Secondary English Language Arts Resources
One of the most important things teachers can do is impact students’ lives by creating spaces for them to discover their passions and use their voices. This is integral for student success—especially …
Continue Reading about reThink ELA #013: Empowering Student Interests in the Secondary Classroom →
Nothing makes my English teacher heart happier than seeing a young writer -- poet even! -- celebrated on a national stage. We all had that opportunity during the Inauguration this year when we were …
Continue Reading about The Importance Of Teaching Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” →
I woke up this morning planning to finish creating a unit on book posters and trailers for my students to start tomorrow. As I drove home though, I started listening to an American history professor …
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Halloween may be a month away, but this year, our students can use a distraction -- or a way to make a literary connection to events we are seeing in the world right now. Two of the stories in our …
Continue Reading about It’s Spooky Season Again! Check Out Our Digital Halloween Bundle →
I recently had the opportunity to read an essay written by another teacher which sought to refute my positions on antiracism work. While I have addressed the issue with the original writer, one of the …
Continue Reading about Advocacy: When Students & Teachers Resist Learning About Racism →
Have you ever had one of those days where you thought everything was going right: Technology worked, students engaged, you had the answers everyone needed... and then something went wrong? Maybe the …
