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Teaching Middle School ELA

Welcome to the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast, where we are dedicated to helping English Language Arts teachers create dynamic and engaging lessons for their students, while also managing the day-... Read more

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Is It Good Teaching Practice to Use Sentence Starters? - 045

Is It Good Teaching Practice to Use Sentence Starters? - 045

As a long-time writing teacher and instructional coach, I’ve learned about this great debate among ELA educators: to pro... Read more

7 Jan 2020

19mins

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Why Student Writing Sometimes Sucks and What We Can Do About It - 036

Why Student Writing Sometimes Sucks and What We Can Do About It - 036

Do you know what sucks? Grading crappy student writing. There. I said it.  But I’m guessing you didn’t need me to tell y... Read more

19 Nov 2019

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Let's Have More Fun in the Classroom, Shall We?! - 046

Let's Have More Fun in the Classroom, Shall We?! - 046

Okay, let me ask you, have you ever wanted to have just more fun in your ELA classroom, but thought to yourself, “Well, ... Read more

14 Jan 2020

13mins

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Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: Hooking Your Students - 033

Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: Hooking Your Students - 033

This episode kicks off a Mini Series PD for Evidence-Based Writing on the podcast. In this first episode, I'll be talkin... Read more

29 Oct 2019

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Habits You Can Form Now to Build Classroom Community - 019

Habits You Can Form Now to Build Classroom Community - 019

Today's episode is all about three simple habits you can begin thinking about and forming now in order to build a positi... Read more

23 Jul 2019

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Making Vocabulary Meaningful with Melissa from Reading and Writing Haven - 031

Making Vocabulary Meaningful with Melissa from Reading and Writing Haven - 031

In today's episode we're talking all about vocabulary with Melissa from Reading and Writing Haven. She's going to help u... Read more

15 Oct 2019

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Games in ELA: Part 1 of 2 - 026

Games in ELA: Part 1 of 2 - 026

In today's episode we're talking about 4 different games you can use in your middle school ELA classroom. These are grea... Read more

10 Sep 2019

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3 Simple and Easy Classroom Organization Habits - 020

3 Simple and Easy Classroom Organization Habits - 020

Today's episode is all about 3 simple and easy classroom organization habits that will make a big impact in your classro... Read more

30 Jul 2019

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A Common Mistake You Might Be Making - 035

A Common Mistake You Might Be Making - 035

It is very possible that today’s podcast episode will completely contradict a major component of the way you teach liter... Read more

12 Nov 2019

16mins

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The Instagram Classroom - 016

The Instagram Classroom - 016

In this episode we talk about how the Instagram classroom can have a potentially negative effect on your teaching psyche... Read more

2 Jul 2019

23mins

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Growing as a Teacher During Your First Years - 039

Growing as a Teacher During Your First Years - 039

Jennifer, a second year high school English teacher, shares her journey of being hired 5 days before the first day of sc... Read more

10 Dec 2019

20mins

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Picture Books in Middle School ELA with Jenna from Doc Cop Teaching - 032

Picture Books in Middle School ELA with Jenna from Doc Cop Teaching - 032

In today's episode we have Jenna Copper from Doc Cop Teaching to share exactly how we can effectively utilize picture bo... Read more

22 Oct 2019

26mins

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Bringing Podcasts into Your Classroom with Ashley from Building Book Love - 029

Bringing Podcasts into Your Classroom with Ashley from Building Book Love - 029

This is SUCH a great episode that walks you through the how and WHY for bringing podcasts into your Middle School ELA cl... Read more

1 Oct 2019

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The Benefits of Using a Writing Framework - 018

The Benefits of Using a Writing Framework - 018

Today's episode is all about the benefits of utilizing a clear writing framework. This strategy will help you transform ... Read more

16 Jul 2019

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Elevate Your First Chapter Fridays - 017

Elevate Your First Chapter Fridays - 017

Today's episode is all about taking the First Chapter Friday concept to the next level! To learn more about The EB Teach... Read more

9 Jul 2019

6mins

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First Day of School Activities - 023

First Day of School Activities - 023

In today's episode we're covering two fun and engaging first day of school activities. Use one or both of these ideas in... Read more

20 Aug 2019

12mins

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Engaging Grammar Ideas with Lauralee Moss from Language Arts Classroom - 056

Engaging Grammar Ideas with Lauralee Moss from Language Arts Classroom - 056

When you think about grammar instruction, do you feel excited and passionate or shudder and groan? I find that the topic... Read more

3 Mar 2020

24mins

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A Look Inside Another Teacher's Classroom with Ashli Cassidy - 030

A Look Inside Another Teacher's Classroom with Ashli Cassidy - 030

This episode gives us a glimpse into another Middle School ELA Teacher's classroom. Ashli Cassidy is a 6th, 7th, and 8th... Read more

8 Oct 2019

37mins

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Are You Someone's Ms. Neilan? - 048

Are You Someone's Ms. Neilan? - 048

Today I want to talk a little about my story and why engaging lessons are at the forefront of everything I do in EB Acad... Read more

28 Jan 2020

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The Best Way to Start and End Your ELA Class - 053

The Best Way to Start and End Your ELA Class - 053

Teachers consistently reach out to us asking how to make their classrooms run more smoothly because they are struggling ... Read more

18 Feb 2020

14mins

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