Your students are familiar with March Madness, but this season, consider introducing them to March Mindfulness! Not only will these calming techniques for high schoolers counter all the “madness” spring can bring (sports, testing, spring fever, etc.), but it will help students discover life-long mindfulness strategies to serve them well beyond graduation. I saw this calming technique tournament in ... Read More about Mindfulness Calming Techniques for High Schoolers
Exploring, Using, and Preventing ChatGPT in ELA
Like most English educators, I’ve been grappling with the explosion of ChatGPT Open AI and its implications for ELA. If you have been avoiding this new tech tool that could potentially change the English classroom as we know it, I’m with you. As an early adopter, I do not shy away from new tech very often, but let me be frank, ChatGPT scares me. Essentially, Chat GPT Open AI is like a free (for ... Read More about Exploring, Using, and Preventing ChatGPT in ELA
Literary Wanderlust: ELA PD with National Endowment for the Humanities
In case you missed it, I’m starting a new segment titled “Literary Wanderlust” where I plan to inspire your English teacher travels. This month’s ELA PD destinations are brought to you by a very special (and super handsome!) guest blogger, my husband and fellow educator, Aaron Bible. :) Let me know if you apply! I know several of my friends on Instagram have gotten one! I did it. I ... Read More about Literary Wanderlust: ELA PD with National Endowment for the Humanities
SEL in ELA : Supporting Social Emotional Learning with ELA Curriculum
If you are like me and just getting started with Social Emotional Learning (aka SEL), then you may be hesitant to add yet another acronym to your English teacher toolkit. I get it. However, if you look at the tenets of Social Emotional Learning, you’re likely to discover that you are already doing SEL in ELA without even realizing it! Here are the five Social Emotional Learning ... Read More about SEL in ELA : Supporting Social Emotional Learning with ELA Curriculum
Fun ELA Activities the ABCs of ELA Engagement
Oftentimes the most time-consuming aspect of lesson planning is coming up with fun ELA activities that will engage your high school and middle school students. This reminds me of the dreaded question presenters often spring on people at trainings: “What do you like to do for fun!?” I can’t be the only person who draws a blank and then proceeds to have an existential crisis during the entire PD ... Read More about Fun ELA Activities the ABCs of ELA Engagement
Literary Wanderlust: Bookish things to do in the Lake District of England
One of the best things about books is that they can take us to world-wide settings without leaving the sofa. However, if you are eager to turn some of your favorite literature into real life locations, then I think you’ll enjoy reading my new Literary Wanderlust segment– starting with bookish things to do in the Lake District of England. But first, a short backstory: For the ... Read More about Literary Wanderlust: Bookish things to do in the Lake District of England
