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Determining Which ELA Activities Make the Cut - 163
“How do I decide which ELA activities ‘make the cut’ for my school year?” Caitlin and Jessica address this question from the EB Academic’s Facebook g…
4 years, 4 months ago
Get Your Students Crushing Standardized Tests (Without Teaching to the Test) - 162
Listen as Jessica and Caitlin walk you through the steps of creating a Test Prep Treasure Hunt for your students! Front load students with essential …
4 years, 4 months ago
Keeping the Wonder in ELA with Jenna Copper and Abby Gross - 161
Teachers everywhere are looking for ways to bring that spark of wonder back into their classrooms, not just for themselves, but for their students, t…
4 years, 4 months ago
5 Ways to Repurpose One Lesson (and Save Time Planning) - 160
Jessica and Caitlin will show you how repeating your lessons and activities will help ease the burden of lesson planning while also giving your stude…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Two Game-Changing Sentences That Will Instantly Improve Your Students’ Essays - 159
Listen as Caitlin and Jessica discuss the two sentences that are sure to take your students’ justification to the next level. They will walk you thro…
4 years, 5 months ago
Using Mock Trials to Help Your Students Master the Standards and Have Fun - 158
Listen as Caitlin and Jessica walk you through the basics of creating a classroom mock trial, so you can orchestrate one (or more!) in your own class…
4 years, 5 months ago
Teaching Social Justice in the Middle School Classroom with Megan from Too Cool for Middle School - 157
If you’ve been wanting to better address social justice issues in your classroom but have been nervous about getting started, don’t worry! Feeling an…
4 years, 5 months ago
BONUS: The Empowered ELA Teacher Excerpt Chapter 1: The Mindset Shift
An unbalanced teaching life can really take its toll on both you and your students. Thankfully, you can be the teacher you want to be, the teacher yo…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Perfect Unit For After Winter Break - 156
You know that foreboding feeling at the end of a school break, when you know the vacation is over and you have to get back into the classroom routine…
4 years, 5 months ago
Four Strategies for Getting Your Kids Engaged in Independent Reading - 155
“How do I get my reluctant readers engaged in independent reading when they just won’t do it?” This was one of our EB teacher’s questions, and it may…
4 years, 6 months ago