Do your students every walk into class with tired eyes and total disengagement? Do you ever ask your students questions and the only thing you hear are crickets? Do you ever start a lesson and it totally flops, but you keep rolling with it because you don't have a back-up plan? If you said YES to any (or all) of those statements you are not alone. Sometimes it feels like we are competing with kids for attention, but our number one goal is to help them prepare for college, career, and real life. In this week's episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I explain a problem I experienced with my students on a Monday mornig. I give the specific on how and why I totally ditched my lesson and pivoting quickly into a positive, proactive plan that created HUGE success. If you are looking for ways to engage all kids and stop watching time on planning, this episode is for you! Episode Notes:  Get 180 FULL SEL Lessons to Engage Your Students Here: monicagenta.com/180SEL Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here: monicagenta.com/freebook Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:  monicagenta.com/PD Connect with Monica on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed