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Back to SearchEpisode 426: If Your Students Only Write One Essay This Year, THIS is the One!
Season 2 Episode 426
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA podcast episode, Caitlin shares why evidence-based writing is the one writing genre every middle school ELA tea…
3 months ago
Episode 425: Monday Mindset: The Two Words That Will Save Your Energy This Year
Season 2 Episode 425
That moment when you open a brutal parent email before sunrise, or realise your admin still doesn’t see how hard you’re working, can hijack your whol…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 424: How to Cut Your Planning Time in Half Without Cutting Corners
Season 2 Episode 424
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA podcast episode. I walked through four concrete ways to cut your lesson planning time in half without cutting c…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 423: Two Things to Do This Summer That Will Change Your Entire School Year
Season 2 Episode 423
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast episode, I tackled the three beliefs that keep middle school ELA teachers stuck: the idea that you cann…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 422: Monday Mindset: Get Used to Being Uncomfortable
Season 2 Episode 422
Our Monday Mindset Episode for today is about Discomfort is not your enemy, it’s your evidence. We open with a raw teaching memory: a first day in fr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 421: The Real Reason You're Still at School at 6 PM (And It's Not Your To-Do List)
Season 2 Episode 421
If you have ever looked up at the clock and realized you are still in your classroom at 6 PM, we want you to hear this clearly: the real problem is n…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 420: It's Not About How Much Time You Have — It's About What You Do With It
Season 2 Episode 420
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast episode, I stopped blaming short periods and long blocks and show how a simple daily framework makes an…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 419: Monday Mindset: Stop Waiting to Be Ready
Season 2 Episode 419
In today's Monday Mindset episode, I talked through the mindset shift that changes the game for teachers and for anyone chasing a bigger life: Ready …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode: 418: You Didn't Become a Teacher to Feel Like This — Here's How to Get Back to Loving It
Season 2 Episode 418
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA podcast episode, Caitlin gets real about teacher burnout and the challenges middle school educators face every …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 417: The Real Reason Your Students Aren't Retaining What You Teach (And How a Simple Framework Fixes It)
Season 2 Episode 417
Do your students struggle to retain skills from one unit to the next? You're not alone.
In this episode, I explored why standards mastery often feels …
3 months, 4 weeks ago