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Send us a Text Message.We absolutely love hearing real life stories and examples of how you are implementing Brave New Teaching strategies and tools to make a bigger impact on your students and make your life easier! High school English teacher, Lannette Story, is back with us to walk us through what semester two looks like for her classes after she did a complete curriculum rehab last summer. This week, Lannette is sharing how she kicks off second semester with Romeo and Juliet in an engaging and meaningful way, what her Ruta Sepetys unit looks like, and how she wraps up the school year with a Socratic seminar based on the year-long essential question.If you’ve embarked on a curriculum rehab or have designed your curriculum to be more inquiry based and driven, we’d love to hear from you! Reach out to us on Instagram, send us an email, or leave us a podcast review. We want to hear more stories from you and have you share them on the podcast so feel free to reach out - we are open ears and excited to hear your journeys! RESOURCES MENTIONED:Follow Lannette on Instagram @Lanney220Teaching Shakespeare: Basics with the BardTeaching Shakespeare: The Modern Classroom ApproachSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode203Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.Have you wondered what it could look like when you actually start using the strategies and tools we talk about in your classroom? Our guest today, Lannette Story, is sharing all about how when she started implementing the concepts and strategies we share, her excitement for teaching returned and she was able to teach with less stress!We are so excited to be talking with Lannette today about what she has been able to implement in her classes. She is sharing how she was feeling before finding Brave New Teaching, the process of how she went from what she was doing before to completely revamping her curriculum, and what her first half of the school year looks like. In this episode, Lannette explains how she incorporates Sesame Street Quizzes, year long essential questions, and more! She had so much to share and will be back again next week where we’ll be tackling Romeo and Juliet, a Rudisill Petty's unit, and some ideas for a final summative assessment for the end of the year.RESOURCES MENTIONED:Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesMedusa by Rosie HewlettSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode202Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.How is it even possible to balance writing novels, teaching, and empowering students as a role model? That’s exactly what our guest does daily! Brave New Teaching friends, you are in for a treat today as you hear from author and middle school teacher, Marc Gregson.In this episode, Marc shares his journey that led him to being a middle school teacher and published author and how he manages to successfully balance everything from family time to building relationships with students to writing for three hours a day! You are going to love hearing about how he engages and motivates young writers in his class while including them in his own writing and publishing journey.RESOURCES MENTIONED:Check out Marc’s websiteConnect with Marc on Instagram @MJG_WriteFollow Marc on TikTok @MJG_WriteFollow Marc on TwitterSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode201Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.Friends, we have made it to 200 episodes of Brave New Teaching! We are so incredibly thankful for you joining us here, whether you’ve been here since we started in 2020 or are just tuning in for the first time. In this episode, we’re featuring audio messages that you, our listeners, have sent in about what has stood out to you in our past 200 episodes. You’ll hear from veteran teachers, first year teachers, and teachers who have implemented some of the strategies we’ve discussed. We want to continue providing you what you need in your classroom. We are always listening to you, looking for feedback and ideas on what you need, and of course, are always up for providing book recommendations! Join us over on Instagram and let us know what you need. Again, thank you for being here!RESOURCES MENTIONED:Check out Curriculum RehabSign up for Camp BNT 2023Visit Ruta Sepetys’ websiteSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode200Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

Send us a Text Message.What do you do when you aren’t provided enough copies of books for every student? Unfortunately, this is a real problem that ELA teachers are facing. We know how incredibly frustrating and problematic this is for both teachers and students!  You want students to be engaged with the book. You know how important it is for students to read at home and dedicate class time to instruction. But access to limited materials is not allowing that to happen. Today we’re back with a lesson plan rescue! We’re sharing creative and productive ideas to overcome this issue so you can still accomplish what you need to in your classes. We’ll look at how providing multiple ways of reading the book, decentering the novel, and layering units on top of each other can help you work around the lack of book copies. RESOURCES MENTIONED:Check out Amanda's Digital Choice Boards HEREDown With the Reading Quiz - Our Signature FREE TrainingSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode199Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.Do you struggle with knowing where to start when it comes to writing essential questions? We completely understand the challenge and we’re here to help!Essential questions play a crucial role in guiding lessons and engaging students in meaningful discussions. Knowing how to start crafting essential questions can be a challenge for some teachers. The truth is, there is no one place to start. It’s a process and you’ll likely refine your EQs year after year to make them stronger.In this episode, we are sharing three essential questions for teaching poetry that showcase different ways for you to just start learning how to formulate your own EQs. We’re breaking down our thought process behind each EQ and how each could be used in your ELA classes.RESOURCES MENTIONED:Check out our Master Classes in the Brave New Teaching ShopSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelEssential Question Expert: Designing EQs that Engage and Inspire CourseSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode198Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.Does teaching poetry intimidate you or make you feel insecure about your ability to effectively teach your students? You are not alone and we’re here to help build your confidence by breaking it down and making teaching poetry a bit more accessible for you!When we are teaching something we aren’t very confident in (like poetry!), finding engaging and effective ways to teach it can be a challenge. The good news is there are ways you can incorporate teaching poetry into your lessons that keep your students interested, engaged, and learning. Today, we are sharing our favorite tips for teaching poetry including creative ways to find new poems, incorporating poetry into novel units, and poetry March Madness. We’re also sharing how to make analyzing poetry more approachable and accessible for all students. RESOURCES MENTIONED:Check out our Master Classes in the Brave New Teaching ShopLet America Be America Again on YouTubePoetry Analysis with The Big Six: How to Teach Beyond a WorksheetSHOW NOTES: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode197Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.This week's episode is all about the Bard! We took listener questions about Shakespeare - planning, teaching, assessing, and more - and answered them in the nerdiest teacher way we could! PLUS a big announcement - registration is now open for the 2021 Shakespeare Teacher Festival (April 5-10, 2021). This free festival includes our best teaching tips & strategies for including Shakespeare in your classroom, and you won't want to miss it! Go to www.bravenewteaching.com/shakespeare to register!CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTESSign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.Do you find that your high school students have trouble allowing themselves to be creative in their writing? We have a solution for you! Enter The Inspiration Cube.We spent a lot of time curating this resource and have yet to share it with you! The Inspiration Cube is intended to help students break past their fear and anxiety of coming up with things on their own and gives them permission to let their creativity flourish.The Inspiration Cube is a creative writing exercise and we’re going to walk you through it in real time in today’s episode. It’s basically a no-prep way to get your students thinking creatively, working together, and dare we say…having fun! It can be used in partners, small groups, or even whole class.Even better, you can download it for free and try it out in your classroom this week.Show Notes: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode195 Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

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Send us a Text Message.It’s time for a reading update! Get your notebook or notes app ready because you’re about to have a new TBR list just in time for Spring reading.We’re running through our recent reads, some we’ve enjoyed more than others. There’s a little something for everyone from memoirs to historical fiction to comfort reads and everything in between.We hope this reading update brings some new texts your way, inspires you to take action on titles sitting on your TBR, or reinvigorates your excitement about books you’ve already read. Here’s a pro tip - try a repeat read on audio. It will feel new again!Most of all, remember to read for what you need…not to meet some arbitrary goal.Head to the show notes to grab the list of books we mention in this episode: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/home/episode194 Sign up for the FREE Down With the Reading Quiz Masterclass: https://shop.bravenewteaching.com/masterclassSupport the Show.📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩‍💻 Join Happy Hour!Curriculum RehabDown with the Reading QuizShop the BNT Resource LibraryConnect with us on Instagram @bravenewteachingSubscribe to our YouTube Channel