Middle School Café - Empowering Secondary ELA Teachers
Are you an ELA teacher striving to help your middle and high school students become confident, capable readers and writers? Middle School Cafe is your go-to podcast for practical strategies, proven methods, and inspiration to close the reading gap and unlock every student's potential.
In each episode, I will share real-world insights and actionable tips drawn from years of classroom experience to help you meet students where they are and guide them toward growth. From implementing the workshop model to fostering student ownership of learning, you'll discover ideas and strategies that make a real impact.
Join the community of educators working to create classrooms where every student thrives. Visit www.middleschoolcafe.com to learn more and start building the readers and writers we know your students can be.
Middle School Café - Empowering Secondary ELA Teachers
4 Professional Development Books to Read this Summer
Summer break is just around the corner, and it's the perfect time to rest, recharge, reflect, and invest in some relevant professional development. In today’s episode, I’m sharing books that have changed and inspired my own professional practices.
If you're looking for ways to enhance your teaching skills and inspire best practices in reading instruction, I've got you covered. In this blog post, I've curated a list of professional development books that will re-energize your passion for teaching reading and equip you with practical strategies you’ll want to try when you return to the classroom this fall.
4 Professional Book Recommendations
- Book Love by Penny Kittle
- In the Best Interest of Students by Kelly Gallagher
- The Joy of Reading by Donnalynn Miller and Teri Lesesne
- Motivating Readers by Carolyn Wahl
Samantha in Secondary’s Tic Tac Toe Summer Reading Challenge (Details are shared in her highlights!)
Related Episodes:
- 3 Steps to Incorporate Reader’s Workshop into Your Classroom Ep #3
- How to Get Students to Connect with Books Through Choice Reading Units with Samantha Heil Ep #19
- Motivating Readers: Teaching in the Post-Pandemic Era Ep #25
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