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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 27 MIN

BONUS: How to Use EB Resources With Your District Curriculum (Without Getting Behind or Overwhelmed)

from Teaching Middle School ELA · host Caitlin Mitchell

If you’ve ever felt like you’re being told to “do more writing” without anyone actually showing you where it fits, this episode is for you. Today, Caitlin is joined by a familiar voice—our membership manager, Genevieve and a real classroom teacher using a district-mandated curriculum and EB Academics side by side. We share a simple, three-layer framework for using EB resources with district-mandated ELA curricula without losing alignment, pacing, or sanity. • Keeping district texts while upgrading activities• Replacing weak writing lessons with the EB writing approach• Using writing as a thinking framework for discussion• Adding grammar games, vocabulary, and quick routines• Mapping the year around assessments and standards• Leveraging graphic organizers, sentence stems, and checks• Aligning with admin priorities and showing results• Low-risk pilot option for campus or team trialsGet all the details on our pilot program:  https://www.ebteacher.com/pilot-program  Join us now! 

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re being told to “do more writing” without anyone actually showing you where it fits, this episode is for you. Today, Caitlin is joined by a familiar voice—our membership manager, Genevieve and a real classroom teacher using a district-mandated curriculum and EB Academics side by side. We share a simple, three-layer framework for using EB resources with district-mandated ELA curricula without losing alignment, pacing, or sanity. • Keeping district texts whi...

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