Tim Cavey

Haven’t missed a day so far in 2026! 💪🏻

"Conversation Frames" poster displays sentence stems sorted into the categories "sharing," "building," and "inviting."

Your Ss' brains are teeming with so many great ideas!

These sentence stems, via T Tamara, can help them contribute what they're thinking to a strong class conversation:

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"Dear Tired Teacher, When the expectations begin to feel impossible, remember that because of you, today someone smiled, learned something new, became more confident, and felt loved. Don't give up." —Heather Browder Carpenter

You did all this and more today, Ts. ❤️

(Spotted by educator Brent Coley)

Join a Health Challenge for Educators: Run 1,000 Km (621.4 Miles) This Year It’s not about a number. It’s about a new identity. I’m inviting you to run 1,000 kilometers (621.4 miles) this year. Yes, you. You, the reluctant runner. You, the teacher who “doesn’t …

This is not about hitting a lofty number, educators.

It's about changing how we operate in life and work.

It's about identity.

Join me, and let's change our lives. teachersonfire.net/2026/01/05/j...

Powerful Productivity: The Teachers on Fire Podcast fouroclockfaculty.com/2025/12/teac... #4OCF #AutopilotEDU

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Facts!

"As a teacher, you know that some of your best ideas were born out of impulse. That day you walked into a class completely unprepared? Turns out you had an incredible epiphany that led to one of the best learning activities that you ever came up with. It can happen. That's why we need to save space and give grace for messy teaching." –Educator Tim Cavey

Sometimes, the messiness of teaching is where the best ideas come from, says educator @mistercavey.bsky.social

8 more education blog posts, hopefully!

15 Tips to Align Your Teaching With Brain Science From attention to metacognition and memory, here are 15 tips to apply the latest insights from cognitive science to how students learn.

Attention, memory, emotion—each plays a role in how students learn. Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social breaks down 15 tips to align your teaching with how student brains work. 🧠

#EduSky #EdResearch

The Real Difference Between “Turn and Talk” and “Think-Pair-Share” This week, I was reflecting on a couple of strategies used often in the classroom: ‘Think-Pair-Share’ and ‘Turn and Talk’. Many educators use these terms interchangeably, bu…

Explore my latest blog entry where I delve into engaging teaching methods: Turn and Talk and Think Pair Share! #EduSky #NTChat

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Photograph of a classroom display titled "Let's Spread Some Joy!" Beneath the instructions to appreciate someone in the class community, students have written notes on colorful sticky notes.

Looking to add a positive culture-builder to your classroom mix?

This one, from educator Merilla Deeb, is sure to bring a little joy:

Will AI Replace Teachers? Reports of our coming demise have been greatly exaggerated. If you’re a K-12 teacher, you’ve probably heard this question from friends and family. “So do you think AI will eventually put you out of…

"Will AI replace teachers, do you think?"

I've heard this question enough times now.

It's time to respond. teachersonfire.net/2025/10/31/w...

Classroom Management. Making Hands-On Science Work in Elementary School. With a few systems in place, active science experiences can be fun and meaningful for both students and teachers. Photo of a classroom bookshelf holding six bins. Each bin holds the materials for each table group.

Photo of a classroom bookshelf holding six bins. Each bin holds the materials for each table group.

Supply cabinet full of plastic containers with materials like pipe cleaners, craft sticks, and string.

With these organization systems in place, “I feel so much more confident in the quality of my science instruction, and I’ve seen students shine in totally unique ways,” says 5th-grade teacher Tiffany Perry: https://edut.to/4nmN5WF

#ClassroomManagement #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky

Love this life-giving list!

Anchor chart titled "Things We Should Say to People More Often" contains a long list of encouragements, affirmations and kind words.

Anchor chart titled "Things We Should Say to People More Often" contains a long list of encouragements, affirmations and kind words.

Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.

Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.

9 reasons to grade less, starting right now—from less stress (for you and your students!) to a healthier outlook on learning. 🖊️

#EduSky #assessment

7 Easy Ways to Elevate Turn and Talk. Thoughtful groups, turn and listen, mountains or beach, sentence starters, walk and talk, hero groups, reflecting on listening and speaking. Read the article for a how-to guide!

Is turn and talk one of your classroom staples? These tweaks can make it even better! https://edut.to/3KkAy8b

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Love this! Thanks for sharing.

Thought I’d join in with #3goodthings

1. My boy had a fab birthday party today 🥳🦕 he has such lovely friends.
2. Kind teachers on Bluesky sharing resources - you know who you are. I am very grateful.
3. The joy my children bring 💙🩵🩷

I Was Called Out by Teachers from Hong Kong I had a blind spot, and their feedback made me a better educator. “Imma go out with my friends.” It’s so painful. Something inside this former English teacher dies when “I am going to” becomes “imm…

One morning, our two international colleagues pulled me and my partner aside during a break.

They were clearly concerned about something.

On the Killing of Charlie Kirk What’s the teacher’s takeaway from September 10th? Sickened and disgusted. That’s how I felt after learning of the senseless shooting of Charlie Kirk. I’m still processing it. Charlie was a controv…

What's the teacher's takeaway from September 10th? My thoughts. teachersonfire.net/2025/09/12/o...

Building School Culture Through One-on-One Conversations These informal talks offer school leaders a powerful tool for supporting teachers’ growth and contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation.

One-on-one conversations between administrators and teachers can help create stronger, more supportive school communities! 🏫 Here’s how.

#SchoolLeaders #Principals #EduSky

Thanks for sharing this practice, Tim! Love "the look" students have when they reach their final solution. 🙌

Mourning the End of Summer and Embracing the Mission Once Again This will be my 25th year in education. Summer holidays are a sacred blessing for K-12 educators. For the ten-month school year, we give this work our all — often to the point of mental, emotional,…

I'm lacing 'em up for my 25th year in education, and I still feel like I get to do this. I hope you do too.

Have a great year, colleague. teachersonfire.net/2025/08/22/m...

One of my all-time favorites is giving students a single Math problem to solve in the form of a video-audio recording on Seesaw.

In a glimpse you can see their final solution, and/or you can scrub through the video to watch their process.

Think about building small, light formative assessment pieces into every learning activity.

100% they are the way to go.

Why Merit-Based Pay for Teachers Would Be a Fail for Student Growth It sounds like a reasonable idea, but a closer look shows some impossible flaws. A former student reached out on X last week with a link to this clip and a question: What do I think of merit-based …

My latest blog post is a response to Vivek Ramaswamy:

Why Merit-Based Pay for Teachers Would Be a Fail for Student Growth and Learning.

5 Key Reasons ⬇️

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This One Factor Can Keep Teachers on Fire Instead of Burning Them Out It can be the wind in our sails that we didn’t realize we needed. Our elementary students make some magnificent melodies, let me tell you. Captured on my iPhone 14 Pro. This past Thursday was one o…

🚨 NEW BLOG POST from me: This One Factor Can Keep Teachers on Fire Instead of Burning Them Out.

It can be the wind in our sails that we didn’t realize we needed. teachersonfire.net/2025/02/03/t...