Goal Setting for Teachers: Let’s Get Real
I’m wondering if you, like me, find podcast episodes (or articles or social media posts) about how to save time as a teacher and work only your contractual hours more frustrating than helpful.
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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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50 Excellent Middle School Books to Recommend on First Chapter Friday
Middle school teachers, we didn’t realize how hard you have it. Of course, we knew teaching middle school required a…
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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…
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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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TV in the Classroom: 6 Episodes to Enrich Your ELA Curriculum
One of our favorite ways to grab students’ interest is through contemporary television shows and movies. Visual storytelling, whether as entertainment or on social media, is a big part of our students’ world, and using these other “texts” can be an easy yet powerful way to bring students into the world of a novel or introduce a skill in a way that is non threatening and high-interest.
