There are hundreds of books about teaching. Thousands of articles about pedagogy. Dozens of conference sessions about engagement.

But very few places where you can actually hear a teacher teach.

That's why I created One Lesson Closer.

My goal isn't to tell you how teaching should look. It's to invite you into my classroom so you can see what teaching looks like in mine. Take what fits, leave what doesn't, and make it your own.

Here you'll hear the words, routines, explanations, and conversations that happen inside a real classroom every day.

Some topics you will hear:

  • Classroom Culture

    • Greeting students

    • Routines for bellwork, exit tickets, reading, graphing, vocabulary introduction, discussions, debate, etc.

    • Weekly routines that allow community to be built

    • Managing transitions

    • Managing student behavior

  • Instruction

    • Explaining difficult concepts

    • Explicit instruction strategies w/ varied opportunities for students to respond

    • Implementing literacy strategies in a non-ELA classroom

    • Strategies for building student focus and independence.

    • Whiteboard Tasks (Building Thinking Classrooms style)

  • For the Science Teachers

    • Lab expectations (and the beautiful chaos of a lab happening in real time)

    • Demonstrations

    • Activities and how to implement them

You’ll leave with something you can try in your classroom tomorrow.

Meet Mrs. Fisher

I love to travel.

The kind of travel where you are more tired when you get home than when you left. That’s my jam.

I love to teach.

If you get me started talking about teaching, good luck getting me to stop!

It’s a problem.

I love my little family.

They are who I look forward to seeing when I get home each day and who my little world revolves around.

I can honestly say I've found my dream job.

I love (almost) everything about teaching (okay...not grading, but everyone has their thing!). While many teachers are looking for a way out, I'm excited to keep growing in the classroom for years to come.

Over the past 12 years, I've taught in four states and six different schools—from a psychiatric treatment facility to traditional Title I schools (actually, I’ve only ever taught in Title 1 schools). I've experienced schools that were thriving and schools that faced tremendous challenges, and each one has shaped the teacher I am today.

What makes me qualified to give anyone advice? Well, that’s up for you to decide. But here are a few cool things I’ve done over the years:

  • Taught both high school and middle school (nearly every subject in science and a few electives)

  • 2021 National STEM Scholar

  • 2023 Teacher of the Year (at my school)

  • National Board Certified Teacher

  • PAEMST State Finalist (Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching)

  • Presented at NSTA Conference (National Science Teachers Association) and will be presenting at Indianapolis this November 2026!

  • Society for Science Lead Advocate 2023-2026

  • LETRS Certified Teacher (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling)

  • Bachelors of Science in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington

  • Master of Arts in Teaching from Eastern Oregon University

  • Masters of Science in Science Education from Montana State University

  • I had a horrible first year (or two) in teaching. Not because of the kids, but because I did not have the skills needed to be an effective educator. I almost left teaching after my first year. But I stayed and learned and grew so much. Classroom management and engagement feel like specialty skills of mine and ones that I feel confident teaching others because they did not come naturally to me.