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Episode 466: Beat the Pre-Holiday Slump With a Story Escape Room

Episode 465: Monday Mindset: Quiet Quitting

Episode 464: Words That Won a War: Honoring Veterans and the Code Talkers

Best of Monday Mindset Episode: Re-Air: What Courage Looks Like in the Classroom (Hint: It’s Not Loud)

Episode 462: A Not-So-Spooky Halloween Activity for Any ELA Skill

Episode 461: Monday Mindset: Be the Reason

Episode 460: Hidden Gems of EB Series: The Best EBW Resources You Might Be Missing

Episode 459: Monday Mindset: Same Classroom, Completely Different Experience

Episode 458: Hidden Gems of EB Series: Skip the Unit Test and Try These Projects Instead

Episode 457: Monday Mindset: Get an Accountability Partner

Episode 456: Hidden Gems of EB Series: Make the Middle of Your Unit Matter

Episode 455: Monday Mindset: Your Life Is Already Happening

Episode 454: Hidden Gems of EB Series: “Hook” Lessons That Do the Heavy Lifting

Episode 453: Monday Mindset: Seasons

Episode 452: Hidden Gems of EB Series: The Best Games You Didn't Know You Had

Episode 451: Monday Mindset: You're Not Good at Everything

Episode 450: Wait…That’s a Classroom Job?! Genius Jobs From Our EB Teachers

Re-Air Episode 408: Monday Mindset: Creating Evidence for Yourself

Episode 448: Stop Doing Everything: Classroom Jobs That Make Your Day Easier

Episode 447: Monday Mindset: You'll Regret What You Didn't Do

Episode 446: Word Study Across the Grades (5th Grade Foundations + Scaling in 6th–8th)

Episode 445: Monday Mindset: Let Go of Expectations

Episode 444: The Truth About Word Study: Behind the Scenes with Our Curriculum Writer

Episode 443: Monday Mindset: The Good Stuff!

Episode 442: How to Weave EB Materials into Your District-Mandated Curriculum

Episode 441: Monday Mindset: Change Starts from Within

Episode 440: Breakthroughs in Grammar Instruction: The 3 Must-Have Elements (Part 2)

Episode 439: Monday Mindset: You Are Valuable

Episode 438: Breakthroughs in Grammar Instruction: The 3 Must-Have Elements (Part 1)

Episode 437: Why Your Bell Ringers Aren't Working (And What to Do Instead)

Episode 436: Monday Mindset: It's All About Your Mood

Episode 435: Get Your Students to Rock their Text-Dependent Paragraphs with this Strategy

Episode 434: Increase Students Writing Scores in 30 Minutes or Less

Episode 433: Monday Mindset: Go to a Dark Room

Episode 432: Are You Making This Mistake with Your Student Writing Samples?

Episode 431: Get Your Students Actually Enjoying Writing with this FUN Activity

Episode 430: Monday Mindset: Forget What You Think You Need

Episode 429: Is the Reason Your Students Struggle With Writing Simpler Than You Think?

Episode 428: Re-Air: The Best of Writing Episodes: It's Time to Drop the RACE Strategy.

Episode 427: Monday Mindset: Stay Brave

Episode 426: If Your Students Only Write One Essay This Year, THIS is the One!

Episode 425: Monday Mindset: The Two Words That Will Save Your Energy This Year

Episode 424: How to Cut Your Planning Time in Half Without Cutting Corners

Episode 423: Two Things to Do This Summer That Will Change Your Entire School Year

Episode 422: Monday Mindset: Get Used to Being Uncomfortable

Episode 421: The Real Reason You're Still at School at 6 PM (And It's Not Your To-Do List)

Episode 420: It's Not About How Much Time You Have — It's About What You Do With It

Episode 419: Monday Mindset: Stop Waiting to Be Ready

Episode: 418: You Didn't Become a Teacher to Feel Like This — Here's How to Get Back to Loving It

Episode 417: The Real Reason Your Students Aren't Retaining What You Teach (And How a Simple Framework Fixes It)

Episode 416: Monday Mindset: Life Is Too Short for the Wrong Circle

Episode 415: Stop Planning Week to Week — There's a Better Way and It Changes Everything

Episode 414: Why You're Always Running Out of Time (And It's Not Because Your Class Period Is Too Short)

Episode 413: Monday Mindset: The One Thing They Can Never Take From You

Episode 412: What We Would Have Done Differently This Year — And What We're Keeping for Next Year

Episode: 411: How to Keep Students Engaged When Everyone (Including You) Is Done

Episode 410: Monday Mindset: The Victim Mindset

Episode 409: Could Becoming a Happier Teacher Be as Easy as This?

Episode 408: Monday Mindset: Creating Evidence for Yourself

Episode 407: What It Takes to Create the Teaching Life You Dream Of

Episode 406: Step-by-Step Approach for Implementing "Genius Hour" in Middle School

Episode 405: Monday Mindset: Never Question the Decision

Episode 404: Tips for Using Your Prep Period to Grade (Instead of Plan)

Episode 403: The Feedback Framework That Cuts Grading Time in Half

Episode 402: Monday Mindset: Margin for Magic

Episode 401: Graphic Group Essays: A Writing Assignment Your Students Will Actually Like

Episode 400: A Simple Hack for Helping Students Find the Main Idea in Informational Text

Episode 399: Monday Mindset: The One Thing That Makes the End of the Year So Much Harder Than It Has to Be

Episode 398: Why Students Don't Apply Grammar in Their Writing — And How to Fix It Part 2

Episode 397: Why Your Grammar Lessons Keep Falling Flat (And the Fix That Actually Works) Part 1

Episode 396: Monday Mindset: What to Do When Everything Starts to Slip

BONUS: Silent Discussions—How to Get Every Student Thinking (Without Anyone Saying a Word)

Episode 395: A 5-Minute Women’s History Month Writing Routine

Episode 394: Whole-Group Differentiation: 5 Strategies You Can Use Tomorrow

Episode 393: Monday Mindset: “March Is Not for Reinventing Yourself”

Episode 392: The Easiest Way to Add Informational Texts Without Adding More Work

BONUS: How to Run a March Madness Poetry Bracket in Any Classroom

Episode 391: The Friday Whiteboard Planning System That Gives You Your Evenings Back

Episode 390: Monday Mindset: The Real Reason Teachers Burn Out (And What You Can Do Today)

Episode 389: 5 Easy Steps to Create a Virtual Field Trip

Episode 388: Two Grammar Games That Replace Worksheets Without Losing Rigor

Episode 387: Monday Mindset: Trust Your Decisions (Even When Everyone Else Has Opinions)

Episode 386: Forget Spiraling Everything: The One Skill Your Students Actually Need Before Testing

Episode 385: A Test Prep Strategy Students Actually Enjoy (And You’ll Reuse Every Year)

Episode 384: Monday Mindset: Why “Keeping It Simple” Makes You a Stronger Teacher

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

Episode 383: Fix Chaotic Transitions With One Simple Procedure

Episode 382: The First Writing Routine You Should Teach After Break (It Makes Everything Easier)

Episode 381: Monday Mindset: The Truth About “Feeling Behind” (And Why You’re Probably Ahead)

Episode 380: How We Actually Create EB Resources (You'll Never Guess the Last Step)

Episode 379: Monday Mindset: Forget Resolutions — Do This Instead for a Better Year

Episode 378: 5 Classroom Routines That Make the Entire Semester Easier

Episode 377: Monday Mindset: Winter Break Won't Save You If You Don't Do This

Episode 376: You're Not Too Busy to Plan—You're Busy Because You Don't Plan

Episode 375: Monday Mindset: The Best Teachers Don't Stay the Latest

Episode 374: How One Teacher Got Her Most Reluctant Writers Begging to Revise (Right Before Winter Break)

Episode 373: Monday Mindset: Choose Rest on Purpose

Episode 372: Your New Favorite Pre-Break Activity (That’s Secretly All About Setting)

Episode 371: Monday Mindset: Staying Calm Amidst the Chaos

Episode 370: The Gratitude Writing Activity Your Students Will Actually Love