Rethinking Routine in the Secondary Classroom
What kind of habits or routines do you traditionally establish in your classrooms? How linked are these with the big picture success you envision for your learners? In this session,...
10 Savvy Tech Tools to Help you Teach from a Digital Distance
As we dive head-first into distance and virtual learning, tech tools for teaching have gone from being a luxury, and sometimes a nuisance, to being absolutely necessary for helping students...
Teaching ELA Remotely: 10 inspiring ideas for digital instruction
Teachers all over are trying to navigate teaching ELA remotely, and this post is full of inspiring, innovative ideas for digital instruction. (’10 Inspiring Ideas for Digital Instruction’: you can...
The (wicked-tricky) Case for Social Media in the Secondary Classroom
Communicating online involves reading, writing, using your own voice, and listening to those of others. As secondary ELA teachers, this is *definitely* our department!
We Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: mental health is for teachers, too
If you’ve ever flown on an airplane, you know well the following ‘in-the-event-of-an-emergency’ directive by heart: ‘Please secure your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.’ –Flight Attendant (preferably one...
Creating Podcasts in the Classroom: 8 reasons podcasts deserve a place in your ELA class (and in your life!)
Listening and creating podcasts in the classroom lead to critical reading and writing growth, and both deserve a place in your ELA classroom. When it comes to creating podcasts in...
Escape into Learning: using ‘escape rooms’ in ELA
If I could have one wish in my classroom, it would be for my writers to approach their essays the way they do their video games. Gamers will die a...
The Silent Debate: getting quiet as a strategy for speaking up
Teaching argument in the high school classroom is pretty much a ‘must,’ right? Somewhere between core learning standards in academics and an increasing need for critical thinking and problem-solving in...
What I Do Matters: using photo essays to teach arguments
According to Holly Clark and Tanya Avrith, who offer up 10 characteristics of today’s learners in their text, The Google-Infused Classroom, it’s pretty standard practice for our students to speak...
Truth or Triumph: why the classic ‘debate’ activity deserves an update
Just as you can count on fireworks on the 4th of July or leftovers on Boxing Day, you can expect a good ol’ fashioned debate in the high school classroom....
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