
Advice for Mentor Teachers
This one’s for Nikki, Rose, Marc, and all of the other teachers out there who have agreed to take on

This one’s for Nikki, Rose, Marc, and all of the other teachers out there who have agreed to take on

You ready? Day 1 starts soon, so let’s talk about some lesson plan ideas for the first five days of

After last week’s video about Sustained Silent Reading, here are answers to some specific questions that popped up: Last week’s

Today’s post comes from an email I recently received from Tanya, one of our newest English teacher colleagues (used with

Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-October lesson ideas. In 7th grade, my friend Sarah

Today’s post comes from a recent email (used with permission, of course) from a member of our community: Hi Laura,

Today’s Q&A post comes from an email this week (used with permission) from Sherrie, an English teacher who is thinking

Today’s post comes from a recent email (used with permission) from a fellow English teacher. For privacy, I changed her name.

A few years back, I noticed something weird – kids sometimes, maybe even often, learned more when I did less. One

Note: This is an updated repost. You’ve wrapped your last major unit and final exams are still a week or

Working with middle school writers at our library this summer, I’ve found a few storytelling tools that are too awesome

Today’s post comes from a recent email (used with permission, of course) from a member of our community. For privacy,

Today’s drop of brilliance comes from Jess, a fellow bookworm and middle school English teacher. With her permission, I’m sharing

Marriage is a blessing, proclaims Anne Bradstreet. Marriage is a curse, warns Lady Mary Chudleigh. Ladies, take your corners because

If you’ve used podcast episodes in your classroom, you know that the kids love them. You also know that it’s