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Empower Students Now — 122 episodes
The Hidden History of Autism — How a Broader Understanding of Autism Was Deliberately Buried (NeuroTribes for Teachers, Part 1)
Consequences Are Just Punishments With a New Name: A Different Approach to Student Behavior
Self-Acceptance for Teachers: A Meditation Teacher's Honest Guide to Surviving End-of-Year Chaos
Why "Difficult" Kids Might Be Your Most Important Students (And How to Reach Them)
5 Damaging Myths About Autism That Teachers Still Believe (From an Autistic Teacher)
An Autistic Teacher Explains the Neurodiversity Movement (And Why It Matters for Your Students)
Paradoxical AuDHD: A Poem About Contradictions, Overwhelm, and Self-Understanding
Rethinking “Defiance”: When Students Are Drowning, Not Disobeying
Why Diagnosis Matters: My ADHD and Autism Journey as a Parent and Teacher
What Made Me Suspect I'm Autistic: A Teacher's Adult Diagnosis Story and Classroom Takeaways
Teaching Emotional Regulation in the Classroom
How to Teach Conflict Resolution to Students
Why I Left Teaching, A Career I Still Love
Teaching When the News is Breaking Your Heart
How to Teach Students Collaborative Problem Solving Skills
How to Teach Active Listening: An Essential Skill for the Future
Navigating an Adult Diagnosis of Autism
I'm Autistic. Always Have Been. Always Will Be.
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills: Key Questions and Strategies
Empowering Students with Ethical Reasoning in the Age of AI
Self-Advocacy for Students and Teachers
The Crucial Skill of Self-Knowledge for Future-Ready Students
Championing Kids' Dreams: An Education Intervention in the Age of AI
The 80/20 Vision: What Education Could Become When AI Handles the Rest
When AI Replaces Jobs: Pivoting Towards a Purpose Economy
AI Is An Alien Among Us: Not Good or Bad, It's How We Use It That Matters
I'm Not Okay with AI Anymore: The Hypervigilant Parent
I'm Not Okay with AI Anymore: The Hypervigilant Teacherpreneur
I'm Not Okay with AI Anymore: The Hypervigilant Teacher
Listener Favorite: A New Way to Think About Apathetic, Unmotivated, and Defiant Students
Key Takeaways from the Mindfulness and Meditation Series for Educators
Understanding Pain: A Mindfulness Based Perspective
Teaching and Living from the Heart with the Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta)
The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion
A New Way to Think About Thinking
Navigating the Complexities of Our Emotional Lives with Mindfulness & Meditation
How to Bring More Awareness to Your Body (+ Why This is Important!)
The Art of Empowering Students: An Interview with Jen Chieco
Finding Calm Amongst the Chaos of Life Using Your Breath
A Guided Meditation for Mothers i.e. Those Who Care for Children
82. Navigating Adult ADHD: A Personal and Professional Journey
81. The Revealing Reality Struggling Readers Face within the U.S. Education System
80. I Found Out I Have ADHD At 40
79. Essential Takeaways from Reading Reconsidered by Doug Lemov
78. Essential Takeaways from The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez
77. Essential Takeaways from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
76. How to Increase Student Engagement with Equitable Teaching Practices
75. We Need to Stop Shaming Kids (and Ourselves) for Screen Use, Here's Why...
74. A New Way to Think About Apathetic, Unmotivated, and Defiant Students
73. Dropping the Suitcases of Regret and Worry (A Guided Meditation for Teachers)
Easy To Plan End Of School Year Writing Projects Students Will Love
71. 8 Highly Engaging (and Controversial) Argumentative Mentor Texts for Middle and High Schoolers
70. Are You Blindly Following Rules?
69. The Absolute Best Way To Start An Argumentative Writing Unit
8 Outstanding Videos To Spark Discussion About Neurodiversity With Students
67. My Identity Crisis Part II (I'm Changing The Name Of This Podcast)
66. 11 Ways ChatGPT Can Help You Teach Argumentative Writing
65. How To Talk To Students About ChatGPT
64. How To Prevent Plagiarism With Chat GPT
63. 7 Ways Chat GPT Will Impact Education Positively
62. Twenty-Eight Essential Strategies To Support Struggling Writers In The Secondary Classroom
61. Rethinking Elementary And Secondary Reading Instruction And Assessment With Equity In Mind
60. Rethinking Writing Assessment With Equity In Mind
59. Rethinking Unit Design With Equity In Mind
58. Rethinking Conferencing With Equity In Mind
57. Rethinking Reading Workshop With Equity In Mind
56. Rethinking Writing Workshop With Equity In Mind
55. The Story of a Teacher Author's Identity Crisis
54. Join The English Teacher Summer Reading Series, It's FREE!
53. Encyclopedia Memoirs! The Best Way to End a School Year!
52. An Overview and Review of 7 Myths About Education
51. When You Find Out You've Been Teaching Wrong
50. Ten Ways To Bring Mindfulness Into Your Digital Classroom
49. 5 Mini Lessons To Teach Writing Explicitly And Support Struggling Writers
48. 15 Ways To Engage Students In Meaningful Discussions In Person Or Online
47. How To Actually Accomplish Your Goals
46. How To Approach Issues of Race with Mentor Texts
45. How To Quit Grading So Much And Make It More Meaningful
44. 15 Community Building Distance Learning Activities Middle Schoolers Will LOVE!
43. How To Teach Reading And Writing Workshop From A Distance
42. I'm Back! Life Update
41. My Best Tips for Managing a Book Club Unit
40. Want to Get Started With Workshop This Year? Do This One Simple Yet Powerful Thing!
39. How I Cut My Grading Time Down By 10 Hours
38. ONE Crucial Thing You Might Not Be Doing When Planning Writing Units and How To Start Doing It!
37. 13 Ways to Motivate Writers
36. The Truth About Programs: 4 Programs That Changed Me But That I Eventually Quit
35. What does workshop in a secondary classroom actually look like?
34. What I'm Doing the First Day of School Might Surprise You...
33. 10 Best YouTube Channels for Writing Teachers
32. Your First Mini Lesson of the School Year
31. 5 Simple Ways to Differentiate Writing Instruction
30. Teach Students HOW to Use Mentor Texts
29. Middle School Mentor Texts
28. 5 Distracting Behaviors During Writing Workshop and What to Do About Them
27. Noise Levels in the Workshop Classroom
26. 5 Obstacles English Teachers Face and How to Overcome Them
25. Summer Self-Care for Teachers: Podcasts and Books That Have Changed My Life
24. How to Teach Argumentative Writing Through Video
23. 5 Worst Research Habits Students Have and How to Fix Them
22. Why You're Probably Teaching Information Writing Wrong
21. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!
20. 10 Ways to Make Reading and Writing Joyful Before Break
19. 5 Ways to Use Google Classroom During Writing Workshop
18. Support for Writers at All Levels
17. How to Write Your Own Mini Lessons
16. 5 Exciting Ways to Introduce a Writing Unit
15. Places to Find Mentor Texts
14. 5 Fun Activities to do with Your Students the Day After a Long Break
13. I'm More than an English Teacher
12. We Need to Stop Neglecting Fiction Writing
11. The Truth About Writing & Three Mini Lessons to Teach It
10. The Beginner's Guide to Writing Workshop
9. 8 Ways Teachers Kill a Love of Writing
8. Realizations About the Teaching of Writing
7. 10 Ways to Make Grading Writing Easier
6. Five Must Teach Workshop Routines
5. How I Teach Reading and Writing Workshop in 54 Minutes
4. Whole Class Novels Reading Workshop Style
3. Students Don't Write During Writing
2. Launching Reading & Writing Workshop
1. Ten Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop