reThink ELA Podcast

Michelle Waters

Hosted by Secondary English Language Arts teacher Michelle Waters, reThink ELA offers strategies, products, and expert advice to help teachers build student-centered, socially conscious, and real-world relevant middle and high school English classes.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best reThink ELA Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to reThink ELA Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite reThink ELA Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

reThink ELA #017: Project VOICE: Showing Students the Relevance of Writing

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08/02/22 • 0 min

Note: Scroll down to access the podcast player.When it comes to inspiring kids to write, it's one thing for a teacher to praise students for their skills and creativity but it's another thing entirely to SHOW them that they can become a published author. And that's exactly what Project VOICE aims to do. Jamie Hinds and [...]

reThink ELA #019: Online Safety Training Is An Important Literacy For Students

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10/03/22 • 0 min

Note: Scroll down to access the podcast player. As wonderful as the internet is in today's modern world, it also provides a host of threats that students don't understand or don't want to believe can affect them. Online safety training is one area of knowledge that seems to fall upon ELA teachers to dispense, simply [...]

reThink ELA #020: Increase Adolescent Writing Motivation with a Student Newspaper

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11/09/22 • 0 min

Sticking to your "tried and true" writing prompts can make your workflow easier, but when it comes to adolescent writing motivation, sometimes a change of pace is necessary. Just because last year's class loved what you presented doesn't mean that this year's class will find the same motivation to share their stories. In today's episode, I [...]

Going Gradeless: How to Show Evidence of Learning without Ranking and Sorting Students

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01/17/23 • 0 min

The idea of "going gradeless" in today's traditional schools is a new concept to parents but one that will ensure their children learn instead of simply learning for the sake of passing a test. My guest is Deanna Lough who has taught for the better part of two decades, at both middle and high school levels. [...]

ChatGPT In English Class: Using AI Writers As Thinking Partners

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02/27/23 • 0 min

How do you feel about using ChatGPT in English classes? I know, that's a loaded question with lots of teacher reactions running the gamut from loving the idea of learning something new to dreading the day students will use this tool to cheat on their writing assignments. Even if you had a middle-of-the-road reaction, I invite [...]

reThink ELA #013: Empowering Student Interests in the Secondary Classroom

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03/08/21 • 0 min

One of the most important things teachers can do is impact students’ lives by creating spaces for them to discover their passions and use their voices. This is integral for student success—especially for students who struggle in the confining spaces many schools create. My guest, despite successful leadership in and out of the classroom, found [...]

reThink ELA #007: Interview with Jennifer Dean

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07/05/18 • 0 min

Every single person on this earth has a voice. They have a unique story to be told. But how many of us actually use our voices and make our stories, thoughts, and opinions known to others? So many adults grow up thinking their voices don't matter or that their opinions are unimportant. Some even believe […]

reThink ELA #006: Interview with Marisa Thompson

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03/13/18 • 0 min

How would your students react if you didn't give them any parameters for a project and simply told them to “figure it out”? Is this asking for trouble by putting the kids in charge of the classroom or is it an exercise in critical thinking and collaboration? In traditional classrooms, students are often given a […]

reThink ELA #004: Interview with Lara Searcy

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02/13/18 • 0 min

Have you ever asked your students what they're interested in learning? Or their thoughts about certain lessons? Or are you stuck teaching the same curriculum year after year, fighting to keep the kids engaged even though their eyes glaze over with boredom? In today's episode, we discuss how to get students more vested in the […]

reThink ELA #011: Getting Students Excited to Write with NaNoWriMo

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05/03/19 • 0 min

Experienced adult writers are intimidated by the NaNoWriMo project, which entails writing a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Who thought up such an event when writing is usually a much longer labor of love? Now imagine the faces of 8th graders when presented with this project? A teaching veteran of 30 years, [...]

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How many episodes does reThink ELA Podcast have?

reThink ELA Podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

What topics does reThink ELA Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Visual Arts, Podcasts, Education and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on reThink ELA Podcast?

The episode title 'reThink ELA #011: Getting Students Excited to Write with NaNoWriMo' is the most popular.

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Episodes of reThink ELA Podcast are typically released every 55 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of reThink ELA Podcast?

The first episode of reThink ELA Podcast was released on Jan 30, 2018.

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