Episode 0: Meet Cute
It’s not uncommon for kids to “play school.” Who doesn’t, at some point in their early childhood, say they want…
Teacher Podcast
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Episode 4: Why We Stopped Assigning Homework
While assigning homework has long been a part of the middle and high school English class experience, sometimes it’s time…
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Episode 5: Helping Students Meet Your Expectations
You’ve been there before: “I’m setting clear expectations. Students know exactly what they need to do on this assignment/essay/test/project.” You’ve…
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Episode 6: How to Make the Textbook Work for You
Are you teaching a course that’s left you thinking, this textbook is the best we could do? Curriculum improvement may…
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Episode 7: How to Make an Old Text Relevant to Today’s Students
As English teachers, we are often quick to find the beauty or humor or nuance in the texts we read…
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Episode 8: All That Miscellaneous ELA “Stuff”
The plates of English teachers everywhere are full. There is so much ELA stuff to deal with. Things directly related…
