The Easiest Way to Teach Poetry This Year (That Students Will Actually Love)
Use podcasts to teach poetry that engages students! Students love it!
From Rebellion to Relevance: Using Red Rising to Spark Real-World Conversations
Want the details on my most engaging, exciting, and fun novel study? Red Rising gets all students excited about reading!
The Dystopian Novel Your Students Will Actually Finish: Why I Teach Red Rising
Teach a book both you and your students will love! Pierce Brown’s Red Rising is perfect for a high school dystopia unit with depth, literary analysis, engaging interdisciplinary activities, extension ideas, creative writing assessments and more.
How to Teach a Light Academia Curriculum (Without Only Teaching the Classics)
Bring light academia vibes to your classroom with modern books, poetry, podcasts, and creative projects—no dusty classics required. Perfect for high school ELA.
Teaching Ideas for a Modern World Literature Curriculum
Fun and fresh ideas for 9th grade World Literature classes. Activities, text pairings, novel study ideas and more!
For the English Teacher Who Had a Challenging First Year
Did you have a challenging first year? Mine was rough too. Here’s some inspiration for the summer and next year!
How to Create a Light Academia-Inspired English Classroom (With Student Engagement at the Center)
Bring beauty, calm, and awe into your high school English classroom with these easy light academia classroom themed ideas.
Brooding Brilliance: Teaching Dark Academia Without the Canon Overload
How to have immaculate dark academia classroom vibes—without all the dead white guys.
How to Stay in Love with Teaching English (Even When You’re Tired)
For those days when it all feels like too much and you can’t remember why you love reading, much less why you love teaching it—try these tips :)
The Quiet Magic of Getting Teens to Read Again
Get the students who “hate” reading to engage and enjoy your class! It can be done!
Creative Projects for the End of the Year
Need an activity to finish the year strong? Find out what your students know while having a TON of fun with these creative projects that will work for anything you taught this year!
5 Ways to Create the Dark Academia Classroom of Your Dreams (Without Spending a Fortune)
Create the high school English classroom of your dreams with these dark academia inspired ideas for decor and creating an aesthetic. Includes links for freebie and paid posters.
True Connection in the Classroom
Ideas and tips for implementing attachment strategies in classroom settings for better classroom management and higher connection in the classroom.
Creative Writing and Critical Thinking: Unlocking Student Potential in the Best Way
Teach critical thinking the fun way—with creative writing!
Teaching Poetry with Poetry Unbound
Get students hooked on poetry with the Poetry Unbound podcast…
The Peer Editing Day of Your Dreams!
How to organize a peer editing day that is beneficial for everyone.