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Are You Making This Mistake At the Beginning of Your Units? - 110
Today, we share some of our favorite engaging “Into” lesson plan ideas that can be repurposed over and over again throughout the year so that your pl…
5 years, 7 months ago
How to Meaningfully Celebrate Women’s History Month in an ELA Classroom - 109
Today, we share our tried-and-true Women’s History Month Brochure Project that will engage students and push their thinking. Whether you want to jus…
5 years, 7 months ago
Why Your Writing Units Aren’t Giving Your Students the Results You Want (and What You Can Do About it) - 108
If you want to see your students make genuine writing growth, it’s time to abandon the full-length essay craze, give yourself a break from non-stop g…
5 years, 7 months ago
Finding Your Teacher Community Will Make You a Better Educator - 107
Whether you work with toxic teammates, are teaching online and feeling disconnected, or enjoy your coworkers but are just struggling to find “your pe…
5 years, 7 months ago
How to Actually Get Students Excited at the Beginning of a Writing Unit - 106
In today’s episode, we share our favorite engaging introductory lesson activities for several different genres of expository writing. Listen in to he…
5 years, 8 months ago
How to Channel Students' Valentine's Day Energy and Excitement Into Great Writing - 105
In today’s episode, we share our all-time favorite Valentine’s Day lesson that we’ve used in fifth grade, all the way up to high school! We explain, …
5 years, 8 months ago
A Reluctant Batch Planner Shares Her Success Story - 104
Today, EB team member and full-time teacher, Kara Wojick, shares her experience both resisting batch planning and giving it a try. She talks with us …
5 years, 8 months ago
Our Favorite F Word In the Classroom - 103
In today’s episode, we ask you to consider a few important questions: How do you spend your prep periods? How often do you analyze student data? And …
5 years, 8 months ago
Move Past Overwhelm and Start Batch Lesson Planning TODAY - 102
In today’s episode, we share exactly how to begin batch lesson planning by first looking at your entire school year, then getting more granular by fo…
5 years, 9 months ago
How to Protect Your Peace in 2021 - 101
In today’s episode, we share the best strategy to make your teaching life manageable and enjoyable. You will kiss burnout goodbye and stop planning d…
5 years, 9 months ago