*Note that these episodes are designed and written as podcast episodes and therefore created to be listened to, which I encourage you to do on your favorite podcast app or by clicking play above.   Apple      Spotify      Google      Amazon      Stitcher   **This post contains affiliate links, meaning if you purchase from some links in this post, I get a portion of the amount in order to keep the lights on at Teach On A Mission and to feed my family.  I appreciate your support, and want you to know that all ..read more

  *Please note that these episodes are designed to be listened to.  I encourage you to tune in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking play above. Holy moly! I recorded this episode in mid-January and am not publishing it until mid-February - woah!  But here’s the thing, at Teach On A Mission, we are nothing but #reallife, and sometimes deadlines aren’t met and life takes over.  So when you hear me say it’s mid-January, just know that I am completely wrong, but hopefully what I share still resonates with you. In this episode we get super practical! Share this episode wi ..read more

  *This post includes affiliate links that allow me to keep earn a small portion of the sale amount in order to keep the lights on at Teach On A Mission.  I appreciate your support! This video’s sole purpose is to recommend some tools, gadgets, or resources that I know will help you better manage the insane pace of a teacher’s daily teaching life.  They are not top tech tools, they are not organization specific, they are simply things that allow me, and many other teachers I work with, to get a better grasp on life and managing all of the roles they play that are most important ..read more

  Have you ever Googled or looked up on YouTube the words “Why I Quit Teaching”?  Well, for research purposes for this podcast and my recently revamped YouTube channel, I have. And let me tell you, it is astounding the number of videos and posts out there that expound on this topic. Begging for someone to listen - at social events, teachers find and talk to each other because they can relate. Everyone has had a teacher and been in school, therefore everyone can have an opinion on best teaching practices, yet no one wants to do the job.  Just look up the rates at which college st ..read more

  Flipped Classroom FAQs Video Intro: Excited for this video and here’s why.  In my 12 years of flipping classrooms and training thousands of teachers in the flipped learning model, the same few questions come up every time. I’m going to answer 8 questions Channel Intro: Well Hey there, Teacher Friend, welcome to my channel, I am Mandy Rice of Teachonamission.com and the Sustainable Teacher Podcast bringing you weekly teacher-content to inspire and invigorate your love of teaching in a way that allows you to be a good teacher AND have a personal life - because YES, you can have ..read more

  I bet this title made you think - woah, what’s happening here Mandy? You are all about the flipped classroom - and you’re not wrong.  I still stand by the statement I made on a recent Youtube video that the flipped learning model is the BEST way for 90% of teachers to be effective with their post-pandemic students in ways that are sustainable for them. So, why am I all done with it then? Yes, let’s talk about that and more in today’s episode.  Here we go. Why I'm All Done With the Flipped Classroom Quick story time - I am working with teachers at a local middle school, deliv ..read more

  Head to my YouTube Channel to watch the full video and hear the full conversation to answer the question, is the flipped classroom dead?!? Below are some notes from the video that I hope you find helpful, but the valuable content is definitely in the video itself so be sure to check that out. Some of you are like, was a flipped classroom alive, like what even is that - let me explain Traditional classroom versus flipped WHY Then the pandemic happened - FCF exploded and tons of teachers (and students) benefited from the technique, for obvious reasons, they were already in the habit ..read more

  Guess who’s back… back again?!? Ha - I bet every millennial listening to this right now is finishing that lyric, please know you are my people! Hey all!  I am back after a much needed, but not anticipated hiatus from all things Sustainable Teacher Podcast, and in this episode I’m going to share what in the world has been going on here in our world that has kept me away, what I think about it, and what this space is going to look like moving forward. Because, you know, I’ve learned some things. So if you are here for it and haven’t yet, please share the love by following my podcast ..read more

There's nothing that makes me feel old like talking about when I started teaching, and in this case, when I started my teacher YouTube channel as a second year teacher. But why?  Why would I do that as a second year teacher?  Why would I put myself and my teaching out there for the whole world to see?  What's the purpose?  And what happened when I did. These are all questions I'm answering in this week's YouTube Video, "Why I Started a YouTube Channel for My Classroom | Why You Should Too". I flipped my classroom - simple as that.  By why did I do that? N ..read more

 Biology is such a beautiful course to teach but it does come with some difficulties. There is so much content in Biology, where do we even begin? As a Biology teacher you also need to teach math, statistics, reading and writing. Not to mention you have to teach students lab skills. But all of this is not necessarily bad, it just means we need a little more assistance and support when we go to teach this course.  My hope is to give you that support through high quality and effective resources, and possibly even coaching. But let's take it one unit at a time.  And, let's start wi ..read more