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Everything You Wanted to Know About Student Blogging

January 24, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the …

January 23, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

I am human. I feel the need to add this disclaimer considering the subject at hand: OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And …

January 10, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Back from break? Not sure how to get back into the swing of things? Need to review routine in the classroom before …

January 3, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

On the hunt for poems to teach in the winter? There’s just something so very Walden Pond about looking at beautiful …

December 13, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

English teachers, teaching your students how to analyze song lyrics needs to be a "go-to" strategy, a step toward deeper …

December 5, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Exit tickets, a.k.a. "exit slips" or "checks for understanding" are a great way for teachers to monitor student progress …

November 21, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Transition words in an essay are a great way of linking ideas together. If you’re writing an essay on why you should …

November 14, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told, and one common perspective used in writing is the third …

October 10, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I love teaching strategies for close reading. I love teaching students the …

October 9, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing. Yes, even published professionals have …

September 19, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

How can we as educators support students with anxiety in the classroom? There is a growing consensus that mental health …

September 12, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

I’m excited to share with you how writers journal prompts have become a key to success in my classroom. I think most …