Season 7
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 …
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 exp…
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 d…
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 sc…
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 …
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 …
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 yo…
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 …
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 stu…
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 butto…