Podcast Episodes

Growing as a Teacher During Your First Years - 039

Jennifer, a second year high school English teacher, shares her journey of being hired 5 days before the first day of school to where she is now in h…

6 years, 9 months ago

How One Teacher Stepped Into the Mindset of What's Possible - 038

Nancy's journey as a writing teacher is one that shows us the beauty in what is possible for us as teachers. When we want to grow, when we see the op…

6 years, 10 months ago

Caitlin and Jessica: Our Teaching Stories - 037

This episode is extra special as both Jessica and I share our teaching stories with you. From bad teaching experiences to great principals, quitting …

6 years, 10 months ago

Why Student Writing Sometimes Sucks and What We Can Do About It - 036

Do you know what sucks? Grading crappy student writing. There. I said it. 

But I’m guessing you didn’t need me to tell you that. 

You’ve probably bee…

6 years, 10 months ago

A Common Mistake You Might Be Making - 035

It is very possible that today’s podcast episode will completely contradict a major component of the way you teach literary analysis.

In the episode,…

6 years, 10 months ago

Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD - Eliminate Writer's Block - 034

This episode is the second part of our Mini Series PD for Evidence-Based Writing on the podcast. In this episode, we'll be covering the idea of elimi…

6 years, 11 months ago

Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: Hooking Your Students - 033

This episode kicks off a Mini Series PD for Evidence-Based Writing on the podcast. In this first episode, I'll be talking all about how you can hook …

6 years, 11 months ago

Picture Books in Middle School ELA with Jenna from Doc Cop Teaching - 032

In today's episode we have Jenna Copper from Doc Cop Teaching to share exactly how we can effectively utilize picture books in our middle school ELA …

6 years, 11 months ago

Making Vocabulary Meaningful with Melissa from Reading and Writing Haven - 031

In today's episode we're talking all about vocabulary with Melissa from Reading and Writing Haven. She's going to help us with different strategies, …

6 years, 11 months ago

A Look Inside Another Teacher's Classroom with Ashli Cassidy - 030

This episode gives us a glimpse into another Middle School ELA Teacher's classroom. Ashli Cassidy is a 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade ELA Teacher from New J…

6 years, 11 months ago