Build Productive Parent-Teacher Relationships with These 4 Emails
“Did you call home?” We don’t know about you, but for us, those are four dreaded words. Sometimes it’s because…
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9 Ideas for Quick but Meaningful Writing Activities for Students
One of the roadblocks to teaching writing as often as we should is the sheer time commitment it involves. We…
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Differentiation Examples That Actually Work in Real Classrooms
It’s time for another round of real talk. Whether it was in your credentialing courses, your teacher induction program, or…
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8 Books for High Schoolers with a Strong Sense of Justice
On the most basic level, our students are allll about justice: “not fair” has been part of their vocabulary since…
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First Chapter Friday for High School Students
Trying to make high school students excited about reading often feels like a Sisyphean task. When we started recommending books on “First Chapter Fridays,” we put a lot of effort into finding books we had read and enjoyed or that we thought our students would like. Most weeks, these recommendations seemed to go in one ear and out the other . . .
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Meaningful Class Discussion: The ELA Teacher’s Dream
Some of the moments we treasure most from our teaching careers are the days when we had a really good…
