Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

In this episode: Listen in as I wrap up season 7 of the podcast. We talk about: The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast this season and the main takeaways. I also mentioned how we can hang out this summer. Give the...

In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of reflecting your career goals as a teacher and using that reflection time to decide if it’s time to make a career shift. We talk about: 1.What it means to reflect on our c...

In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of reflecting on our past school experiences and the positive and/or negative impact they have on your teaching. We talk about: 1.What it means to reflect on our school expe...

In this episode:I talk about the what, why and how of making learning front and center in our post testing era We talk about:1.What it means to cultivate community.2. Why cultivating community during our post ...

In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of making learning front and center in our post testing era We talk about: 1.What does it mean to keep learning front and center. 2. Why keeping learning front and center du...

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 sce...

In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of casting a vision that will help you finish the year strong-ish in your upper elementary classroom. We talk about: 1.What it means to cast a realistic vision for the end o...