In this episode, I'll talk about the similarities between popular music and poetry.  I'll also describe an assignment I gave where students could talk about their favorite song of all time.  

In this episode, I'll deal with an English teacher's least favorite task ... grading essays!  How can we make it a meaningful and stress free process?

In this episode, I'll briefly describe a project for my seniors I call "The Creativity Project".  

In this episode, I talk about what short stories can teach us about perspective and reality.  

In this episode, I'll describe three rules of thumb I follow to create a positive culture in my classroom.  

This is the audio for a video essay I created for my seniors.  Every year, I ask them to talk about how it feels to graduate and to answer a few other questions.  I complete the assignment myself, so this is my reflection on this school year.  

In this episode, I'll talk about all the reasons students might not read and describe how I assign reading.  

If there's one thing that virtual teaching has taught me, it's that less is more.

In this episode, I'll talk about why it's important for students to encounter new sources or ideas without plugging a term into a search bar.  

In this episode, I'll talk about how I try to simplify teaching complex literature in my classroom.