3 Back-to-School Teacher Tips That Will Save You Hours | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 23

Edu20/20

August 4, 2026

Courtney and Shannon share three back-to-school strategies that save hours without adding to your plate: teaching classroom routines first, building a parent FAQ (free template included), and mapping your content before school starts.

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The first weeks of school can set the tone for your entire year. In this episode, Courtney Dumas and Shannon Streett share three simple strategies to improve classroom management, streamline parent communication, and get into your content faster, without adding more to your plate.

Chapters:
00:00 Why doing less leads to more
01:39 Teach these classroom routines first
05:35 The parent FAQ every teacher needs
10:23 Map your content before school starts
13:20 Free Classroom Parent FAQ Template
14:51 One final reminder before the school year begins

🎁 Free Resource: Classroom Parent FAQ Template: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ByFzU7SF6C2w3IJNitV0J8lEfWHTWMNx/view?usp=sharing]

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