Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 356: Stop Staring at the Mountain in Front of You: Do This Instead
Season 2 Episode 356
Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate—lesson planning, grading, or just making it through the week? You’re not alone. In this Tuesday episo…
8 months, 1 week ago
Episode 355: ELA Games Series: Why Bluffing Might Be the Most Fun Way to Practice ELA
Season 2 Episode 355
Today on the Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast, we’re bringing you one of our favorite high-energy classroom activities: The Bluff Game – Language A…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 354: ChatGPT Series: 3 ChatGPT Shortcuts Every ELA Teacher Needs to Save Hours on Prep
Season 2 Episode 354
Tired of spending endless hours planning, grading, and creating materials? In today’s episode, Caitlin shares three powerful ways to use ChatGPT to c…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 353: The Shortcut Narrative Unit: How to Get Powerful Stories in Just 10 Days
Season 2 Episode 353
Narrative writing is such an important skill for middle schoolers—but let’s be honest, it often feels like it takes forever to teach. Before you know…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 352: ChatGPT Series: Differentiation Without the Extra Work
Differentiation doesn’t have to mean staying up late making three different versions of the same lesson. In this week’s Teaching Middle School episod…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 351: Balancing Creative and Academic Writing in the Middle School Classroom
Season 2 Episode 351
How do we strike the right balance between fun, engaging creative writing and the academic writing skills our students need to succeed? In this episo…
9 months ago
Episode 350: ChatGPT Series: Communication & Admin Tasks Made Easier
Season 2 Episode 350
Emails, newsletters, behavior documentation… oh my! Communication and admin tasks can easily eat up hours of your week—but they don’t have to.
In toda…
9 months ago
Episode 349: Scaffolding Evidence: How to Help Students Choose Quotes That Actually Work
Season 2 Episode 349
Ever had a student pick a random quote just because it “sounded good”? 😅 You’re not alone! In today’s episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I talked…
9 months, 1 week ago
Episode 348:ChatGPT Series: Planning Support Without the Overwhelm
Season 2 Episode 348
Planning doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. In today’s episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I am sharing how ChatGPT can be your planning partner—h…
9 months, 1 week ago
Episode 347: From Summary to Justification: Teaching Students to Go Beyond the Obvious
Season 2 Episode 347
Today’s episode tackles a challenge every ELA teacher knows well: getting students to move beyond simply summarizing a text and into true analysis.
Th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago