HIGH SCHOOL

EDUCATOR

RESOURCES

for teachers who love the profession, still belly laugh throughout most of the school day, and know in their gut that there’s a more fulfilling way to run a high school classroom.

All the good stuff you want to do in your classroom stars with building a foundation solid enough to hold it.

SHOW ME WHERE TO START

Drea from Deeply Human Teaching, turning on high school classroom lights

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THIS IS WHERE THE SUNDAY SCARIES COME TO DIE

* THIS IS WHERE THE SUNDAY SCARIES COME TO DIE

I know you have a lot of ideas for your classroom, really big ones, really good ones. They remind you why you got into this profession in the first place, they inspire you, and you know that without them… you start to lose the fire.

But you can’t really execute on a single one of those ideas when you’re rebuilding lesson plans from scratch every Sunday night, scrolling TpT at 11:49pm because you’re searching for a lesson or activity that “just feels right.”

There’s a better way to build a high school classroom that makes education come alive for everyone in the room.

An image of Drea, the high school teacher mentor

HEY I’M DREA

10-YEAR EDUCATOR + CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

And just in case you’re here to trauma bond: I, too, taught in a high school classroom post-COVID. I feel like we deserve extra letters at the end of our names for that one if I’m being honest.

I’ve been hosting teacher vent sessions since 2016

And I’ve learned a thing or two about the really niche struggles of teaching a room of hormone-ridden teenagers that education is the key that unlocks all of their wildest dreams. (And I’m not just talking about college, this isn’t that kind of party).

I stand for

INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING

STUDENT-CENTERED CLASSROOMS

TEACHING AS AN ACT OF REVOLUTION

PLAY AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF LEARNING

APOLOGIZING TO STUDENTS

EDUCATORS AS LIFELONG LEARNERS

MEET YOUR TEACHER MENTOR

WHAT IF YOUR CLASSROOM

COULD RUN ITSELF?

Students walk in and they know exactly what to do
(even the kid who’s been absent for a week)

You’re well rested because you didn’t have to freak out about lesson plans last night
(you use the DHT unit planning framework so you’re coasting)

When a student walks in late, you don’t have to pause your lesson
(because you’ve built systems that make it easy for students to jump in at any point)

Your unit feels intentional and guides students to success
(it’s no longer a frankensteined plan that was put together based on the energy you had that day )

Illustration of a human brain in pink color

HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE COURSES

Empty classroom with sunlight streaming through large windows, light green and yellow walls adorned with photographs and writings, and light wood tables and chairs.

FOUNDATIONAL COURSEWORK

(that the credential program didn’t offer)

- self-paced course
- learn how to build a classroom that runs itself (even on your worst days)
- systems that work for any content area
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- self-paced course
- learn how to efficiently plan a student-led and inquiry-based unit (from day 1 to unit exam)
- framework can be applied to any content area
  
  LAUNCHING JUNE 2026
- self-paced course
- learn effective writing instruction for any non-ELA class
- strategies that work seamlessly in any unit
  
  LAUNCHING FALL 2026

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HERe's what teachers say about my strategies

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A screenshot of a review with five stars, dated April 24, 2025, stating 'My students were engaged with this resource and didn't whine with this assignment!'

Star rating, date September 11, 2024, student review expressing gratitude and satisfaction.

Students exchanging seats in a classroom to promote cooperation and learning.

I HAVE A FREE LIBRARY OF TEACHER RESOURCES

This is a growing library of activities and templates that I only share to my e-mail list.

A 10 minute training on unit planning, a hub of short stories for high school students, warm ups I used to survive the last month of school, an exam review disguised as a game of street ball, and many more to come.

They’re the little things I wish I had in my toolbox on Day 1, and they’re yours for free.