This is all about how we completely changed our summer reading assignment and the transformation that took place for us as a result. Allow me to take you back to when I was a little girl in grade school. Every…
So the reason why I wanted to cover narrative writing on the podcast now is because, well, I’ve noticed that a lot of teachers plan a narrative writing unit toward the beginning of the year – which I actually do…
In today’s episode we’re going to be talking about some easy things you can begin implementing in your classroom to help you survive the end of the year. Because, let’s be honest, that can really be what it feels like…
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…
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
