One Tired Teacher With Trina Deboree
One Tired Teacher is a podcast that helps teachers trust themselves again.
Through honest conversations about reading, STEM, classroom life, and the realities of teaching, each episode reminds educators that their judgment, relationships, and humanity matter more than ever. Because great teaching doesn't come from doing more—it comes from trusting what you already know and allowing yourself to be supported along the way.
Episodes
304 episodes
STEM Story Boxes for the Classroom: Easy Setup Guide | 315
STEM Story Boxes for the Classroom: Easy Setup GuideWant STEM Story Boxes that are ready to grab and go — no last-minute scrambling required? In this video, I'm walking you through exactly how to set up STEM Story Boxes for your c...
STEM Story Read Alouds: Why Stories Shouldn't End at "The End" | Episode 314
STEM story read-alouds turn picture books into hands-on learning as children build, solve problems, create, and keep the story going after the last page.What if the last page of a read-aloud wasn't really the ending?What if...
Online Safety for Elementary Students: Why Character Matters More Than Technology | Episode 313
Online safety for elementary students is about more than passwords and devices. Digital citizenship starts with safety, kindness, and character.Technology changes every year. Character doesn't.When we teach digital citiz...
Teaching Science in Primary School: Why Curiosity Comes Before Content | Episode 312
Teaching science in primary school starts with curiosity, exploration, and questions—not simply giving children all the background knowledge first.What if one of the best ways to teach science is to stop giving students all the an...
Community Building Activities for Elementary Students That Actually Build Connection | Episode 311
Community-building activities for elementary students don't have to be complicated. Learn how simple conversations build connection and belonging.Classroom community building isn't about finding the cutest icebreaker or adding one...
Teacher Planning Tips That Protect Your Peace 310
Teacher Planning Tips That Protect Your Peace are about more than organizing lesson plans—they're about protecting what matters most before your calendar fills up. If you're looking for practical teacher planning tips that reduce overwhe...
Teachers Not Following the Rules | When Professional Judgment Matters More 309
Teachers Not Following the Rules | Professional Judgment in Teaching explores why professional judgment matters more than perfect compliance. If you've ever wondered whether you should follow every curriculum script exactly as written or...
Teacher Identity and School Culture | Don't Lose Yourself This Year 308
Teacher Identity and School Culture | Don't Lose Yourself This Year explores how school culture shapes teachers—and why protecting your identity matters just as much as supporting your students. If you've ever struggled to balance school...
Teachers Follow Your Heart | Why Teacher Judgment Matters More Than Ever 307
Teacher judgment still matters, even in an age of AI, curriculum programs, and accountability. If you've wondered whether AI can replace teachers, this episode is for you.Teachers today are surrounded by advice from curriculum companies,...
Back to School Inspirational Video for Teachers | Trust Yourself This Year Episode 306
Back to School Inspirational Video for Teachers | Trust Yourself This Year is for every teacher who feels overwhelmed before the school year even begins. If you're searching for a back to school inspirational video for teachers or...
Teachers Planning Next Year Without Losing Yourself: Protect What Matters Epiosde 305
Teachers Planning Next Year Without Losing Yourself: Protect What Matters Epiosde 305Teachers planning next year without losing themselves start with one question: What is worth protecting? In this episode, we talk about planning ...
What Data Can't Measure: The Most Important Things Teachers Know Can't Be Measured episode 304
What Data Can't Measure: The Most Important Things Teachers Know Can't Be Measured Episode 304What data can't measure often matters most in teaching. In this episode, we're talking about the moments, relationships, insights, and student ...
Skills AI Can't Teach: Why Human Skills Matter More Than Ever Episode 303
Skills AI Can't Teach may be the most important skills our students need for the future. In this episode, we're exploring creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community, and curiosity—and why human skills matter more than ever.T...
AI Can't Replace Teacher Heart: Why Teacher Judgment Matters More Than Ever Episode 302
AI Can't Replace Teacher Heart—and that may be more important now than ever. In this episode of One Tired Teacher, we're talking about artificial intelligence in education, teacher judgment, and why human connection still sits at the center of ...
Four Quiet Habits That Steal Teachers’ Summer Peace 301
Summer break isn’t always ruined by big problems. Sometimes it’s the quiet habits that keep you tense, distracted, and oddly anxious even when you finally have time off. We’re talking about four sneaky mistakes that can mess up your summer mojo...
Summer Boundaries For Teachers Who Need Joy 300
Summer break can look long on the calendar and still feel like you’re carrying school on your back. We’re talking honestly about why so many teachers start June exhausted and then spend the rest of the break “prepping” instead of recovering and...
Put Teaching Down For A Minute, Teachers 299
Summer break can start and somehow you still feel like you’re on duty. If your body is home but your brain is still in the classroom, I made this one for you. I keep it simple on purpose, no new system, no productivity plan, just a pause to bre...
Seven Things I Wish I Knew Before Teaching 298
What would you tell the version of yourself who is trying so hard to do everything perfectly? I’m revisiting a Teacher Truth conversation I recorded years ago and adding what I’d tell myself now, with a clearer view of boundaries, identity, and...
When Boundaries Aren’t Enough: Teacher Burnout Explained 297
Burnout is brutal enough, but the most disorienting version is the kind that lands even when we set boundaries, do the inner work, and try to teach in a grounded way. We talk about why that happens, why burnout is not an accusation, and how mis...
When Teaching Feels Unsafe: Coping with Unfair Treatment from School Administrators Episode 296
What do you do when the part of teaching that scares you isn’t the kids, it’s the adults with power? I’m replaying a conversation that stayed with me for a reason: it names the kind of educator pain we’re often pressured to keep quiet ab...
Theme Weeks That Actually Work in the Classroom Episode 295
May is when solid routines start to wobble, not because you suddenly forgot how to teach, but because the school calendar turns into a nonstop interruption machine. If your class feels unpredictable right now, I’m here with a calming reminder: ...
Reading in the Classroom Can Still Feel Good Right At the End of the School Year Episode 294
May can make even your strongest readers feel done, and that end of school year slide is exactly when reading starts to feel like a chore. I’m sharing a simple reset that keeps classroom reading calm, light, and genuinely enjoyable, so we can f...
The Last Weeks of School Don’t Have to Be Chaos in the Classroom Episode 293
The last week of school can make the best teachers feel like everything is coming apart at once: grades due, rooms to pack, routines blown up by assemblies, and kids who are equal parts excited and dysregulated. I’m sharing a practical way to c...
Themed STEM in the Classroom: The End-of-Year Behavior Trick for Teachers Episode 292
The sprint to summer for teachers doesn’t have to feel like a grind. We share a practical, energizing way to turn late-April restlessness into focused learning with themed STEM that honors where students are right now in the classroom. If you’r...
Theme Weeks for Teachers: The Secret to Surviving Spring in the Classroom Episode 291
The last weeks of school for teachers don’t have to be loud, chaotic, or exhausting. We show how a simple theme week in the classroom can turn spring fever into focused fun, giving students a sense of ceremony while teachers keep learning on tr...