Michelle, thank you so much! I have been using your digital planner for 2 years and love it❤. I have been teaching for over 30 years and need to let you know how much your content here on KZfaq along with your podcast with Bridgette has helped me with my organization and time management. You are truly a gift to me. I NEVER miss an episode! Blessings to you, Billy and Ember😊

Appreciate your view. Focus on the things you can control. Don’t stress over the things you can’t control. Also, I appreciate you pointing out that developing class culture starts on day one by establishing your expectations with the students. I always recommend high school teachers remain flexible. There are so many schedule changes, students will be added & dropped. Embrace the chaos 😊 Another high school tip is to make sure you get there very early. Usually it takes a week or two for the traffic to become manageable. Have a great school year! And keep being a hero!

planning for the first time in a couple of weeks... this video is pure gold! thank you so much

Yes! 1st week slides tutorial!

Hi Michelle - I've bee following you since last school year. I am happy to report your Portfolio suggestions along with your resume template has provided me with a long term position that I am hoping it turns to full contract soon there after :) I really enjoy watching and learning how to schedule my first week of school. It's starts Sept. 4th :)

I’m here! And first! Getting used to my new schedule of waking up at 6 am! 🩷

Yay - I can finally teach you something that my students taught me! Instead of 'copy' (command c) and 'paste' (command v) you can simply 'duplicate' (command d). I know it only drops one step, but when you have to do it all the time it can add up ;-) Thank you so much for all you do - when I discovered your channel it saved my life when we went online for Covid!

I appreciate this step by step visual guidance on how to plan. I been teaching for 4 years and planning was daunting to me until today. I heard and seen how to tackle scheduling and planning. AMAZING MICHELLE!!! Grateful for you and your support. ❤Thank You ❤

Thank you! I will be returning on Monday with the kiddos returning two weeks later. I am feeling less stressed after I viewed your video sharing your great ideas and suggestions for success for the first week. You continue to grow as a presenter and I am happy for your success. Your weekly videos are my personal professional development. Thanx again.

Definitely enjoyed watching this and please do show your process of making first week of school slides. That is exactly what I’m working on right now. Thanks for the upload! 😊

I'm not a teacher, and I haven't been in school in many years, but this video got me excited about my "first day of school" 😂😂

I'll love to see a video on how to create a good First Day/Week of School presentation. This video is super helpful! 💜

Thank you for the organization and visualization of how to teach procedures the first week of school. Any resources will help. Thank you again. 🙏🏾💜🕊️🤗

This is so good Michelle! The first week is the most important for the teacher because it sets the tone for the year! How you do it is so organized and simple! My fourth grade teacher was perfect in how she set up the first week, and it set the tone for my favorite year in elementary school. She built the classroom community from day one. I still stay in contact with her and some of the kids in that class!

You're so organized, professional, and informative. Thank you for sharing all of your strategies and hard work with us! Teaching is such a passion for you that you teach us teachers! I so appreciate you! Have a fabulous school year!

Thank you so much for this video!!! This was very clear and awesome!

I go back on August 23rd, and I am still working on planning for the first week! This was super helpful!! With your video on how to make a class website, your video about chatGPT and more, you have been super helpful for me this summer!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Michelle, thank you so much for this! I've already had two days of school at a new school and a drastically new grade level and subject area (6th-grade math to 2nd ELA) and I am strugglingggg. This video made me feel so much calmer and more prepared to go back next week and tackle my day more strategically. Been here since your 2nd grade teaching days, love your content!

Hi Michelle, thank you, you’re helping me get my mind around going back. I find the first week one of the hardest to plan, would love to see first week slides.

Great video! Blessings.

Amazing video! Thank you for sharing!

Absolutely fantastic video, Michelle! You are helping me get energized and prepared for my first day of school on August 21. I think the order of steps you used is very clear and manageable. Sometimes the hardest part about planning the first week of school is navigating all the unknowns: new students, new schedule, fire drill and other unexpected events, etc. You have made me feel more at ease as I start to tackle my planning. Also, my favorite Office clip was Dwight 's rendition of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Hilarious! I hope you and your family are doing well. Have a wonderful week ahead! 💜

Would love a tutorial to create first week of school slides! Love all that you do:)

Thank you for the video. I use google calender as a planner. SOOOOOO easy

While planning for secondary is much different (honestly I don’t understand how elementary teachers do it! Barely any time off during the day! I could never!) this video did give me a lot to think about and I definitely got some takeaways. The day I decide to pull the trigger and use a digital planner I’m buying this one! For now, I’m having a hard time giving up my old school paper planner! Thanks for always providing me with new and innovative ideas! I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next week! For now let’s send good vibes to Maui and it’s residents! ❤

I love all the tips, tricks and ideas that you share !

Congratulations on your success! My wife and I are still so thankful for your videos during COVID. Your presentations were a lifeline! I had forgotten about your digital planner. It seems to cover all the bases! Rob

Thank you!

Thanks for sharing

you are awesome =) thank you so much!

Amazing video!!!!

Fantastic! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Need time allotted to where (extra) back to school supplies will go and unpacking procedures/locker assignments.

Most notable observation: the minuscule amount of play time students have in a day. Aussie schools have a morning recess where students get to eat and play (play time is 20-30 minutes depending on the school). They also have time to eat lunch and play (about 40-45 minutes depending on the school). We let our kids eat about 10-15 minutes before play time starts. I can't imagine how our kids would cope with only one very short play time. They would be bouncing off the walls.

First, love you and your videos! I always learn something and I love that. Second, When linking slides is there anyway to link to a specific slide number within a slide deck? I haven't found the answer yet but I'm thinking that is why you link the Table of Contents at the beginning of the slide deck to that particular day within.

Love love your content so useful!!!!

Would love to see a first week of school slides video mentioned in your first week planner video. Thanks in advance!

Are you able to do a complete walkthrough of your digital planner and the different pages and layouts, etc. I want to purchase it, however I want to see what all is inside first. I tried to get the free preview however when I entered my email, I never received the product.

1st week slides tutorial pretty please

Are your stickers editable? I am in England and have different headings to use. Very useful video to help focus the mind.

I'm thinking about trying an online planner. I teach high school and trying to save paper. But it's so scary! Thank you! Also, which curser app do you use? Is it a Chrome extension?

hey Michelle. Are you open your laptop everytimee you want to see your plan? isnt it better to do it on phone ? if yes which program you use??

How do you bold everything so fast? Is there a short cut?

I have an hour for art😅 Thank you for the video!!!!

How do i get hold of that slide and is there a tutorial about these stickers 😊

1st week of school slides, please. 😊

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This is awesome fo4 primary school teachers. I'm trying to figure out how to adapt this for high school if you are a subject teacher. Which routines and procedures would you suggest subject teachers who have different classes on the space of one day focus on. Which should I leave for form aka home room teachers? What if they don't? None of this is mandatory in schools in my country and may not get done at class level.

Are you going back to teaching in the classroom?