This episode focuses in on classroom environment and creating that positive classroom environment for our students where they feel safe, they feel valued, and they feel cared about. Holly Hodges from Research and Play is our guest in this podcast…
Today I’m going to be sharing some of our favorite short stories to teach with my middle school kiddos. I’m always looking for more, so if you have another good one you’d like to share, please send me an email!…
Today we’re going to be jumping into talking about Mindfulness for YOU. We’ve seen this idea of mindfulness for our students time and again, but I think it’s really important for us as teachers to be practicing mindfulness as well….
Today we’re going to be talking about keeping students engaged through the end of the school year. In today’s episode, I will be walking you through something that will not only have your students engaged, but it’ll make you look…
Today we’re going to discuss one of the MAJOR problems with one-pagers. But more importantly, we’ll also be talking about how to ensure we don’t make this big mistake again! So, as you might all be well aware, the one…
We’re going to take a deep look at 4 powerful results from using a clear writing framework with your students. I’m going to paint a picture for you, and I want you to raise your hand if this is you…
We know constructive criticism and observations from our administrators can be tough. So today is all about growing as a teacher, but more importantly not being AFRAID to grow. In this episode, we’ll be talking about 3 specific ways you…
Today’s episode is all about three mistakes teachers might make when teaching writing – and exactly what to do about it. Mistake #1: Not providing your students with a specific framework to follow. This can be applicable to nearly every…
This episode is all about three strategies to create student buy in and precisely how to do it. We walk you through three specific strategies you can take and implement in your classroom right away. Strategy #1: Popcorn Predictions Activity…
With summer approaching, we wanted to share the best end of the year activity for keeping students engaged. We’re all dreaming of those carefree summer days of sleeping in, binge-watching BRAVO shows, and laying out by the pool, (Who are…
Jessica here with you today to talk all about my The Westing Game Lesson Plans! Each year when I ask my students what the best assignment or unit was in Literature class, the majority of them identify our novel unit for The…
Hi there! We're two middle school ELA teachers with a mission to share ideas, tips, and tricks for effectively teaching reading and writing in the secondary classroom. We're so happy you stopped by!
Caitlin + Jessica
