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Season 9 Episode 346
In today's short episode of "Highly Recommended", I want to recommend an article I read at Edutopia this week, because it's chock-full of the resear…
1 year, 5 months ago
How to use First Book Marketplace to Grow your Library Fast
Season 9 Episode 345
If you're a teacher in a Title I School, you need to know about First Book Marketplace.
I've heard about it in passing so many times, and this wee…
1 year, 6 months ago
Fighting the Sunday Scaries
Season 9 Episode 344
This week, I want to talk about Sunday nights. If you're struggling to figure out how you can be a good partner, parent, person, and teacher, and it …
1 year, 6 months ago
Contemporary Playwrights to Spotlight in ELA
Season 9 Episode 343
Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and Eugene O'Neill get plenty of spotlight on the ELA curriculum stage. And sure, it's well-deserved! But they …
1 year, 6 months ago
Easy Acting Games for Better Theater Units
Season 9 Episode 342
This week I want to share a fabulous resource I recently discovered, a website full of short video models for acting games you can use in class.
The …
1 year, 6 months ago
Characterization Activities that go Way Beyond Round vs. Flat
Season 9 Episode 341
My son and I love a few certain characters from the books we've read aloud over the years. Gum-Baby, from Tristan Strong, Boots, from Gregor the Ove…
1 year, 6 months ago
Grading Discussion in a way that won't ruin your (Teaching) Life
Season 9 Episode 340
Grading discussion can feel like juggling cats. How can you be present in a class discussion while also trying to grade thirty people's comments? But…
1 year, 6 months ago
When Discussion goes off the Rails
Season 9 Episode 339
We've all been in a discussion hurtling off the track and into the canyon, far, far below. Chances are, you've been in this type of discussion as a …
1 year, 6 months ago
Discussion Dominators and Silent Students
Season 9 Episode 338
Remember in elementary school, how some kids were so excited to answer a question that they would wave their hand back and forth in the air, lifting …
1 year, 6 months ago
Student-Led Discussion: Setting up Success + What Does an Observer Do?
Season 9 Episode 337
Welcome back to our ongoing discussion series. If you missed the first two episodes, covering five types of discussion worth trying and introducin…
1 year, 6 months ago