Episodes
April 29, 2025
Finish Strong-ish Cultivating Classroom Community at the End of the Year
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of maintaining the community that you’ve worked hard to cultivate all year long. We talk about: 1.What it means to cultivate community. 2. Why cultivating community during o...
April 23, 2025
Fisnish Strong-ish How to Keep Literacy Learning Front and Center at the End of the Year
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of keeping literacy learning front and center at the end of the school year. We talk about: 1.What does it mean to keep learning front and center. 2. Why keeping learning f...
April 15, 2025
Finish the Year Strong-ish Making a Plan for your M.S.O.- Motivation, Self-Care and Organization
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of leveraging the behind the scenes of being an upper elementary reading teacher to help you end the year strong-ish. We talk about: 1.What is the behind the scenes of teach...
April 8, 2025
Finish Strong-ish Permission to edit your vision
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of casting a vision that will help you finish the year strong-ish We talk about: 1.What it means to cast a realistic vision for the end of the school year in your upper elem...
April 1, 2025
Compare and Contrast Mini-Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing and Contrasting
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the What, the Why and the How that finding similarities and differences across texts plays in their reading lives. We talk about: Listen to the final ep...
March 18, 2025
Compare and Contrast Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the What, the Why and the How of making comparisons in your upper elementary literacy classroom We talk about: Listen to the first episode in our compar...
Feb. 27, 2025
Helping students internalize what you've taught them
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the role modeling plays in increasing a student’s self-efficacy and self-regulation. This is a sneak peek at a workshop all about teaching students how ...
Feb. 12, 2025
Teaching for Transfer: What is modeling and why does it matter in your literacy classroom?
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the importance of modeling in your literacy classroom. We talk about: What modeling is, what the research says about it and how you can impact it so tha...
Jan. 29, 2025
Teaching for Transfer: What is self regulation and why does it matter in our literacy classroom?
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about what the research says about self-regulation, why it matters and how it impacts students in your classroom. We talk about: What self-regulation is, what the research says about it a...
Jan. 15, 2025
Teaching for Transfer: Self-Efficacy and Upper Elementary Literacy
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about self-efficacy and how it impacts your upper elementary literacy classroom. We talk about: What self-efficacy, why knowing what it is matters in your literacy classroom and how to he...
Jan. 1, 2025
The Top 5 Episodes of 2024
In this episode: Listen in as I wrap up as we recap the top 5 podcast episodes of 2024. We talk about: The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast this year and the main takeaways. I also included a tip for a learning ...
Dec. 18, 2024
Teaching for Transfer: Get Students in the Zone in Your Upper Elementary Literacy Classroom
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about why your students may not be applying what you’ve taught them and some ways to fix that. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of teaching students in their zone of proximal ...
Dec. 4, 2024
Teaching for Transfer in Upper Elementary: The Difference Between Rote and Meaningful learning
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about how to bridge the gap between rote learning and meaningful learning in your upper elementary literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of teaching students so...
Nov. 6, 2024
Building Independence: Cultivating a Community of Readers
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through cultivating a community of readers in the upper elementary literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independenc...
Oct. 23, 2024
Building Independence: Growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by promoting...
Oct. 2, 2024
Building Independence: Nurturing a big word mindset in the literacy classroom
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through nurtutring a big word mindset. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by promoting self leadership through nurturing...
Sept. 18, 2024
Building Independence: promoting self leadership through goal setting in the literacy classroom
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through goal setting as a way to foster independence in your literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by p...
Sept. 4, 2024
Building Independence by cultivating a growth mindset in your upper elementary classroom
In this episode: Listen in as we talk about helping students develop a growth mindset in order to foster independence during your upper elementary literacy block. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building indep...
Aug. 8, 2024
Upper Elementary Book Study Series: Chapters 7 and 8 of Big Words for Young Readers
In this episode: Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. We talk about: Chapters 7 and 8 of the book which covers the skills that students working on 2nd-...
Aug. 1, 2024
Upper Elementary Summer Book Study Series- Chapters 5 and 6 of Big Words for Young Readers
In this episode: Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. We talk about: Chapters 5 and 6 of the book which covers the skills that students working on K-2n...
July 26, 2024
Upper Elementary Teacher Summer Book Study Series- Chapters 3 and 4 of Big Words for Young Readers
In this episode: Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. We talk about: Chapters 3 and 4 of the book which cover which assessments we should giving stude...
July 17, 2024
Upper Elementary Teacher- Summer Podcast Series Chapters 1 and 2 of Big Words for Young Readers
In this episode: Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. We talk about: Chapters 1 and 2 of the book which cover what word parts our language is composed ...
July 11, 2024
Summer Podcast Series- Book Study for Upper Elementary Teachers
In this episode: Hey Upper Elementary Teacher! Listen in as we launch our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. We talk about: Why the 4 reasons the author wrote the book. Why I cho...
June 5, 2024
Summer Bucket List: Upper Elementary Teacher Edition
In this episode: Listen in as I give you tangible steps for crafting a bucket list that helps you come back in the fall rested, and ready to start back in the fall. We talk about: How to craft a realist summer bucket list for...