2018-04-12 20:29
The same things they give their students every day! I’m so glad that teachers in Oklahoma, West Virginia, and other states are advancing the conversation on what teachers need. W… Read More
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Next Time Teaching provides practical tips and activities that teachers can use immediately. Focused on 6-12 ELA, but useful for many.
2018-04-06 18:52
It’s not that there aren’t female characters in mythology. It’s just that they’re often getting abducted (Persephone), blamed (Pandora), lusted after (Aphrodite… Read More
2017-11-27 18:30
Lately on Next Time Teaching, we’ve been talking about poems that work well in the classroom (here and here). But what do you do with those poems? You’ve probably noticed t… Read More
2017-11-18 18:12
Last time on Next Time Teaching, we were talking about poems that work really well for teaching literary analysis skills for the AP Lit exam. But you may teach younger kids, or kids wh… Read More
2017-11-09 20:29
What makes a poem great is a question that has, of course, been discussed for ages. But I’m more interested in “what makes a poem great for teaching?” And there… Read More
2017-11-03 19:15
An Engaging Activity for Introducing Any Shakespearean Play A lot of textbooks that introduce Shakespeare start with something like “William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in S… Read More
2017-11-01 16:52
Should You Teach All of Them? It may be tempting to start teaching Homer’s Odyssey by having students do background research on the Greek gods and goddesses. With twelve Olympian… Read More
2017-10-30 20:26
Last time on Next Time Teaching, we were talking about resources for teaching storytelling. And, as I said then, I’ve always found students to be very motivated and enthusiastic to lea… Read More
2017-10-24 21:03
I love teaching storytelling! The kids are motivated and love the opportunity to talk about themselves. Writing comes naturally. There are so many great connections to lite… Read More
2017-10-23 00:16
I just got back from presenting at IATE’s fall conference. I’m always honored by the people that come to listen to what’s worked well in my classroom and I hope I can… Read More
2017-10-18 18:18
A Fun Activity You Can Do with Any Text If you’ve been following Next Time Teaching for a while, you know I am all about activities that can be used with multiple texts. I’… Read More
2017-10-13 19:28
So last time we were talking about using the story of Amleth to introduce and frame your teaching of Hamlet. And I promised that I have a lot to say about Hamlet, so today I want to pi… Read More
2017-10-11 20:24
I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for six months and I haven’t mentioned Hamlet! It’s one of my favorite things to teach and I have so much to say about it. &n&hell…Read More
2017-10-09 19:29
I completely agree with this post that having a structure for your discussion makes all the difference in the world. I’ve had the occasional class that on the occasional day coul… Read More
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