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Find Your Strong Podcast

Christine Chessman & Ela Law

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Encouraging people to find what FEELS good in terms of food, movement and their bodies. Let's challenge the wellness w*nkery and start a new conversation. In each episode, Christine and Ela discuss their thoughts on diet and fitness fads, speak with fabulous guests about their experiences with finding peace with food and movement, and interview experts so that they can share their insights and knowledge with you. The hope is that together we can change the narrative around nutrition and exer ...
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In Bloom with Ela Richmond

Ela Richmond

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Build a life, not just a career. Every week I learn from extraordinary women about how they're building a life they're proud of. Gain clarity on your own path and values and learn from the experiences of diverse and inspiring women in topics like relationships, work, love, and more!
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Middle School Café – Strategies & Support for Middle School ELA Teachers

Carolyn Wahl - Middle School ELA

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Are you a middle school ELA teacher looking for practical, proven strategies to help your students grow as confident readers and writers? Middle School Café is your go-to podcast for engaging teaching ideas, classroom-tested tools, and real talk about what works in today’s ELA classroom. Each episode delivers actionable tips to help you close reading gaps, build student ownership, and create a classroom culture where literacy thrives. Whether you're navigating a curriculum, supporting strugg ...
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Teaching Middle School ELA

Caitlin Mitchell

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Welcome to the Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast, where we help English Language Arts teachers create dynamic, engaging lessons while balancing the everyday responsibilities of teaching middle school. I’m Caitlin Mitchell, a longtime ELA educator and curriculum creator, and I know firsthand how challenging it can be to manage grading, planning, and student needs—while still trying to have a life outside the classroom. That’s why every Tuesday and Thursday, I bring you practical strategies, ...
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Teaching Hard History

Learning for Justice

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From Learning for Justice and host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., Teaching Hard History brings us the crucial history we should have learned through the voices of leading scholars and educators. The series, which includes four seasons that originally aired from 2018 to 2022, begins with the long and brutal legacy of slavery and reaches through the victories of and violent responses to the Civil Rights Movement and Black Americans’ experiences during the Jim Crow era to the issues we face today ...
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The Joys of Teaching Literature

Teacher's Workshop

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The study of literature can be fun, relevant, and meaningful for all students if we focus on inspiring creative and curious thinkers and writers. Visit www.theteachersworkshop.com to find more resources for secondary ELA (high school English language arts) teachers.
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The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA

Betsy Potash: ELA

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Want to love walking into your ELA classroom each day? Excited about innovative strategies like PBL, escape rooms, hexagonal thinking, sketchnotes, one-pagers, student podcasting, genius hour, and more? Want a thriving choice reading program and a shelf full of compelling diverse texts? You're in the right place! Here you'll find interviews with top authors from the ELA field, workshops with strategies you can use in class immediately, and quick tips to ignite your English teacher creativity ...
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Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers

Marie Morris & Amanda Cardenas, Secondary ELA Teachers

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Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classroom teachers, Amanda and Marie bring their experience, insight, energy, and oh, so many opinions and ideas... It's time for all teachers to take their classroom and teaching practice into their own hands!
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My ELA Class

Josh Guthrie

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Math people get to have all the fun. So, here is a podcast for the rest of us. From classroom technology to standardized testing, My ELA Class covers the topics that matter to ELA teachers. And we might even let the math people listen in too.
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Annotated ELA

Melissa Burch, Tips for ELA Teachers

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Annotated ELA is the podcast for ELA teachers. It’s a show that will help you enjoy teaching writing and reading with activities and strategies that will engage and motivate students to be better writers and readers! Twice a month, Melissa Burch will share tips and actionable strategies you can use in your classroom. You’ll get the inspiration you need to bring writing and reading alive because the magic is in the process. Melissa Burch is a middle school ELA teacher with 20 years of experie ...
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Episode 353: The Shortcut Narrative Unit: How to Get Powerful Stories in Just 10 Days 23:21

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Narrative writing is such an important skill for middle schoolers—but let’s be honest, it often feels like it takes forever to teach. Before you know it, weeks (or even months!) are gone, and you’re scrambling to fit in argument and informational writing. In this episode, I discussed how to make narrative …
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395: The American Dream: A Multimedia Introduction Lesson for ELA 14:04

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If you teach American literature, chances are you're touching on the theme of the American Dream somehow, through book clubs, a poetry unit, a look at Gatsby, or an essential question that binds together a variety of genres and perspectives. So when I received this request for our Plan my Lesson series, "How about a fun way to introduce the America…
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10 Easy Ways to Encourage Student Book Recommendations in Your Classroom [Ep. 61] 10:58

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Peer recommendations are one of the most effective ways to spark interest in reading. Students are much more likely to pick up a book when a classmate suggests it. In this episode, I share ten practical ways you can bring student voices into your classroom and help create a living TBR list that students will actually use. These ideas make reading f…
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Episode 352: ChatGPT Series: Differentiation Without the Extra Work 14:30

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Differentiation doesn’t have to mean staying up late making three different versions of the same lesson. In this week’s Teaching Middle School episode, I shared how you can use ChatGPT to quickly create scaffolds, extensions, and tiered questions—so every student has a way into the learning without you dou…
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Hay que regular el limite de edad 18:27

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Ricky Rubio ha abierto un debate incómodo pero necesario: ¿a qué edad debería un jugador debutar en un equipo profesional? El caso de Mohamed Dabone, un joven de apenas 13 años que podría convertirse en el debutante más precoz de la historia de la ACB, ha puesto el tema sobre la mesa. En este episodio repaso el testimonio de Rubio, la experiencia d…
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Episode 351: Balancing Creative and Academic Writing in the Middle School Classroom 14:17

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! How do we strike the right balance between fun, engaging creative writing and the academic writing skills our students need to succeed? In this episode, let's dive into why both matter, how to weave them together, and practical strategies you can start using right away. Tune in to discover how creativity a…
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Your body belongs to you. How to get off the diet train once and for all. 28:46

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Send us a text If social media were to be believed, everyone is on a diet. No judgement here, believe me. We live in a dieting culture - it is the air we breathe and the sea we swim in. But we are shrinking ourselves in more ways than one, at a time, where we need to take up space and stand up to the establishment, not cower under it. Alok Venom: "…
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Episode 350: ChatGPT Series: Communication & Admin Tasks Made Easier 17:46

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Emails, newsletters, behavior documentation… oh my! Communication and admin tasks can easily eat up hours of your week—but they don’t have to. In today’s episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I shared how ChatGPT can act like your personal assistant for the behind-the-scenes work of teaching. From draftin…
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El futbolista profesional ama el fútbol (sí o sí) 4:26

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En este episodio exploramos la delgada línea entre el amor del amateur y la resistencia del profesional. Hablamos del fútbol, pero también de la vida: de cómo la pasión empieza pura, se mezcla con dinero, fama y expectativas, y termina convirtiéndose en una prueba de fuego. ¿Aman más los amateurs porque juegan gratis, o los profesionales porque no …
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Episode 349: Scaffolding Evidence: How to Help Students Choose Quotes That Actually Work 15:11

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Ever had a student pick a random quote just because it “sounded good”? 😅 You’re not alone! In today’s episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I talked about practical scaffolds to help students go beyond guessing and actually choose evidence that supports their claims. From curated quote banks to our powerf…
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Healing through Lifting. The True Meaning of Strength, with Alyssa Ages 44:16

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Send us a text Alyssa Ages* is a force to be reckoned with. Author, freelance journalist, crossfit athlete, marathon runner, strong woman competitor, and advocate for strength training and taking up space as a woman. Alyssa talks to us about how strength training, in particular, helped her regain trust and confidence in what her body could do. She …
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394: Quick Win: Build your Reading Culture with this Fun Fall ELA Display 10:29

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I worked at the cutest little bookstore coffee shop last week. In that small space, the collection had to be heavily curated, with just one or two books by popular authors and launching points for popular series books for kids. But the shop still held one full bookshelf for staff recommendations, covers out. Each employee had their shelf: "Sarah re…
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Ser futbolista no es solo debutar 4:39

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En este capítulo hablamos del mito del éxito inmediato en el fútbol. ¿De verdad ser futbolista significa únicamente llegar a primera división? ¿Qué sucede con los miles de jóvenes que entrenan, compiten y se entregan cada día, pero nunca debutan? El sistema nos hace creer que el fútbol solo empieza cuando “triunfas”, cuando hay cámaras, titulares y…
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El futbolista amateur es más futbolista que el pro 7:13

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¿Ser futbolista es tener fama, dinero y títulos? Muchos lo piensan, pero la realidad es distinta. En este episodio hablamos de qué significa realmente ser futbolista: la dedicación constante, el compromiso con el entrenamiento semana tras semana y la competencia cada vez que se presenta la oportunidad. Jugar una pachanga no te convierte en futbolis…
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Episode 348:ChatGPT Series: Planning Support Without the Overwhelm 19:42

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Planning doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. In today’s episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I am sharing how ChatGPT can be your planning partner—helping you brainstorm, differentiate, and save hours each week without sacrificing quality. Whether you’re an EB teacher already using the Portal or just look…
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How to get out of your head and into your body. A conversation with Stefanie Michele 47:56

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Send us a text Ela and I have been excited about this episode for quite some time. Stefanie Michele* is a binge eating recovery coach as well as host of the very popular Life After Diets podcast with former guest Sarah Dosanjh. She has recently completed her training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and now approaches her recovery coaching th…
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Episode 347: From Summary to Justification: Teaching Students to Go Beyond the Obvious 24:19

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Today’s episode tackles a challenge every ELA teacher knows well: getting students to move beyond simply summarizing a text and into true analysis. This episode, From Summary to Justification: Teaching Students to Go Beyond the Obvious, is all about helping students answer the big “So what?”—why their evid…
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393: Research-Based Practices to Ignite Creativity, with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle 1:03:03

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We know employers want creative thinkers. We know creative thinking is necessary to solve the problems we see everywhere in our world. We know we want our students to learn to be more creative. But what does that mean exactly? Where does the science of creativity meet the cultural definition we all build for ourselves just by swimming in the 21st c…
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Diverse Experience of the Enslaved 35:35

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The experiences of enslaved people varied greatly based on a variety of factors, including time, location, crop, labor performed, size of slaveholding and gender. Yet, most students leave school thinking enslaved people lived like the biased representation in Gone With the Wind. Deirdre Cooper Owens, Ph.D., discusses how the lived experience of sla…
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Episode 346: ChatGPT Series: Brainstorming & Lesson Hooks Made Simple 14:07

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Welcome back to Teaching Middle School ELA! Today, we’re continuing our ChatGPT Series with an episode called Brainstorming & Lesson Hooks Made Simple. If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your planner, wondering how to start a lesson in a way that actually captures your students’ attention—or if you’r…
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How to Keep Reading Energy Alive Beyond the First Month [Ep. 60] 13:56

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The first few weeks of school often bring a real buzz around reading—students are exploring the shelves, setting goals, and diving into new books. But as the back-to-school excitement fades, that momentum can slip, and independent reading starts to feel more like just another assignment. In this episode we share fresh, practical strategies to keep …
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#54 - Focus on the Next Step, Not the Whole Map with Gayle Schueller 59:48

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We’re told we need a perfect plan — but Gayle Schueller’s story shows a different way. Over 30 years, she built a career leading sustainability at one of the world’s biggest companies, raised a family, and made pivots that looked risky in the moment but made sense over time. In this conversation, Gayle shares the choices that shaped her career and …
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Episode 345: Teaching Grammar in the Flow of Writing 21:35

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Have you ever taught a grammar skill on Friday, only to watch your students completely forget it by Monday? You’re not alone. Grammar taught in isolation rarely sticks—but when it’s woven into the flow of writing instruction, everything changes. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the EB Grammar Framework, a s…
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392: A Mentor-Based Grammar Lesson Blueprint 18:21

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When it comes to teaching grammar, the research is clear. Drill and kill is not what we're looking for. You don't want to march through a series of grammar lessons unrelated to your students' writing and reading. Here's what NCTE's "Resolution on Grammar Exercises to Teach Speaking and Writing" has to say about it: "This resolution was prompted by …
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Episode 344: ChatGPT Series: How to Train ChatGPT to Create Rubrics and Feedback 20:50

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Grading doesn’t have to steal your weekends anymore! 🎉 In this brand-new series, I’m showing you how to train ChatGPT to become your teaching assistant—saving you time, reducing stress, and giving you space to focus on what matters most: your students. In this first episode, we’re tackling the grading stru…
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391: A Done-For-You Literary Food Truck Lesson 🎁​ 19:23

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Think of your favorite book. Now think of your favorite food. Now match those two together - your favorite book and your favorite food - into some kind of experience. Maybe you've slipped into the world of the book and you're eating your favorite food with your favorite characters. Are you smiling yet? Today's "Plan my Lesson" episode is all about …
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Episode 343: You’re Probably Already Doing This—But It’s the Secret to a Strong Reading Culture 23:26

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! So many teachers want to build a strong reading culture in their classrooms—but the truth is, you’re probably already doing one of the most important things without even realizing it! In today’s episode, I pull back the curtain on the “secret” to fostering a love of reading and shows you how to amplify wha…
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Episode 342: The Secret to a Thriving Classroom Culture 22:02

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! What if your classroom didn’t run on a long list of rules, but on a few powerful core values that shape how everyone shows up each day? In this episode, let's explore why core values inspire more ownership than rules, how to choose the right ones for your students, and simple ways to bring them to life dai…
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How to Reduce Reading Anxiety: 6 Strategies for Confident Readers [EP. 59] 14:19

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In this episode, we are talking about reading anxiety, how to recognize it, why it holds students back, and six practical reading strategies you can start teaching right away to help move students past it. You’ll hear ideas for creating a safe, supportive classroom environment, giving students concrete steps to try when they get stuck, and building…
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Resistance Means More Than Rebellion 1:07:02

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For a more complete picture of enslaved people’s experiences, we need to expand our understanding of resistance. Kenneth S. Greenberg, Ph.D., examines the numerous ways enslaved African Americans incorporated resistance into every aspect of their lives, offering a lens to help students see how enslaved people fought back against the brutality of sl…
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Episode 341: Mini Socratic Seminars: Big Impact in Small Groups 18:12

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! If you’ve ever tried a Socratic seminar and ended up with just a handful of students dominating the conversation while the rest stayed silent, you’re not alone. In this episode of Teaching Middle School ELA, I’m sharing my favorite twist on the classic format—Mini Socratic Seminars—that get every student e…
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BACK TO SCHOOL: State of the BNT Union + Reading Update [Ep 271] 46:44

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In this “State of the BNT Union” episode, we’re sharing where the Brave New Teaching podcast is headed next, from a new focus on YouTube and refreshed dystopia content to better-organized resources for teachers...plus a peek at the projects we’re most excited about this year. Along the way, we’re swapping back-to-school recommendations, current rea…
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390: A Lesson for Book Clubs with a Genius Hour Twist 29:19

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Have you been hooked by the idea of book clubs lately? Wondering how you can integrate book clubs with essential questions, supplementary short stories and podcasts, and everything else you're up to? Then today's episode is for you. Today's "Plan my Lesson" request comes from a creative teacher trying to blend a lot of wonderful things into her new…
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Episode 340: Avoiding Burnout by Letting Go of Perfection in Your Lesson Plans 23:38

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Here’s the truth: your lesson plans don’t need to be perfect to be effective—and chasing “perfect” is one of the quickest ways to burn out as a teacher. In this episode, I am talking directly to all the teachers who spend hours tweaking slides, rewriting already-great handouts, and second-guessing every pl…
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INDEPENDENT READING: Breaking Down the Backwards Design for ELA Classrooms [Ep 270] 41:03

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We’re calling it: independent reading is the back-to-school move of the year! In this episode, we’re getting honest about what it takes to build a reading culture that actually sticks, without burning you (or your students) out by October. We share the real talk on what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how our thinking has shifted post-COVID to make inde…
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389: A First Week Project Lesson: Building Research Skills + Community 15:16

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Today's request for "Plan My Lesson" is from a teacher searching for a first week project that helps students get to know each other AND introduces a few key skills along the way. Perhaps you can relate? Here's what she writes: "It’s time to switch up the first project I do in English 10… For the last few years I’ve had the kiddos research their fi…
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The Problem with Couch to 5k. A Conversation with Jill Angie *Re-Release* 44:58

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Send us a text RE-RELEASE of one of my favourite ever interviews from March 2023. Only my 6th episode of the podcast before Ela joined me.❤️ Jill Angie is a trailblazer. She is changing the conversation for fat women over 40 and for anyone who thinks they're too old or too slow. She is making huge waves in the running game and it was an absolute jo…
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Easy Ways to Start Peer-to-Peer Academic Conversations [Ep. 58] 10:27

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Getting students to talk to each other in meaningful ways is harder than it sounds—but it’s a crucial part of building classroom community and engagement. In this episode, I’m diving into practical strategies you can use at the beginning of the year to help students feel safe and confident sharing their ideas in class. From low-risk warm-ups and si…
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TJ KLUNE: A Conversation about The House in the Cerulean Sea [Ep 269] 1:24:33

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In our final episode of Camp BNT, we got to sit down with none other than TJ Klune, author of The House in the Cerulean Sea—and let’s just say, it was everything we hoped for and more! We laughed, fangirled (a lot), and had the most meaningful conversation about TJ’s journey as a neurodivergent, queer kid from rural Oregon, how teachers shaped his …
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388: A Low-Stress (Dare I say Fun?) Lesson Plan for Day One 18:13

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If there's one thing I want for your first day of school, it's for the pressure to be off you. You've got enough to worry about without needing to pull off a 45 minute lecture that magically holds students' attention before they even know you five times in a row. That's why for this lesson, requested for our summer "Plan my Lesson" series, our goal…
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Episode 339: What to Do When Self-Doubt Creeps In 24:12

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I’d love to hear from you! Send me a text! Every teacher has those “Am I doing enough?” moments. In this episode, I'm talking through how to quiet the doubt and reconnect with your purpose, because you are making a difference. 🎉 Just a Few More Days Left! 🎉 Have you entered our Podcast Giveaway yet? We’re treating ONE lucky teacher to a FREE 1-year…
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How To Build Reading Stamina: Practical Strategies For ELA Teachers [Ep. 57] 13:07

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In this episode, we’re tackling a challenge many ELA teachers face—students struggling with reading stamina. With canned curriculum, short excerpts, and fast-paced instruction, students often lack the focus and endurance to finish full-length texts. We’ll dig into why reading stamina matters for critical thinking and long-term academic success, and…
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HUDA FAHMY: A Conversation about Huda F Cares? [Ep 268] 47:24

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We’ve been wanting to bring Huda Fahmy on the podcast for a long time, and this conversation was well worth the wait! From her journey as an English teacher to bestselling graphic novelist, to the power of humor, representation, and student voice, Huda shares how her work helps young readers feel seen—and why that matters. We talk about the themes …
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387: A Summer Reading Lesson with Clear Creative Purpose 15:28

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A summer reading lesson is a nice chance to start off the year with a creative tone, while creating some of the norms you want to establish. For today's "Plan my Lesson" series episode, I'm answering requests from two different teachers in search of a back-to-school lesson on summer reading. One teacher's class will have read Scythe, another's The …
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Doing the Work of Teaching Hard History 43:37

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In many ways, the U.S. has fallen short of its ideals. How can we explain this to students — particularly in the context of discussing slavery? Salem State University professor Steven Thurston Oliver shares practical strategies for teaching hard history and creating supportive classroom environments in which relationships are strong enough to be ab…
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