Episodes
March 31, 2022
How To Get Upper Elementary Students To Love Reading Pt. 2
Listen in as: I share part two of a two part series about how a love of reading is cultivated in a classroom. Part two of this series is all about how a love of reading is taught. I talk about: -What to teach your students to...
March 31, 2022
Reset Your Upper Elementary Reading Block Any Time Of Year
Listen in as: I share tips about ways to reset your reading block any time of the year, because let’s face it, any time of year is a good time to reset your reading block. I talk about: -Celebrating your wins -Resetting your ...
Dec. 9, 2021
3 Tips for Keeping Upper Elementary Students Reading Over Winter Break
Listen in as: I give you 3 steps for keeping your students reading over the winter break. I talk about: Creating a culture of reading, no it’s not too late. I also talk about how to use easy to do activities to help you creat...
Dec. 9, 2021
4 Steps for Prepping Yourself For Winter Break
Listen in as: I give you actionable ideas that you can use to get yourself ready to truly enjoy your winter break. I talk about: The things you need to do to start your break off right, why it’s important to think about how y...
Nov. 16, 2021
Launching Reading Response the Right Way in Upper Elementary
Listen in as: I give you actionable ideas that you can use to launch reading response opportunities the right way. I talk about: My love/hate relationship with reading response activities The right reasons to use reading resp...
Nov. 10, 2021
Keeping Kids Accountable During Independent Reading in Upper Elementary
Listen in as: I give you actionable ideas that you can use to keep students accountable during independent reading. I talk about: Creating a culture of reading Using Stop and Jot And …. So much more Links to resources mention...
Oct. 28, 2021
Tips for Crafting a Virtual or In Person Mini Lesson
Listen in as: I give you tangible actions steps for crafting a virtual and/or in person mini lesson. You are going to want to grab your notes app for this episode. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Mini Lesson Temp...
Oct. 21, 2021
Mini Lesson Do's and Dont's/Coming Back from a Mini Lesson Bust
Listen in as I break down my top mini lesson Do’s and Dont’s. I also tackle how to come back from a mini lesson bust, because guess what no matter how much we prepare not every single lesson will land. Don’t worry I got you. ...
Oct. 14, 2021
What is a Mini Lesson Anyway?
Listen in as I break down the components of a mini lesson and share what I think the point and purpose of a mini lesson is. Tune in to hear how I used to do it and how I changed my ways. Links to resources mentioned in the po...
Oct. 7, 2021
Three Must Have Books For Launching Your Upper Elementary Reading Block
Reader’s workshop has been around for a long time, which means that there are a lot of books out there. This can be good and it can also be overwhelming. That’s where I come in. Listen as I break down: My top 3 books for gett...
Sept. 23, 2021
Launching Independent Reading in Upper Elementary
In this episode we are going to talk about all things independent reading. Take a sneak peak at my workshop that talks about all things launching independent reading so that you launch your readers workshop right. Listen as I...
Sept. 16, 2021
Beginning of the Year Goal Setting: Upper Elementary Student Edition
In the last episode we talked all about setting goals for yourself as the teacher of your reading block. We talked about my 7 step approach to setting goals that stick and how to use those goals to craft a PD plan. In this ep...
Sept. 9, 2021
Beginning of the Year Goal Setting: Upper Elementary Teacher Edition
In this episode- Learn how to set goals for yourself as the chief visionary for your reading classroom. Learn my seven step approach to crafting a goal that helps you create your PD plan for the year. I walk you through sever...
July 9, 2021
Recharging Your Batteries with Erin Myres
In This Episode: I interviewed Erin Myres and we talked about ways teachers can recharge this summer. Erin has been teaching for 8 years and has experience in both elementary and middle school. She will be stepping into a new...
June 23, 2021
Redefining Rest and Reflection with The Afro Educator
In This Episode: I interviewed Alexis from The Afro Educator and we talked about all things teacher rest and reflection this summer. This episode is jam packed with solid advice and tips for teachers who are completely off fo...
June 2, 2021
Summer Bucket List Planning for Upper Elementary Teachers and Students
In this episode- We talk about how we often head into summer exhausted and don’t really have an idea for how we want summer to go except that we need a break. Then we wonder why we start our school year harried and not really...
May 16, 2021
End of the year ideas for Upper Elementary Classrooms: Finish Strong
In this episode- Learn how to turn the end of the year slump into an opportunity to finish strong. Let’s not abandon ship on all the best teaching practices that we have used all year. Let’s do the things we need to do and gi...
April 29, 2021
A Day In The Life of Test Prep in Upper Elementary
In this episode I chat about what a possible frame work that could be used in the reading classroom during test prep season: Read Aloud Mini Lesson Small Group Independent Reading I also chat about the test prep instructional...
April 15, 2021
Make Test Prep Fit Into Your Upper Elementary Reading Block
In this episode- I chat about my journey in the land of test prep and how I navigated it and how I incorporated it into my literacy block. Spoiler alert you can test prep and still do what is best for kids. -My journey in the...
April 1, 2021
Tips and Tricks for Virtual Guided Reading in Upper Elementary
In this episode- I interview one of my teaching besties about what guided reading looks like in this new world. We talk about everything from how at first she did not want to do it, to how she organized herself in order to ma...
March 25, 2021
Guided Reading Basics in Upper Elementary
In this episode- Before starting this podcast I surveyed teachers in grades 3-5 to ask them what they needed help with most and they said guided reading, so in this episode we talk answer the following questions: What is guid...
March 18, 2021
The simple tool that changed my teaching
In this episode- I talk about the one tool that made me stop being long winded and helped create a sense for urgency when learning. I also talk about ways that you can use this in your classroom and give you tangible next st...
March 18, 2021
Teacher Self Reflection: Go from Surviving to Thriving with a Reflective Practice
In this episode- I talk about how developing a habit of reflection took me from surviving to thriving as an educator. I share the two questions you need to start asking yourself to develop your own reflective practice. Prefer...
March 15, 2021
Meet Your Coach
In this episode you will learn a little about me and why I decided to start a podcast for you, upper elementary reading teachers hint I've been there. Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode Join our podcast FB community ...