Teaching Middle School ELA

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!How often do you celebrate your wins? Do you take time out of each day to reflect and write down (or even speak out loud) the wins from that day? Even the smallest of wins really matter in helping you build confidence, remember your why, and truly realize the great work you've done. Listen in as I explore this concept more with you (and share a bit about what Team EB does on a weekly basis). Here's to another great week, living intentionally. Caitlin

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!In this episode, Caitlin and Holly from Research and Play discuss 3 important things we can learn from a kindergarten teacher. Holly shares great insight on setting up a collaborative classroom, implementing inquiry based learning experiences, and considering aligning curriculum and values from Pre-K or Kindergarten all the way through middle school and beyond. Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!As a teacher, it's very likely a large portion of your identity is "teacher" - perhaps even your entire identity. It is so deeply embedded into the fabric of who you are that sometimes it might be difficult to separate your teacher identity from the other areas of your life. Resulting in burnout, exhaustion, frustration, and perhaps even losing a sense of self outside of teaching. What sparked today's Monday Mindset topic was a conversation with some of my friends who are also female business owners. And my friends shared with me that they were feeling like their entire identity was being consumed by their business. And that they were losing incredibly important relationships in their lives - with their partners, with their friends ... even with their children. Because I know many teachers feel this same way about their own identities, I thought today's Monday Mindset around how creating and enacting non-negotiables in my life quite literally changed my life. I invite you to listen in today. And if you haven't watched one of these yet, this is the one I'd really like for you to listen to, take in, and think about. Here's to another great week, living intentionally. Caitlin

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!In this episode, Caitlin and Jessica will discuss why literature circles aren’t their favorite and what you can do to actually make them an effective tool in your classroom. They share 3 simple steps for best structuring your lit circles, all while keeping students engaged in rigorous learning and discussions! Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literature-Circles-Toolkit-8461109?utm_source=Podcast%20show%20notes&utm_campaign=Lit%20Circles%20podcast%20episode Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!If you had to rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, how vulnerable would you say you are? How likely are you to open your heart to others? How often do you let others in? And how do you think that might be impacting your ability to build those 10 out of 10 relationships with others? (students, parents, family, colleagues, children) I was doing a Peloton strength training class with Jess Sims this morning, and as soon as she mentioned vulnerability, I immediately wanted to share this with you. I would love to hear back from you on this topic - feel free to hit "reply" and let me know what landed for you or any feedback that you have. I will read and respond to every email. Here's to another great week, living intentionally. Caitlin

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!In this episode, Caitlin and Jessica will give lots of inspiration and ideas for creating authentic moments in your classroom – moments that students will look forward to and remember for a long time. The secret to getting your students to bring their best effort is to treat your class more like a sport and your students more like a team. Links mentioned in this episode: https://ebacademics.com/2022/01/ep-158-using-mock-trials-to-help-your-students-master-the-standards-and-have-fun.html https://heathbrothers.com/the-power-of-moments/ https://www.ebteacher.com/the-eb-teachers-club-egw-coupon Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!What if we saw the challenges in our lives as opportunities for our own growth? As a way to stop and ask ourselves, "What lesson am I supposed to be learning from this?" Take a listen to this week's Monday Mindset and let me know what you think. It's time to flip the script on disappointing and frustrating situations and use them to better yourself. Life happens FOR us. Here's to another great week ... living intentionally. Caitlin ​

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!At some point this year, it’s going to happen. You’ll get super sick unexpectedly, have a child or parent to care for, or be suddenly asked to attend a workshop. No matter the reason you’ll be out of the classroom, you need sub plans at the ready, so you don’t have to worry about your students while you’re attending to something else. Today, Caitlin and Jessica will show you just how to make these effective lessons! Links mentioned in this episode: https://ebacademics.com/2017/06/the-sub-binder-why-its-important-how-to.html https://ebacademics.com/2021/08/ep-139-the-single-most-effective-classroom-management-system.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML92lxKM4Ac https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ELA-Emergency-Sub-Plans-Part-1-DIGITAL-and-PRINT-2340227 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ELA-Emergency-Sub-Plans-Part-2-DIGITAL-and-PRINT-8338423 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emergency-Sub-Plans-Parts-1-and-2-8338472 Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!Most of us live in a world of "either/or" ... meaning, we don't think we can actually have it all. You either get to be great at your job OR you get to be a great partner/friend/parent/etc. You either get to do a great job with your workout regime OR you get to go out with your friends on the weekend. The world of "either/or" doesn't serve you very well. It comes from a lack mindset. But what if you flipped the script? What if you got to live from possibility? From an abundance mindset, where you actually CAN have it all? Take a listen as I explore this concept of "BOTH/AND."

I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text!Every ELA teacher needs some go-to activities for their teacher toolbag. Activities that can be used with any novel (or short story) but that still help students improve their reading skills and deeply analyze the text. Activities that can be used again and again without losing their effectiveness. We call these “rinse and repeat” activities. Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-Critical-Thinking-Activities-for-Any-Novel-Part-2-DIGITAL-and-PRINT-8150886 http://ebacademics.com/membership Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H