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Apple Blossom Teachers — 67 episodes
66. REAL Lesson Planning Outline for Student Engagement
65. Ditch the reading logs! Try this instead...
64. Student-centered Curriculum Design
63. Classroom Routines & Procedures in a Student-Centered Classroom
62. First Week of School Activities to Prevent Student-centered Learning Challenges
61 Back to School Tips for Student Centered Classroom Design
60. What Is Student-Centered Learning and Why Is It Important in Upper Elementary?
59. Elementary Earth Day Activities...with a dose of SEL?!
58. Teacher Inspiration Stories and Strategies
57. Differentiated Novel Studies: Helping all readers access complex texts
56. Teaching Informational Texts Doesn't Have to be Boring!
55. Higher Order Thinking Question Examples - an easy strategy for leveling up student-generated questions
54. The Science of Reading Goes Beyond Decoding
53. Make Good Reading Responses Even Better
52: Hot take - When students are stuck, just GIVE them the information.
51. Student Publishing to Increase Writing Motivation
50. Lessons on Writing from Real Authors
49. How to Use one Mentor Text for Narrative Writing and Reading Skills
48. Using a reading lesson plan for writing
47. Reading Conferences: A sneaky strategy for reading instruction in upper elementary
46. 3 Novel study no-no's you may be making (and how to fix them!)
45. Classroom Community Building Starts with a Strong Reading Culture
44: Writing Strategy for Peer Editing - The Speed Proofread
43: Gallery Walk Peer Feedback
42. Gallery Walk Student Presentations
41. School Accessibility: Considerations for field trips, assemblies, and more with Erin Castillo of Affirmations and Accessibility
40. Student Engagement Strategy: Guest speakers in the elementary classroom
39. A Simple Reading and Writing Strategy
38. Student Engagement: Quick scans to introduce vocabulary
37. Student Engagement: Examples and non-examples sorts for every subject area
36. Top 3 Tips to Maximize your Teacher Summer PD
35. Teacher Summer Priorities
34. Teacher Summer Learning: Choose your own PD adventure
33. Before your summer PD, ask these questions to reflect on your school year
32. Elementary Writing Instruction: Take off the training wheels:
31. Upper Elementary Writing Engagement: authentic audience project ideas for 3rd - 6th grade teachers
30. Using Writing Workshop to increase motivation and writing growth in upper elementary
29. Informational Writing Instruction: 3 activities to help your students "read like writers" and improve their informational writing
28. Build Your Classroom Library on a Budget: Informational Text Edition
27. Informational Text Your Classroom Needs: Going beyond books and articles
26. The not-an-art-teacher's guide to sketchbooks in the classroom: boost engagement, content retention, and social skills through simple and transferrable art explorations
25. What makes a great math class? A chat with Mona Iehl, your "math teacher cheerleader!"
24. New teaching job? Start here!
23. Classroom Trash to Treasure: An interview with artist Amy Davis on sustainability, mindfulness, and tackling "throw away culture" in our classrooms
22. Kickstart your Project Based Learning experiences: a chat with Kristen Moore about getting started with PBL
21. Closing out your classroom so future you thanks you!
20. Intentional plans to rest and recharge this summer, so you are re-energized in the fall!
19. Closure with your professional self, part 1: reflections, goal-setting, and notes for future you!
18. Closure as a class family: the formalities, the sentiments, and the fun stuff!
17. Avoid an interview brain fart by doing these 3 things ahead of time!
16. Teacher Interview Series Part One: Let your best traits SHINE!
15. Connecting learning to the real world and authentically building curiosity
14. 7 ways to improve student craftsmanship, creativity, and confidence
13. Quick tips for stretching your creative teacher muscles, even if you don't think of yourself as the "creative" type!
12. Playing "book matchmaker" for your students
11. Building a class community of REAL, excited readers!
10. New Teacher, New Year, New Goals!
9. Staying on top of it all: 3 common problems with our teacher to-do lists, and some easy fixes
8. Classroom Community Building Beyond Back-to-school
7. Your pep talk to beat the "October Overwhelm"
6. 3 Tips for getting more bang out of your instructional minutes
5. Use Student Feedback to Build Classroom Success
4. Boost Student Engagement in Online Learning
3. Confidently keep your teaching on point!
2. Getting creative with your teaching priorities
1. Lesson planning when you can't REALLY plan
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