![Powerful Female Voices: Debrief & Unit Brainstorm [S5 E156]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1686664476745-HQHLFED0V2J65859W5U4/ep+156+featured.png)
It’s time for a debrief on our interview with Yamile Saied Méndez and ideas on how to use her novel, Furia, in your high school classroom!
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![Powerful Female Voices in YA Lit: An Interview with Yamile Saied Méndez [S5 E155]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1685987306044-03YKM96F3B51F3HOZDTV/furia-featured-image.png)
![Unit Makeover featuring Ruta Sepetys: Historical Fiction, Research, and Storytelling [S5 E154]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1685411863759-IE9WK7WED20SCPBW60DJ/unit-makeover-ruta+%281%29.png)
It’s time for a debrief on our interview with Ruta Sepetys + a unit makeover!
Read More![Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview With Ruta Sepetys (Part 2) [S5 E153]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1684853442896-7KMRQ01AGE5NTTU64QG2/ruta-2.png)
Tune in to hear part two of our conversation with Ruta Sepetys where she shares about her writing process, how her books can be used in your classroom, and more!
Read More![Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview With Ruta Sepetys (Part 1) [S5 E152]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1683994659235-UQAKT9DL0PAH59A3VZB0/ruta-1-featured.png)
Ruta Sepetys is on the podcast! This is part 1 of our interview where she discusses her decision to write historical fiction for young adults.
Read More![Our Summer Mission: Culturally Responsive & Equitable Teaching [S5 E151]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1683061192262-ZJM1OSF3PP9IQ4FAKORG/summer-mission+%281%29.png)
We can’t wait to share about the incredible authors that we’ll be interviewing this summer on Brave New Teaching!
Read More![Celebrating Diverse Voices - AAPI Authors [S5 E150]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1682438467081-UNZNI3CJOULRVH05J67N/poetry-units+%281%29.png)
Check out our top picks from AAPI authors!
Read More![Poetry Units: Stand Alone or Year Long? [S5 E148]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1681230606121-74J2TZ5KJ3VE8ZQCTQQ7/poetry-units+%286%29.png)
We’re exploring the pros and cons of teaching poetry as a standalone unit vs. sprinkling it in throughout the year.
Read More![The Magic of the Poetic Turn - An Interview with Dr. Michael Theune [S5 E147]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1681230499685-1N8DNIMWY2DCK6T68G7O/poetry-units+%284%29.png)
Dr. Michael Theune is here to discuss the magic and surprise of the poetic turn!
Read More![The Best Poem I Ever Taught [S5 E146]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1680623921063-I2PS20S32RC1HH4AMTR1/best-poem-i-ever-taught.png)
Tune in to hear about the best poems we’ve ever taught, and why we chose the poems that we did!
Read More![Teacher Spring Cleaning: Curriculum & Activities [S5 E144]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1679410548884-PQ8MD00B5S5N30RVCZOU/teacher-spring-cleaning.png)
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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