Podcast Episodes

Book Club It: How to Restructure (Almost) any Unit into Book Clubs

Season 10 Episode 416

I'm in a book club right now, for the first time ever. (Yeah, I know, gasp. But I've always had so much to read for so many reasons that I've never s…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Struggling to Teach Narrative? 6 Craft Strategies for Students

Season 10 Episode 415

When you boil down the essentials of so much writing, what you get is the need for vivid, original detail. In a college essay, the story comes aliv…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Highly Recommended: Play the Whole Game

Season 10 Episode 414

This week would be my Dad's birthday. If he was still here, spice cake with thick caramel frosting would be in order, and a beautiful cross country …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Creative Lessons from Microschools and Portable Innovation Labs with Dr. Annalies Corbin

Season 10 Episode 413

Today on the podcast we're digging into student agency and the lessons Dr. Annalies Corbin has learned from her work pioneering microschools and po…

3 months ago

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Fresh Ideas for your BritLit Curriculum

Season 10 Episode 412

A few weeks ago I shared my dream American Lit curriculum here on the pod, and soon after I heard from a British Literature teacher who was hoping f…

3 months, 1 week ago

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41 Authentic Audiences for your ELA Students

Season 10 Episode 411

The word audience conjures up a crowd, perhaps people watching an opera late at night at the Santa Fe outdoor amphitheatre, as the moon rises over th…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The American Lit Curriculum I Would Teach Now

Season 10 Episode 410

American Lit has the potential to be an engaging, broadening, fascinating course. We're in what I consider an in-between era, where many schools ar…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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How to do a Multimodal Flash Verse Project

Season 10 Episode 409

Let's talk about an incredibly adaptable project in which students experiment with creative ideas across modes. It's easy to plug into a variety of …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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For Better Student Revision, Play the Matching Game

Season 10 Episode 408

The more time you spend writing, the more you know that revision is everything. Let me cite writing superhero John Green on this one, who discusses …

4 months ago

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Build a Better Choice Board Project for any ELA Unit

Season 10 Episode 407

We know we want kids to have choice. As much choice as possible in creating the education that is meaningful and helpful for them. That choice can …

4 months, 1 week ago

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