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My Kids Wrote and Performed a Musical in Eight Days. Here’s What I Learned In the Process.

5 Easy Lesson Plans for Drop-Dead Exhausted Teachers

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6 “Soft” Skills Our Middle School Students Need

5 Ways I Engage Middle and High School Readers by Offering More Student Choice

Recess Duty and 5 Other Moments Busy Teachers Should Prioritize

I’m a Middle School English Teacher and I Have a Problem With “13 Reasons Why”

6 Reasons Why I Love Working With Immigrant Students

How I Make Open-Ended Assignments Really Work in My Middle School Classroom

To My Children, On My Last Day of Maternity Leave

Talking to Immigrant Kids the Day After the Election