Our Favorite Books of Fall Semester 2022
Many of us became English teachers because we love reading, and we wanted to share that love of reading (and…
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Episode 29: How to Reset for a New Semester
We’ve all been there before. At least once. At some point during the fall semester, the wheels started coming off…
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Working Through Goal Setting with Students
For any attempt at goal setting with students to be meaningful, they need guidance. They need to know how to accurately and honestly reflect on their past performance and habits. They need help narrowing their personal goals down to something specific enough to achieve.
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Starting a New Semester: Engaging Students with High-Interest Lessons
We like starting a new semester with a high-interest or accessible (or both!) unit to work on engaging our students from the start and capitalize on their “new year, new me” energy and desire to start the semester strong.
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Episode 28: Teachers Under Pressure: Semester Grades
Grades. Pressure. Anxiety. For us, these three words were inextricably linked with the end of the semester, and the months…
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Student Appreciation: Say Thank You for Hanging In There
Sometimes it’s helpful to stop and think about another group who often doesn’t get the thanks they deserve: the students who quietly hang in there, day after day, not giving up despite the constant pull telling them they can and should, and that there are minimal consequences for doing so.
