Providing ELA resources, educational research articles, free lesson plans, and other useful tools for middle school and high school teachers.

Ok, I get these Q’s frequently from teachers who reach out to me regarding setting up and running stations or centers (same thing, basically) in their middle school English / Language Arts / Reading / Writing classes: How do I make stations work so I can . . . >> teach my students while also

Use these Six Minutes podcast lessons and follow up activities to plan engaging and fun lesson plans for your middle school ELA students.

When you think of the ideal classroom, what comes to mind? Maybe you think of kids interacting with each other in meaningful and rich conversations. Or maybe you envisioning students sprawled out on the floor or in nooks and crannies in the room intensely engaged in their work, books opened, pencils rushing across their notebooks as students filter what is important to add to their notes. The sound of the classroom might be a bustling hum, the perfect balance of quiet where kids can do their

Are you looking for ways to target ELA skills in an engaging and relevant way? Try podcasting with your ELA students! Check out these 5 ideas for podcasting projects. They will get you thinking about the many ways to integrate podcasting into your ELA classroom. Check out this post and podcast for engaging ways to get your students podcasting while using their ELA skills in a new and relevant way. #creativeela #iteachela

Providing ELA resources, educational research articles, free lesson plans, and other useful tools for middle school and high school teachers.

This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.

Back to school ideas and resources for your secondary or middle school english classroom.

Learn how to implement Investigation Lab PBL in your Middle School ELA class in just 4 easy steps!