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Free Virtual Lessons for High School ELA You Can Use Tomorrow

Digital Friendly ELA Lessons Ready to Use Tomorrow | Free Worksheets | Detailed Plans

This blog post was inspired by six hours of professional development that did nothing to help me actually teach. Betsy, from Spark Creativity, shares my frustration (along with many of you, I’m sure) and so we decided to team up to create this post. Our goal is for you to walk away with something you …

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Ted Talks to Teach Executive Functioning Skills

Ted Talks to Teach Executive Functioning Skills / Grit / Working Memory / Task Initiation

Executive functioning skills are key for our students to find success in the classroom and throughout their lives. EF skills include working memory, time management, organization, task initiation, emotional control, planning/prioritizing, and sustained persistence (note: these categories vary depending on which EF resource you are reading). Executive functioning skills don’t always fall into a curriculum, …

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My Favorite Podcasts for the Classroom

Change things up in the classroom with these highly engaging podcast episodes! There's a little bit of everything here: funny, scary, serious, and educational. I include links to the specific podcast episodes and tips on how to use them in the classroom. Enjoy!

Want to try podcasts in the classroom? I can help! This post lists out my favorite podcasts along with what standards and texts to pair them with. Many teachers prefer seasonal activities so I’m going to break this up by month. However, any of these can be used at any time throughout the year. *UPDATE! …

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