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Seven Tools for Powerful Vocabulary Instruction & How to Use Them

Liz Puma from Vocabulicious: How to Create a Word Conscious Community of Learners in Upper Grades

Four Tips for Creating a Rich Verbal Environment

The Problem with Teaching Context Clues and How to Fix It

Vocabulary Instruction: How to Help Students Make Meaning

How to Narrow a Topic: 7 Strategies for Middle School

Why Writing is So Important - 3 Reasons for Middle School

Seven of My Favorite Professional Development Books for ELA Teachers

Essential Questions: A Dynamic Tool for Novel Units and Deeper Understanding

Novel Unit Planning: A How to Guide for Success

Six Back to School Activities for a Successful First Week

Alissa Crabtree from Crabtree Coaching How to Be a Successful Instructional

Five Things to Do in July to Make Back to School a Breeze

10 Simple Activities to Engage the Struggling Writer

Tips for Using Picture Books to Teach Middle School ELA

Using Chat GPT as an Innovative Approach to Narrative Writing Instruction [Narrative Series]

Narrative Writing Process: A Guide for Effective Classroom Instruction [Narrative Series]

How to Teach Narrative Writing for Powerful Instruction [Narrative Series]

Narrative Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success in Middle School [Narrative Series]

5 Simple Ideas for Packing Up Your Classroom [End of Year Classroom Closeout Series]

Five Tips to Successfully Close Out the Year [End of Year Classroom Closeout Series]

Prepare to Closeout with Ease at the End of Year [End of Year Classroom Closeout Series]

3 Actionable Steps to Incorporate Writing Conferences with Students

How to Create a Culture of Writing to Engage and Motivate Students

The Powerful Practice of Conferencing with Students in the Classroom

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Meet your host

Melissa Burch is a middle school ELA teacher and founder of Annotated ELA.

She supports middle school ELA teachers with writing instruction that engages and motivates students to be better writers. Melissa loves all things middle school ELA and loves hearing from other secondary educators.

When Melissa is not in the classroom, she can be found spending time with her family outside or running!