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The Essence of Poe's Genius in One Quote
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 26, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsToday’s literary quote of the day involves the master of suspense and a student favorite with young scholars. It’s from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Set the scene: The narrator finds himself in a dungeon, strapped on a board as a scythe slowly descends. He realizes that unless ...
Killer Ants from the Amazon Ate My Lesson Plans!
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 24, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe following incident took place in the portables located out in the jungleish part of the school not too long ago. UNLESS she alters her course and there’s no reason why she should, she’ll reach your classroom in two hours at the latest.” Mr. Leiningen sucked placidly at a rolled up scantron...
(RERUN) Top 5 Methods for Improving Learning Centers In Preschools and Pre-K (+ FREE Learning Center Guide)
Elevating Early Childhood - May 23, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsTime young children spend in learning centers is precious for their development. And yet, it’s one of those strictly school-related activities, which is why we must do our very best to set them up for success. Creating a successful learning center requires lots of strategic planning and effort....
Who's Falling Asleep in Class? You or Your Students?
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 23, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPrioritize sleep - When we think about health and fitness, most people point to exercise and diet. What many people neglect is sleep. Your body needs to rest in order to function physically, emotionally, and mentally. This is kind of a little talked about hazard of teaching. We start work super...
Project You 8: The Key to Refining Your Life
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - May 21, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutesGrab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/48 You have done it! You have completed 30 days in your Project You 30-day Action Plan...
Stop Beating Up on Yourself!
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 20, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI mentioned in our last mental health podcast episode the dangers of self-criticism. So I want to share with you how to change your thoughts without telling what your brain will recognize as an obvious lie. Remember our thoughts create our emotions, which influence our actions, which determine ...
What to do When We Suck?
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 18, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThere are times when you are going to say the wrong thing. You might give a lesson that just isn’t very good, You might hurt or disappoint your students or colleagues, hopefully unintentionally, but maybe sometimes on purpose. It’s because sometimes, you suck. We all do, and it’s OK. Takeaways...
Avoid "The Ravine" of Bad Lesson Plans
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 17, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen Mr. Vinny and three others new teachers dropped down into Mr. Ravine’s classroom, they entered a jungle thick with tangled ungraded papers and rumors of what might have happened to the dead teacher’s body. The paper trail was slick and, in places where it had fallen away, flat-out dangerous...
(RERUN) My Favorite Alphabet Activities: How to Teach Letters to Kids Using Printable Alphabet Games
Elevating Early Childhood - May 16, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsHave you ever entered your email address to download a freebie...and then been disappointed by what you got? I know I have plenty of times! When you’re trying to find new ideas for your classroom, freebies can be very helpful. But it can also go in another direction—one where you catch yoursel...
Let's Talk about Stress, Part 2: Tips for Coping with Stress
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 16, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs you may recall, Stress is a normal human reaction that happens to everyone. In fact, the human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. When you experience changes or challenges (stressors), your body produces physical and mental responses. That’s stress. Stress responses help ...
Let’s Talk about Stress, Part 1
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 13, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe’re going to focus mainly today on the signs of stress. We know that teaching can be stressful, especially when we add to it life circumstances. Takeaways Stress is the only way we grow. Too much stress will kill you. Instead of hiding from the emotions through unhealthy behaviors, give yo...
Teaching "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 12, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt’s 2026 and everyone is dead. All that’s left are four silhouettes on the outside wall. Oh, that and an automated house that carries on as if nothing has happened. The house performs its functions wonderfully until a tree crashes through a window, starts a fire, and destroys the house. Not a...
Project You 7: What to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - May 11, 2022 21:00 - 10 minutesGrab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/47 Hey Designers, You are on the last leg of Project You. Raise your hand if you didn...
Tips for Dealing with Annoying Students or Parents, Part 2
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 11, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow to change annoyance? The first thing you want to do is just notice it and allow it. You’re not a bad person for being annoyed. It doesn’t mean you’re mentally weak. If you’re not feeling annoyed right now, think back on a time you’ve felt annoyed or things that annoy you frequently. Once ...
Hit the Mark When Teaching "The Sniper"
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 10, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings“The Sniper” is set in the early days of the Irish Civil War during the Battle of Dublin. The action focuses on an unnamed sniper stationed on a rooftop. The story begins with the sniper eating a sandwich and smoking a cigarette. The latter action nearly kills him as the light attracts sniper fi...
(RERUN) How to Teach Letters of the Alphabet to Preschoolers: Why We Need to Teach Smarter - NOT Harder
Elevating Early Childhood - May 09, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsOne of the biggest challenges teachers face with teaching the alphabet is getting the letters to stick. You spend weeks teaching, following your curriculum, doing everything by the book. Everything seems to be going great. The kiddos are getting it! And then... Poof! They forget all of it! As ...
Tips for Dealing with Annoying Students or Parents, Part 1
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 09, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPart of being a teenager is testing boundaries. It means developing social skills. It means acting without thinking. And when you put a whole lot of them in a confined space and ask them to do things they don’t want to do, that means they will probably test your boundaries, gain social status by...
5 Tips to Make the Most out of the End of the School Year
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 06, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt’s May, a glorious month. A stressful month for some, but the glorious anticipation for summer vacation outshines all the negative that occurs at the end of a school year. Takeaways Now is not the time to relax. Now is the time to prepare for August. Following these suggestions will remove...
Don't get Mauled by a Tiger While Teaching "The Lady or the Tiger"
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 05, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA long time ago in a kingdom far, far away, a semi-barbaric king discovers his daughter is having an unlawful affair. The male suitor is arrested and forced to go to trial, a trial that consists of an arena with two doors. Behind one door is a tiger, set to maul the unlucky criminal; behind the ...
Why Motivation Always Fails
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 04, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI know it’s May. After all, it is National Teacher Mental Health Month. But when I think of myths surrounding mental health and achievement and success, I think of failures associated with New Year’s Day and its accompanying slew of New Year's Resolutions. How many people do you know that made ...
Parent Teacher Conference Tips for Preschool and Pre-K
Elevating Early Childhood - May 02, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsDo parent-teacher conferences stress you out? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Every teacher goes through the worry and the anxiety that come with them, even those of us who have been teaching for decades. It’s normal to stress about parent-teacher conferences. After all, they require a lot of...
National Teacher Mental Health Month Begins
The Teaching ELA Podcast - May 02, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTo start National Teacher Mental Health Month, we need to lay the foundation for making ourselves mentally and emotionally stronger. This is not a quick fix solution. It’s a foundation. The foundational belief is that you are in control. I’m not referring to being in control of your class. I’m ...
More Poems from Emily Dickinson: The End of National Poetry Month
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 29, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI felt great. I had just taught an amazing lesson on annotating a poem. Finally, my students could write intelligent analysis in their poetry essays. My joy turned to horror as I read “this poem is awesome” 4,211 times. I whimpered as students mocked. Seconds before peppering the class with rust...
Two Poems by Carl Sandburg: National Poetry Month Poems of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 28, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI felt great. I had just taught an amazing lesson on analyzing poetry. Finally, my students could write intelligent analysis in their poetry essays. My joy turned to horror as I read “this poem is cool” 8,114 times. I sniffled as students laughed at my grief. Seconds before peppering the class ...
"The Prologue to Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 26, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA Summary of the Romeo and Juliet Prologue The families in question are equal in rank and stature. The use of “dignity” suggests that both families are of noble blood. The setting is “fair Verona.” The use of “fair” to describe the city, by contrast, highlights the disruption caused by the fa...
Teaching Dual Language Learners in the Preschool and Pre-k Classroom
Elevating Early Childhood - April 25, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsTeaching dual language learners in the preschool classroom is not always easy. I taught this population exclusively for 20 years and I have met obstacles along the way — like every other teacher who’s done it before me—. However, there ARE ways to make it easier on yourself and your students. ...
"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 25, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eldorado,” the knight, as well as the reader, is encouraged to find joy in the journey, because just like the mythical city of gold which shares its name with the poem, dreams often prove to be elusive, like a shadow. The poem begins “Gaily bedight / A gallant knight” (1-2)...
"A Bright Star" by John Keats: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 24, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPoetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com “Bright Star” Blog Post British Romanticism Blog Post
The Perfect Poetry Lesson Plan for a Formal Observation
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 23, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTakeaways This is a great lesson to do when you have an observation coming. This assignment is best when you use the same poem. Success depends on preparation. Links how to annotate and analyze a poem. Poetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com The Speed Poetry Analysis Blog Post
"I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 22, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPoem: “I Hear America Singing” – Whitman pays tribute to the people who make America great–its workers. Brief Analysis – Singing is a metaphor for the goods and services produced by American workers. Whether you consider it a Marxist cry for the workers of the world to unite or a celebration of...
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