Podcast Episodes
Back to Search162: Active English Teaching: 10 Out-of-their-Seats Activities
Season 6 Episode 162
Beat the after-lunch lethargy with these active classroom strategies for ELA.
Learn how to use stations, escape rooms, speed debating, hexagonal thin…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Ultimate Guide to First Chapter Friday
Season 6 Episode 161
First Chapter Fridays let you introduce students to a wide range of diverse compelling authors even if you can only spare a few minutes a week.
In th…
3 years, 8 months ago
The College Essay: What Students (and Teachers) Need to Know
Season 6 Episode 160
Need help teaching the college essay to your students?
Learn about what makes a strong college essay from four experienced college admissions officer…
3 years, 8 months ago
159: 3 Creative Ways to Teach Varied Sentence Structure
Season 6 Episode 159
Want to teach sentence structure in a creative way that really helps? Try these three fun twists on the traditional worksheet.
Check out the visuals…
3 years, 9 months ago
How to Create a Successful International Classroom Partnership
Season 6 Episode 158
Want to try an international classroom collaboration? Learn the tips and tricks from Andrea Greer, who runs a five country collaboration from Japan. …
3 years, 9 months ago
Designing Back-to-School for Belonging, with Dr. Susie Wise
Season 6 Episode 157
What if faculty meetings deepened relationships and helped people feel connected and inspired? In this interview, get ideas for changing the design o…
3 years, 10 months ago
156: How to Teach Living Poets, with Mel Smith
Season 6 Episode 156
Want to build more contemporary poetry into your ELA classroom? Find out how with #teachlivingpoets founder Mel Alter Smith. Discover poetry collecti…
3 years, 10 months ago
21 Creative ELA Lessons you can use Immediately
Season 6 Episode 155
Goodbye chapter comprehension questions, hello creative lesson ideas!
In today's episode, discover 21 creative lessons, activities, and units you ca…
3 years, 11 months ago
Colorful Vocabulary Activities: Story Tiles, Wordy Decor & More
Season 5 Episode 124
Looking for creative vocabulary activities that aren't boring? Want students to get excited about using words in interesting ways? Check out these co…
3 years, 11 months ago
6 Powerful Mentor Texts for Secondary ELA
Season 5 Episode 153
Looking for creative multimedia mentor texts for your ELA students? Check out these options, from picture books to podcasts, videos to poetry, studen…
4 years ago