Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBuilding Better Book Clubs, with Martina Cahill
Season 8 Episode 242
Today on the podcast, we're sitting down with Martina Cahill, who goes by The Hungry Teacher online. One of her great gifts is helping middle school…
2 years, 5 months ago
241: Highly Recommended: Reframe Argument like This for English Students
Season 8 Episode 241
This week I want to talk about argument, and why it sometimes seems so esoteric to kids when they learn about it in class, and so relevant when they …
2 years, 5 months ago
Easy Ways to use Performance Poetry in ELA (and why you Should!)
Season 8 Episode 240
When it comes to an engaging poetry unit, I believe the #1 building block is performance. There's something about watching contemporary poets stand …
2 years, 5 months ago
Highly Recommended: Use One-Pagers as a Creative Gateway
Season 8 Episode 239
This week I want to talk about how one-pagers can be a powerful gateway to creative options in your classroom.
Let's start with the one-pager basics…
2 years, 6 months ago
Let me Plan your ELA Lessons the Week before Thanksgiving
Season 8 Episode 238
The week before Thanksgiving it's easy to feel a little scattered! For teachers AND students. It can be nice to take a break from your main unit and…
2 years, 6 months ago
Highly Recommended: Don't Grade it All
Season 8 Episode 237
This week I want to share advice I only wish someone had given me long ago - don't grade everything your students create in class.
It's easy to feel…
2 years, 6 months ago
236: When your English Students just... Don't Care
Season 8 Episode 236
We've all been there. You walk into your English class, unveil your new ELA lesson plan with all the joy and care of a museum curator lifting the ve…
2 years, 6 months ago
Highly Recommended: Gene Luen Yang's Ted Talk
Season 8 Episode 235
I want you to watch Gene Luen Yang's Ted talk called "Comics Belong in the Classroom!"
Here's why.
It's a hilarious look at why comics are such a po…
2 years, 6 months ago
Closing the Opportunity Gap, with Reid Saaris
Season 8 Episode 234
Today on the podcast, we're joined by education leader Reid Saaris. He's the founder of Equal Opportunity Schools, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring…
2 years, 6 months ago
Highly Recommended: Teach Living Poets
Season 8 Episode 233
This week I want to share a wonderful website and resource with you, Melissa Alter Smith's brainchild, Teach Living Poets.
When I first started teach…
2 years, 6 months ago