
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you note.
Introduce yourself to everyone,
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give them a handshake and a
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their first names or however
they introduce themselves you
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During your interview, be
respectful and kind to everyone
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from the administrative
assistant to the principal to
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other educators in the room of
that interview.
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You wanna show your best self,
So be kind, respectful
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throughout that interview
process to everybody.
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And there's a wonderful resource
that goes along with the 6th day
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of edgy magic, which is
asfesters.com.
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How to stand out from the stack
of resumes.
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You'll find these and more
resources to help you during the
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interview process.
On the 7th day of Edgy Magic, I
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gave you 7 tech tools to help
you in your future classroom.
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These can be tools that can help
resources be more interactive
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and engaging for students.
They can help with data
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collection, and of course, it's
going to help you with your
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technology skills.
So some tools I recommend trying
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would be nearpod the Hoot, Lucid
Camba for Education.
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And did you know that your.edu
account for your school or your
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university is like a gold mine,
a treasure trove that can unlock
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lots of free stuff with whenever
you sign up.
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So use it for Canva for
education.
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Sign up for your.edu and you'll
get access to the teacher
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resources on Canva.
Other resources include book
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creator, Ed puzzle, classroom
screen and immersive reader.
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And I will link to all those
additional blog posts over in
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our show notes so you can check
them out.
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I definitely recommend Costume
Screen.
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It seems like they are always
adding in fantastic updates.
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Some of my favorite ones with
Classroom Screen are the timer,
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the group creator, and of course
the background with the squirrel
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on it.
He's a great teaching assistant.
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So if you've used Classroom
Screen, you know what I'm
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talking about.
On the 8th day of edgy magic, I
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gave you 8 LinkedIn profile tips
to have a lovely LinkedIn
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profile.
First is a professional photo.
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You know, choose a clear picture
of just you in the LinkedIn
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website.
Have a headline that really
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pops.
So instead of saying student,
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you can have something aspiring
elementary teacher password
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attack those types of things in
the about section.
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Share your teaching philosophy.
Make it professional, personal
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just for you.
So why did you choose to become
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an educator?
And if you're looking for a
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great resource to help you
create your teaching philosophy,
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if you head on over to my
Teachers by Teachers store, you
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will find a Write Your teaching
Philosophy template that'll help
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support you to create something
beautiful and meaningful.
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In your LinkedIn profile.
You also want to make sure you
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show off your experience,
including tutoring or volunteer
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work, ways that you have helped
support teaching and learning.
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You can also include leadership
roles as well in your LinkedIn
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profile if you have leadership
roles that you have done
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throughout your college career.
You also want to make sure you
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highlight your degrees.
Certifications.
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If you are certified in any
educational technology tools,
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for example, like Microsoft or
Google, make sure you pop that
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in there.
Skills and endorsement.
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educational technology,
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classroom management.
Those fit really well in skills
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and endorsements.
Any clearances could go over
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there too.
You also want to make sure you
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engage on LinkedIn.
So not just post and ghost.
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You want to share posts, but
things that you're learning
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about.
And you can also put your
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LinkedIn profile on your resume
as a link and or a QR code.
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And in your LinkedIn resume, you
can link back to your digital
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portfolio.
So you want to make sure
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everything talks to each other.
The last thing I recommend for
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LinkedIn to really make it pop
is to customize your URL.
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On the right side of LinkedIn,
whenever you're logged in to
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editing, you can customize your
URL.
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it clean and professional.
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For example,
linkedin.com/yourname first and
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last name, and that works really
well for LinkedIn.
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really easily on social media
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and on your resume.
All right, on the 9th day of
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edgy magic, I have ways to
balance school work and having a
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life outside of school.
Right, 'cause we know it can be
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really difficult as a college
student, as a student teacher,
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how do you balance it all?
A lot of posts that I wrote that
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time management and having
balance is like a Unicorn.
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It doesn't exist.
Some days you're going to have
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days in which you're more busy
with school work and then there
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are days you can invest more in
yourself and in your family and
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friends.
You want to have a little bit of
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everything in your day.
So some strategies, I share 9
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different strategies.
Some of them include time
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blocking, so looking at your
calendar and blocking out time
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for studying, for classes, for
time with friends, for working
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out, those types of things,
making sure you're looking at
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your tasks and can you
categorize them into things that
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I have to do, things that I
should probably do and things
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that I could work on?
So for example, must do would be
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turning in an assignment before
the due date, right?
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Should do.
You could probably start
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studying for that quiz that's
coming up in a week, right?
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Starting just to review your
notes and getting things
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organized, you could do, you
could organize your desk so you
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are ready to go and have a great
study session, a weekly preview.
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So looking at your week ahead on
maybe a Sunday or a Saturday and
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blocking out time.
What are sometimes that you have
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scheduled?
What are some open times, what
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something you'd like to do that
week.
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So really looking ahead and
previewing your week ahead could
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be helpful in organizing your
time and managing that focusing
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in whenever it's time to study.
I really like the Pomodoro
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method where you have 25 minutes
of, you know, you focus in and
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you have a 5 minute break.
And if you're having a hard time
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getting started, just telling
yourself, OK, just going to
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study for 5 minutes.
And usually it'll last more than
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that.
For example, when I go to the
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gym, like hey, just going to
lift for 5 minutes, I end up
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staying there for like 2530, I
mean, which is great.
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So just getting started
sometimes can be helpful, can be
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helpful if you just think just
going to do a 5 minutes.
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So set that timer for 25 and
then take a little 5 minute
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break.
Looking at your schedule and
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using a way to break down your
big tasks.
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Having like a template or a Word
doc or a OneNote notebook open
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or even a page on a notebook
that's the same that you can use
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throughout each week.
So you put in your top three
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priorities, what are the things
you must get done or things you
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should get done and could get
done and then prioritize
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surprise that, but having a
template that you can work on so
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you're not recreating from
scratch every week.
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Having a non negotiable list.
What are the things that are not
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coming off your calendar?
For example, going to class
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right, But also maybe you have
on there.
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Another non negotiable is moving
30 minutes during the day for
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three days a week.
Or maybe a non negotiable is I
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shut down my computer at 5:00
and I don't open it up again
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till 8:00 PM.
Or maybe another non negotiable
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is lunch with friends three or
four days a week, scheduling
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time for family and friends and
for yourself.
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So actually make appointments on
your calendar for yourself so
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you don't break that time.
So you invest in yourself and
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you do things that you enjoy and
hobbies and hang out with
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friends and call your family and
talk to your friends.
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Oftentimes teaching can be a
24/7 job if we let it.
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So make sure you schedule in
time for those who are important
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to you.
Next would be to prioritize
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sleep.
I know that sounds really
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simple, but you need to be able
to get quality sleep so you can
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have a great day, you know, the
day, the next day.
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So aim for 7 to 8 hours of
sleep.
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Her body will thank you.
And then a last tip for the 9th
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day of edgy magic, which was
balance the busy with the with
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teaching would be, you know,
stay active.
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You know, body in motion tends
to stay in motion.
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So continue to move to move
throughout your day and schedule
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it in with things you enjoy.
Or maybe try a new class at the
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gym or try a new workout routine
or try a new walk to class, a
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new route.
You can add in movement in lots
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of different ways.
On the 10th day of Edgy Magic,
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we gave you several ways to slay
a field observation.
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So first way, be early and ready
to learn, but don't be like 1/2
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hour early, like 15 minutes is
just fine.
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You want to give yourself enough
time to park and get acclimated
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to the building.
Introduce yourself to
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administrative assistant, let
them know why you're here and
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arrive in the classroom.
Have writing utensil and
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notebook ready to go.
You want to make sure you take
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notes in a notebook or with
pencil and pen.
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You don't want to have your
laptop out 'cause that could be
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distracting.
And you also want to leave your
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phone in your bag or in your
car.
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Do not check it.
And if you're having a hard time
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like not checking your phone,
try little bits at a time, not
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checking it and setting timers
on your apps so you're not
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spending three hours scrolling
TikTok.
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So start to practice that your
future self will thank you and
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you will feel less anxious when
you're not around your phone.
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Make sure you know what you're
observing and what you're to be
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looking for because you don't
want to go into an observation
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and then look at like, oh, I
should have looked at this or I
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didn't notice, didn't go into
the right classroom or the right
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type of classroom.
So you want to make sure that
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you're clear on what you need to
observe during that field work.
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And you can look at your
professor's rubric or syllabus
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to identify what you know,
specific needs There are you
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want to look at classroom
management techniques.
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What are the verbal cues,
nonverbal cues that the
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teacher's using?
What are some call and
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responses?
What are the procedures and
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policies you want to look at?
What technology is used and why
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it's being used?
Not just as one more thing, but
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what's the purpose behind using
the technology?
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If you're able to engage with
students, walk around, read them
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at the doors, ask the teacher
how you can get involved in
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small ways.
Can you observe other classes
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and specialists?
Are you able to observe a lower
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grade and upper grade?
Are you able to observe physical
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therapy, occupational therapy,
speech, or a computer class or a
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music class?
You never know where you might
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get your next great teaching
idea.
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You want to also make sure that
you send a professional, I think
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you know, to the teacher and to
the others that and to others
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that you observed, thanking them
for their time and allowing you
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in their classroom.
If you had interactions with the
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principal, please make sure you
send them a thank you note as
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well.
And always be professional.
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You're representing your school
and yourself.
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And you never know where that
observation could lead.
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It could lead to field work.
It could lead to student
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teaching.
It could lead to an interview.
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You never know.
And there are more resources
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about this type of content for
field observation at.
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Ss.com/sophomore year, the year
to get serious.
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On day 11 of Edgy Magic, I gave
you 11 prompts to think about to
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guide an observation.
So kind of focusing a little bit
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more on those policies and
procedures because it can be
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really daunting to go into a
classroom and sit there with a
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blank sheet of paper and like,
ah, and I know what I'm serving.
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There's so much I'm looking at,
I don't even know what to do.
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So here are 11 prompts are going
to help you out.
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And of course, there are
resources to help you with
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observation in on the blog as
well.
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There's a great blog post that I
have called Observation with
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Trust and Support featuring
Craig Randall.
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You can go ahead and check out
that resource for even more
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content regarding observations.
All right, so some prompts to
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think about when you're
observing.
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What's the entrance protocol?
How do students enter the room?
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What are the expectations?
How are students desks arranged?
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Are they moved around at all
throughout the day?
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Does it depend on the content
that they're learning or the
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type of strategy the teacher's
using for desk placement?
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Where and how do students get
materials and resources?
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Are they able to just get up and
get them?
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Do they have to ask, you know,
what types of resources are
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available to them?
What's the attendance policy and
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where is it reported?
What's the late policy for any
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assignments?
How are grades recorded and
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reported back to students and
families?
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Which curriculum is used for
each subject and what's the
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pacing when, scope and sequence
of that curriculum?
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Where's the emergency
information for students kept
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and how is it accessed?
Who has access to it?
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What's the schedule for the day
or the week or the month?
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Do they do day schedules?
Did they do ABC schedules?
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How is it organized?
Is there a social emotional
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learning component to the
curriculum or to the classroom
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space?
How do students exit the
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classroom?
When do they engage with each
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other?
Is it more teacher or student
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driven curriculum?
So just a few things to be
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looking for during your
observation.
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And then on the last day of Edgy
Magic, I gave you a fantastic
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resource and it's actually on
sale through tomorrow, January
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2nd, and it's called the Edgy
Magic Student Teacher Planner.
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This is the ultimate guide for
student teachers to get
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organized and ready to go for
student teaching and spring
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2026.
You can find it over my Teachers
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Day Teachers store, but let me
talk you through it a little
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bit.
So this resource, you can use it
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digitally, you can print it out
or you can use it in OneNote or
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Canva, whatever you would like
digitally, and you can print it
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out and you can write all over
it.
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I prefer the printed method, but
it is a lot of paper to print.
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It's over 300 pages of content.
So it has monthly calendars,
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weekly calendars, daily
schedules, Lesson plan
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templates, student grouping
guides, a page full of resources
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to help you get started with QR
codes, and specific blog posts
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and podcast episodes for
different topics.
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It has 15 weeks of reflection
prompts for student teaching,
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something for you to focus on
each week.
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That also is a place for you to
document your teaching
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observation hours and big
questions throughout the week
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that you may have.
There's also resources to
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document student preferences,
student birthday, student
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interest.
It's just a treasure trove of
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resources to help you get ready
for student teaching.
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This is something that I wish I
had as a student teacher.
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It's something that I recommend
all student teachers grab
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because you're going to need it
and it really helps to solidify.
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What do I put in my student
teacher planner?
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What do I put in my binder?
How do I organize my through
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ring binder?
This is going to help support
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you.
It has places for you to put
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your observation notes, your
supervisor evaluations, your
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mentor teacher evaluations.
It has a place for everything.
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You will not get disorganized
with this tool.
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So again, you can head on over
to him, My Teacherspayteachers
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store.
It's here in the show notes.
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Go ahead and grab it and you can
get it on sale today, January
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1st through January 2nd, 20%
off.
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So go ahead and grab it.
It is a fantastic resource to
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our future self.
Well, thank you.
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Especially in January when
you're heading in to your first
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student.
You can also use this resource
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as a field placement resource as
well.
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If that's something you're in in
your college career and you're
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in field placement, this is
another fantastic resource for
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you to grab too.
All right, friends, we walk
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through the 12 days of Veggie
magic.
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We talked through interview
tips, We talked through
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technology tools, and we came
away with so many tips and
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strategies.
And these are all from resources
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from the Edgy Magic podcast and
blog.
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I hope you have a fantastic 2026
and let's keep celebrating your
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wins, big and small.
Remember, you have the Edgy
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Magic within you.
Bye for now.
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And there you have it, Edu
Magicians.
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