Episodes

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 create a bingo board and how to use a books to read list to help your students set reading goals. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Books To Read List (Winter Edition) 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Creating Your Own Reading Response Ch...

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 you want to feel at the end of your break before it starts and ways to reignite your passion for teaching before coming back in the new year. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Creating Your Own Reading...

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 response How to launch reading response the right way Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Reading Response Choice Board Bundle Creating Your Own Reading Response Choice Board Workshop Waitlist 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Next Steps...

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 mentioned in the podcast: Book Talk Projects Reading Response Choice Board Bundle Conferring and Guided Reading Template Bundle 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Next Steps: Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode Join our podcast FB community s...

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 Template 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Want to read more: Mini lesson blog posts Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode Join our podcast FB community so you can get other ideas to add to your playbook Fill out the google form to tell me you...

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. I help you create a comeback plan. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Mini Lesson Template 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Want to read more: Mini lesson blog posts Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode Join our podcast FB commu...

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 podcast: Mini Lesson Template 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Coaching Support Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode Join our podcast FB community so you can get other ideas to add to your playbook Fill out the google form to tell me your challenges and w...

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 getting your reading block started off right. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: (affiliate links) Books: Daily 5 The Reading Strategies Book The Next Step Forward In Guided Reading Other Resources: Teaching Reading 101 4 steps to crafting a mini lesson One on One Co...

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 break down how to: Give your students the skinny on the how, the what and the why behind independent reading. Learn how I build a community of readers. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Launching Independent Reading Workshop One on One Coaching Support Hit subsc...

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 episode we are going to talk about applying the same goal setting framework to your class as a whole as well as your individual students. Let’s Jump in. 7 steps to setting a professional goal you will stick with: 1.Reflect 2. Visualize what success looks like 3.Identify Ac...

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 several examples so you walk away feeling equipped to tackle setting a goal you actually want to work towards. 7 steps to setting a professional goal you will stick with: 1.Reflect 2. Visualize what success looks like 3.Identify Action Steps Listen to the podcast to learn m...