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STUDENTS READING IN CLASS DURING A NOVEL STUDY
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The Angry Teacher’s Guide to the TPT Cyber Sale – December 1 & 2
🎯📚 Don’t Miss This Classroom-Changing Sale! It’s that time of year, Angry Teacher Fam…The biggest sale of the season is HERE—and your wishlist is about to thank you. 🗓️ Mark your calendar: December 1 & 2🛍️ Everything in The Angry Teacher Store is up to 25% OFF! If you’ve had… Listen ⇢
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🎁 Engagement Overload: Why a December ELA Choice Board Can Save Your Sanity (and Boost Student Learning)
December in the classroom is… a unique experience. Educators tend to have a love/hate relationship with December; we’re all on our way out, but the kids start getting restless and unbearable! By the time you hit the first week of the month, you can almost feel the energy shift. Students… Listen ⇢
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“Surviving the Winter Months as a Teacher (Without Losing Your Mind or Your Joy)”📚☕❄️
️ The Chill is Real Somewhere between Thanksgiving break and the promise of Spring, teachers find themselves trudging through the frozen stretch known as Winter. And, even though I’m in Miami, the days do seem chaotic! The days are shorter. The weather is colder. The students are twitchier. It’s field… Listen ⇢
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📚 Level Up Learning: How Differentiated Literacy Stations Transform Low-Level Readers in Grades 7–10
If you’ve ever taught a middle or high school ELA class, you know the struggle:twenty-five students, twenty-five reading levels, and one teacher trying to make it all work. I still don’t know how I survive some of my class periods. 🙂 Some students breeze through complex texts while others are… Listen ⇢
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🎯 High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS): Practical Tools to Level Up Your ELA Lessons
As ELA teachers, we wear many hats—reading guides, writing coaches, grammar gurus, and sometimes motivational speakers. But how do we make sure our teaching is actually making an impact? That’s where High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) come in. These research-backed practices aren’t just educational buzzwords. They’re grounded in what actually… Listen ⇢
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📵📚 Reaching the Disinterested 21st Century Student: Real Talk for Secondary Teachers
Let’s be real:We’ve all had those days where we’re competing with TikTok, headphones tucked in hoodie sleeves, and the latest Snapchat drama. You’re pouring your heart into a lesson on metaphor, symbolism, or the rise of totalitarianism—and a student in the third row is staring at their desk like it… Listen ⇢
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🎯 The Pacing Guide Debate: Lifesaver or Straightjacket?
Ah, the pacing guide. 📚 Every secondary teacher has met one. Some of us clutch them like a survival map through the school year. Others hide them in drawers under snack stashes and prayer journals. But are pacing guides really helpful—or are they holding us back? Let’s talk about the… Listen ⇢
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✨ Do a Teacher’s Personality Traits Really Matter? (Spoiler: YES—A Lot!)✨
So I’m the strict, annoying teacher (or so say my students). My administration says I’m the one who can correct these teens’ behavior. They consider me the disciplinarian in the building. I just believe I’m quirky and have no patience. However, you might walk into any five different classrooms. You’ll… Listen ⇢
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✨10 Top ELA Activities for the First Week (and Month!) of School ✨
Welcome Back, ELA Teachers! The first few weeks of school are critical for setting the tone—both academically and socially. Whether you’re teaching 7th grade ELA or 11th grade honors, those opening days are your chance to build community, establish routines, and spark a love for literature and language. Need ideas?… Listen ⇢
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