Season 7
May 29, 2024
Top 5 Most Listened to Episodes of Season 7
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...
May 15, 2024
End of Year Reflection: How to Know When it’s Time to Make a Shift as an Upper Elementary Teacher
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...
May 8, 2024
End of Year Reflection in Your Upper Elementary Classroom
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...
May 1, 2024
Finish the Year Strong-ish: Cultivating a Community in Your Literacy Classroom
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 ...
April 24, 2024
Finish the year Strong-ish Making Learning Front and Center in Our Post Testing Era
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...
April 17, 2024
Finish the year Strong-ish Leveraging the Behind the Scenes of Being an Upper Elementary Reading Teacher
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...
April 10, 2024
Finish The Year Strong-ish Casting a Vision for Your Future Self Edition
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...
March 27, 2024
How to Make Independent Reading Part of Your Test Prep Strategy
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how using independent reading time as part of your test prep strategy. We talk about: 1.What a test prep framework is. 2. Why independent reading should be a part of your test p...
March 20, 2024
How to Leverage Your Upper Elementary Read Aloud Time Within Your Test Prep Framework.
In this episode: I talk about the what, why and how of using read aloud with accountable talk as part of your test prep strategy. We talk about: 1.What test prep is and what it isn't. 2. Why read aloud should be a part of you...
March 13, 2024
Under Construction: Crafting Constructed Responses in Upper Elementary
In this episode:
I talk about the what, why and how of helping students write constructed responses in the upper elementary classroom.
We talk about:
1.What reading response is and how it relates to constructed r...
Feb. 7, 2024
How to use the mini lesson to teach vocabulary and word study in upper elementary.
In this episode:
I talk about the what, why and how of using the mini lesson framework to teach vocabulary and word study skills in your upper elementary classroom.
We talk about:
1.What is vocabulary and word stud...
Jan. 10, 2024
Hitting the Refresh Button
In this episode: I talk about why this is a great time to embrace that new year energy and hit the refresh button on the evidence based tier one literacy practices. We talk about: 1.What does it mean to hit the refresh button...