Good Writing is Good Writing, Even AP Style Writing
Teaching AP English, whether it’s Language or Literature, is an intimidating experience. The texts are more challenging, there is a…
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Making the Most of Professional Development Days for Teachers
While it’s tempting to write these days off as a waste of time, a wasteland between the end of your summer and the beginning of the chaos that is a new school year, there are a few things you can do to make the most of them.
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How to Teach Plot Elements with Pixar Shorts (and Actually Make It Stick)
One of the most frustrating things about teaching is the amount of re-teaching required. One of Steph’s biggest mistakes in…
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Teachers Helping Teachers: 5 Ideas for the End of the Semester
There are meaningful activities you can do with your students in those last weeks that will help make things feel a little bit more manageable for everyone and, perhaps, buy you a few more minutes to work through your to-do list.
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Kickstarting Conversations with Students
How do you encourage students to engage with you or ask the questions you know they have? Your students will, no doubt, initially be quiet. The silence, literal or virtual, may feel deafening, or you may react as we sometimes did: This is a gift. We can tend to the many other things on our plates. However, even in the busiest seasons, we challenge ourselves to reach out to each individual student at least once a week.
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Sharing the Fun of Reading for Pleasure
Convincing our students that reading for pleasure is actually a thing and something people (not just English teachers) do is…
