Episodes

Listen in as: I share how creating systems that support you is the real self care. You may be thinking Eva it’s late in the year who actually cares, but here is the thing anytime is a great time to create a system that supports you. I talk about: -What is a system, routine and habit? -Why you need systems, routines and habits in your work life. -How to incorporate systems, routines and habits into your day. Quotables: -I don't really believe in the idea of work -life balance anymore, an...

Listen in as: I share my solution for literature circles and book clubs. Hint I have control issues and couldn’t do it the normal way. Listen in as I take you step by step through my roll out and implementation process. I talk about: -Why to take a guided book club approach to literature discussions in upper elementary grades. -How to create buy-in for guided book clubs in your classroom. -How to get started with guided book clubs in your classroom. Quotables: -Although their need for s...

Listen in as: I share how you can lead a literacy revolution in your classroom that helps equip students to become thinking members of society. I talk about: -What book banning is. -Why world leaders ban books. -How to equip students to become thinking members of society despite what is going on in our world right now. Quotables: -Reading is a revolutionary act and because world leaders know this they have long attempted to control the access to books and literacy as a form of control. -...

Listen in as: I share what has been helping me navigate grief and work. I talk about: -What grief is. -Questions to ask yourself so that you can identify what you need most. -How creating a movement practice can help you move through your grief. Quotables: -Self honesty is essential to being able to discern what you need most and how to give it to yourself or ask for help. -We barely make time to go to the restroom let alone make time to get honest about how we are really doing and how we ...

Listen in as: Share two professional book recommendations for this time of year. Teachers are lifelong learners and as such you are always on the lookout for books and skills to add to your toolbox. I talk about: -Thinking through when to add new tools to your teacher tool box -Adding read aloud with accountable talk to your whole group instruction and what book to guide you -Varying your small group instruction and what book to guide you Quotables: -Read-Aloud with accountable talk was such...

Listen in as: I share why I took an extended break from the podcast and what to look forward to hearing in this upcoming season. I talk about: -Why I took a break -What made me come back -Why I’m still here Quotables: -I’m on a mission to help upper elementary reading teachers use their literacy block to teach students how to think about books so that students learn how to apply those same thinking skills to their everyday life. -This season we will dig into how to reset your reading block ...

Listen in as: I share part one of a two part series about how a love of reading is cultivated in a classroom. Part one of this series is all about how a love of reading is caught. I talk about: -Taking on the identity of a reader -Making it impossible to opt out -What books to start with -How to take your reading habit public Quotables: - If you have a negative attitude about reading your students will pick up on it too. -We start by taking on the identity of a reader. I know this sounds s...

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 do first -Teaching students how to think about their reading -Giving students a chance to practice -Building a reading community -Encouraging students to read widely -Teaching students how to make reading a priority Quotables: -Most teachers know the value of student...

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 goals if something is not working -Staying the course if things are going well -Helping your classroom community hit the reset button -Helping each student reset their reading goals Quotables: - Mid-year is a great time to take stock of how things are going in your rea...