After the-year-that-must-not-be-named, I knew I needed a reset in the productivity department. I wasn’t hard on myself for being unproductive…
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ELA Thanksgiving Activities for Middle School and High School
While practicing gratitude is an important value in my life, for personal reasons, Thanksgiving has never been my favorite. In…
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Diverse Short Stories for Spooky Season
Like most ELA teachers, I love me some Edgar Allan Poe. His work meets the English teacher pinnacle of being…
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Meaningful & Fun Activities for Teaching Beowulf
The best prank I ever pulled on my high school seniors was to convince them we were reading an Old…
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Teacher Motivation: 5 ways to mentally prepare to go back to school
I’ve always loved the cyclical nature of teaching. I like that there’s a clear finish line each year and then…
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