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Tune in to hear about the best poems we’ve ever taught, and why we chose the poems that we did!
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This episode marks part 3 in our ‘Teacher Spring Cleaning’ series. Today we’re spring cleaning our curriculum and activities!
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Our teaching spring cleaning continues! Today we’re looking at which texts and topics we want to purge, and which we want to refresh.
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This episode kicks off a 3-part series on Teacher Spring Cleaning. Today we’re diving into spring cleaning our instructional practices and strategies!
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We’re sharing our most recent favorite reads and our TBR list for the upcoming months!
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Abby Gross joins us to talk all about independent reading at the middle school level.
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Dr. Jenna Copper joins us to talk all about independent reading and student choice at the secondary level.
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Are you feeling threatened by AI tools like ChatGPT? Today we’re diving into this topic, and sharing some ways that you can use this technology to your advantage.
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Join us in part two of our conversation with Andrea Michelle on a unit makeover using Night, by Elie Wiesel.
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Andrea Michelle shares about a unit using the text Night, by Elie Wiesel.
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Kick off 2023 by backwards planning for the rest of the year.
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Check out our TBR lists for 2023!
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