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Episode 369: Monday Mindset: The Hard Truth You Need to Hear
Episode 368: Still Using This Simple Idea from 2015 in Your Writing Lessons?
Episode 367: Monday Mindset: Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor
Episode 366: How to Teach Writing With Confidence (Even If You Feel Like a Fraud)
Episode 365: Monday Mindset: Feeling Stuck? This Episode Will Help You See Why That’s a Good Thing.
Stop Using RACE: The Better Writing Framework Students Actually Understand
Episode 364: Make Writing Feel Easy Again: 3 Simple Systems That Actually Work
Episode 363: Monday Mindset: What Courage Looks Like in the Classroom (Hint: It’s Not Loud)
Episode 362: The Mystery Basket Game That Turns Any Lesson Into a Competition
Episode 361: How to Fix Classroom Culture Fast (Without Starting Over)
Episode 360: The Knockout Game That Makes Review Days 10x More Fun
The Free Halloween Escape Room Your Students Will Freak Out Over
Episode 359: The Treasure Hunt Review Game That Keeps Students Begging for More
Episode 358: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Teachers
Episode 357: The Game That Turns Vocabulary, Grammar, and More Into Student Obsessions
Episode 356: Stop Staring at the Mountain in Front of You: Do This Instead
Episode 355: ELA Games Series: Why Bluffing Might Be the Most Fun Way to Practice ELA
Episode 354: ChatGPT Series: 3 ChatGPT Shortcuts Every ELA Teacher Needs to Save Hours on Prep
Episode 353: The Shortcut Narrative Unit: How to Get Powerful Stories in Just 10 Days
Episode 352: ChatGPT Series: Differentiation Without the Extra Work
Episode 351: Balancing Creative and Academic Writing in the Middle School Classroom
Episode 350: ChatGPT Series: Communication & Admin Tasks Made Easier
Episode 349: Scaffolding Evidence: How to Help Students Choose Quotes That Actually Work
Episode 348:ChatGPT Series: Planning Support Without the Overwhelm
Episode 347: From Summary to Justification: Teaching Students to Go Beyond the Obvious
Episode 346: ChatGPT Series: Brainstorming & Lesson Hooks Made Simple
Episode 345: Teaching Grammar in the Flow of Writing
Episode 344: ChatGPT Series: How to Train ChatGPT to Create Rubrics and Feedback
Episode 343: You’re Probably Already Doing This—But It’s the Secret to a Strong Reading Culture
Episode 342: The Secret to a Thriving Classroom Culture
Episode 341: Mini Socratic Seminars: Big Impact in Small Groups
Episode 340: Avoiding Burnout by Letting Go of Perfection in Your Lesson Plans
Episode 339: What to Do When Self-Doubt Creeps In
Episode 338: How to Feel More Confident Teaching Writing (Even If You Don’t Love It)
Episode 337: Why Templates Are the Key to Teacher Sanity
Episode 336: How to Make Peer Review Work in Middle School
Episode 335: The Power of Weekly Routines in Your ELA Classroom
Episode 334: What to Do When Students Still Can’t Write a Strong Paragraph
Episode 333: Why the Evidence Tracker Is the Most Underrated Writing Tool
Episode 332: What I’d Do Differently with Writing Next Year (And What I’d Keep the Same)
Episode 331: Batch Planning Grammar Mini-Lessons for a Month at a Time
Episode 330: The #1 Writing Skill to Focus on in the First Month of School
Episode 329: How to Create Engaging Lessons That Don’t Take Hours to Plan
Episode 328: Creating Student Buy-In for Writing Projects
Episode 327: How the 80/20 Rule Can Transform Your ELA Classroom
326: Writing Engagement Starts Day One—Here’s How I Hook Them
Episode 325: Why Planning Ahead Saves You Time (and Sanity) in the Long Run
Episode 324: Mini Lessons That Actually Stick (and Take Less Than 10 Minutes)
Episode 323: What to Focus On This Summer to Set Yourself Up for a Stress-Free Fall
Episode 322: Mic Drop Moments: 3-Sentence Speeches for the Last Day of School
Bonus Episode: How to Turn a Mystery into a Full-Class Mock Trial
Episode 321: Closing Time: End-of-Year Routines to Wrap Up Your Classroom, Grades, and Sanity
Episode 320: Creative End-of-Year Reflections That Stick
Episode 319: How Prepping on Fridays Can Change Your Life
Episode 318: Low-Prep Ways to End the Year with Deep Thinking
Episode 317: How to Plan Smarter, Not Harder: Mapping Out a Month of ELA in One Afternoon
Welcome Back: A New Season, A New Chapter
An Important Update for the Podcast
Mindset Favorite: Protecting Your Energy
Re-Air Transform Your Planning Process and Take Back Your Time
Mindset Favorite: Accepting Honesty
Episode 315: Ideas for Teaching Grammar in the Context of Reading
Mindset Favorite: Whether You Think You Can... You're Probably Right
Episode 314:Interview with Deonna Smith: culturally relevant learning environments
Mindset Favorite: Moving Forward Despite Fear
Episode 313: Say Goodbye to Popcorn Reading: 4 Engaging Read Aloud Strategies (You’ll Love the Last One!)
Mindset Favorite: Receiving vs. Going After It
Episode 312: Grab a Soccer Ball and Try this Discussion Activity Immediately
Mindset Favorite: Overcoming Self-doubt
Episode 311: Drop the Boring Writing Assignment, Engage Your Students, and Give Collaborative Writing a Try
Mindset Favorite: Seasons
Episode 310: How to Write a Lesson with ELL Students in Mind
Mindset Favorite: Stop Hitting the Snooze Button
Episode 309: What Does Taylor Swift Have to Do with Student Projects (Interview with Trevor Aleo)
Mindset Favorite: You'll Regret What You Didn't Do
Episode 308: Literary Shuffle Activity
Mindset Favorite: Be About It
Episode 307: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 8: Sight Recognition
Mindset Favorite: Feeling Unmotivated
Episode 306: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 7: Decoding
Mindset Favorite: Read More
Episode 305: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 6: Phonological Awareness
Mindset Favorite: Compassionate Emptiness
Episode 304: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 5: Literacy Knowledge
Mindset Favorite: Decision Making
Episode 303: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 4: Verbal Reasoning
Mindset Favorite: Discipline
Episode 302: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 3: Language Structures
Mindset Favorite: Radical Generosity
Episode 301: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 2: Vocabulary
Mindset Favorite: Quiet Quitting
Episode 300: Navigating the Science of Reading Part 1: Background Knowledge
Monday Mindset Favorite: A+ Player
Episode 299: Creating Learning Targets that Include the School Custodian, News Reporters, and a Whole Lot of Fun
Monday Mindset: Find Your Person
Episode 298: From Boring Review to Begging for More: Three Low Prep Games to Add to Your Lessons this Year
Monday Mindset: Lessons
Episode 297: Back To School Mini-Series| BTS Activities That Are Seriously Better Than Ice Breaker Bingo
Monday Mindset: Come Back to Love
Episode 296: Back To School Mini-Series| Blindfold Puzzles : A BTS Activity to Gain Info About Your Students Right from the Get-Go!