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Season 8 Episode 212
So you want to share your favorite books with your students to help them love reading. Excellent! But maybe you lack the budget to keep up with thei…
2 years, 9 months ago
211: Highly Recommended: An Easier Back-to-School Night for ELA Teachers
Season 8 Episode 211
This week I want to share two quick ways to make back-to-school night in your English classroom something you can enjoy this year.
In today's episod…
2 years, 9 months ago
210: Creative Alternatives to the Summer Reading Essay
Season 8 Episode 210
So you've assigned a book you love (or maybe a selection of several) to your students for the summer, and soon enough they'll be back to share their …
2 years, 9 months ago
Highly Recommended: Alone
Season 8 Episode 209
This week I want to share one of my favorite recent reads - Alone, by Megan E Freeman.
I picked up this book after hearing what a smash hit it was wi…
2 years, 9 months ago
A New Approach to Differentiation with Kareem Farah
Season 8 Episode 208
Today on the podcast, I'm glad to welcome Kareem Farah, founder of the Modern Classrooms Project. As a teacher in Washington D.C., Kareem faced prob…
2 years, 9 months ago
Highly Recommended: Book Clubs
Season 8 Episode 207
This week I want to share a quick push for trying book clubs this year. If you haven't jumped on this trend yet, I want to give you a few quick reaso…
2 years, 9 months ago
Help Students Consider the Ethics of AI with this Free PBL Unit
Season 8 Episode 206
AI is here. And everyone is paying attention. Many people are wondering if AI will take over their jobs, others how it can help them do their jobs. …
2 years, 9 months ago
Highly Recommended: Attendance Questions
Season 8 Episode 205
As the back-to-school season rolls around, attendance questions are a super easy strategy to help you build community and get to know your students. …
2 years, 10 months ago
Students need Diverse Texts and Choice - Here's Help
Season 8 Episode 204
Today on the podcast, we're talking about why offering our students diverse texts and giving them choice over their reading is so vitally important.…
2 years, 10 months ago
Highly Recommended: Name Tent One-Pagers on Day One
Season 8 Episode 203
This week on "Highly Recommended" I'm sharing my absolute favorite way to start school - the name tent one-pager.
Long-time listeners to the show wi…
2 years, 10 months ago