The Teaching ELA Podcast officially debuts Monday August 2 with 5 episodes. Here’s a sneak peek. ELA Teachers are the most valuable people at any middle school or high school. They are responsible for teaching the one thing that makes teaching everything else at the school easier or no longer necessary. In this episode of […]

As I was looking for a video reproduction of “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier, I came across these tangentially related gems on YouTube that would come in handy if you’re teaching the story and need a few minutes to kill at the end of class. If you want actual lesson plans for “The Moustache” by […]

So I’m at the friendly neighborhood grocery store–the only one within a 500-mile radius–and I was made uncomfortable by all the face masks–standard and home made. The virus itself doesn’t make me uncomfortable, primarily because I haven’t caught it, but seeing so many masked people does. That’s when I realized how far the Reverend Hooper […]