For many students, this is a hard year to keep up with work.  Here are seven things I've been doing to make it possible for all students to finish this year strong.  

In this episode, I'll tell stories about the past year.  It's the audio recording for a video essay I created for my students.  

In this episode, I'll talk about all kinds of storytelling and how it can transform our world and ourselves.  

In this episode, I'll talk about fun projects that will create memorable moments and keep students engaged through the spring.

In this episode, I'll talk about an activity that will get students outside and thinking and talking about the past year.  

In this episode, I'll talk about eleven different topics that will help students see the relevance of literature.  

In this episode, I'll talk about why professional development should be job-embedded, or related to the daily challenges of teachers in a specific content area.  

In this episode, I'll talk about how excited students get about magical realism, and how they love getting the opportunity to create it for themselves.  

In this episode, I'll talk about when someone asked me why I wanted to be a teacher in a job interview a long time ago, and I'll update my response.  

In this episode, I'll talk about very short fiction, microfiction, sudden fiction, or whatever you want to call very short prose, and how it's perfect for remote or hybrid teaching.