Upper Elementary Simplified

Upper Elementary Simplified

By Danna Rodebush, Teacher Tech StudioEducationSelf-ImprovementHow To
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Upper Elementary Simplified episodes

  • Happy Birthday Upper Elementary Simplified!

    Do you remember your first birthday?  Of course you don't!  But, this week is a special week for the Upper Elementary Simplified Podcast because this Thursday, May 30th the podcast is celebrating it's very first birthday!

    On this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane of some of the favorite episodes over the past year.

    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    33 min
  • How Teachers Can Prep Over Summer: A Chat With Helena Hains of The Present Teacher

     Welcome to episode 60 of the Upper Elementary Simplified podcast. In this episode, host Danna Rodebush chats with Helena Hains all about how teachers can start to prep over summer to help make back to school a smooth and low stress time.


    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    34 min
  • How to Teach Writing With a Focus on Revising & Editing: A Chat With Marianna Monheim of Creatively Comprehensive

    Welcome to episode 59 of the Upper Elementary Simplified podcast. In this episode, host Danna Rodebush chats with Marianna Monheim all about teaching revising and editing explicitly.

    Were you the kid who loved to write, and was a self-proclaimed author by the age of 10?  Or were you the kid who struggled to put pen to paper and organize your thoughts as they came out of your head?  Unfortunately a lot of students are discouraged by the writing process because we as teachers may not be offering them the instruction that they really need to be successful.  I recently had a chat with an expert in this topic and I am excited to share our conversation with you today…


    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    32 min
  • You Are Appreciated, Teacher

    Welcome to episode 58 of the Upper Elementary Simplified podcast. 

    In this episode, host Danna Rodebush celebrated teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.



    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    15 min
  • 15 Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom for the Summer

    Welcome to episode 57 of the Upper Elementary Simplified podcast. 

    In this episode, host Danna Rodebush shares 15 tips for packing up your classroom for the summer.



    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    12 min
  • 9 End of Year Ideas for Upper Elementary Teachers

    Here we are at the end of April, testing is over & the weather is getting warmer, which means students are getting excited about summer.  Today host Danna Rodebush expands on last week's topic of discussion on end of year activity ideas.

    In this episode you will hear from 9 different experienced teachers about their favorite end of year activity ideas.


    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    17 min
  • After Testing Activities: A Chat with Christine DeArmitt from Reading Teacher Buzz

     Welcome to episode 55 of the Upper Elementary Simplified podcast. In this episode, host Danna Rodebush chats with Christine DeArmitt, who discusses bringing fun back into the classroom and gives many great activity ideas to use in the upper elementary classroom.


    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    24 min
  • How You Can Turn Boring Math Into Engaging Math

    Are you in a battle with your math curriculum?  I’ve been there…you may be looking at the piles of math books that your district provided to you or you were told were the best of the best…and you’re thinking to yourself something along the lines of:

    How am I ever going to get my students to enjoy math? Or how can I possibly plan engaging whole group and small group lessons with the way this curriculum is organized? Or how am I going to properly assess my students and ensure that they reach mastery of grade level skills?  Whether you are already running a guided math classroom or if you have been thinking of giving a more structured approach to your math block a try, this episode is for you.  Especially if you are nodding your head to any of the questions I just asked.

    Today I am going to talk about how you can implement a guided math routine in your classroom even if you’re feeling limited by your boxed curriculum.


    Connect with Danna:

    • Teacher Tech Studio Website
    • Upper Elementary Simplified Website
    • Join the FREE Facebook Group for Upper Elementary Teachers
    11 min

About Upper Elementary Simplified

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Are you an upper elementary teacher in need of new ideas, strategies, and inspiration to provide engagement for your students?  Upper Elementary Simplified is a podcast for busy teachers to…