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Amanda sat down with Aaron H. Aceves to discuss his YA novel, This is Why They Hate Us, and why books like these need a place on your shelves.
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Join us for part two of our conversation with author and educator Aimee Phan about her brand new YA historical fantasy novel, The Lost Queen.
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In this episode, we chat with author and educator Aimee Phan about her brand new YA fantasy novel, The Lost Queen.
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Samira Ahmed joins us to challenge how we teach, how we label stories, and how those labels shape the way students see the world.
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This episode kicks off year three of Camp BNT—and it’s a good one! We sat down with bestselling author (and former high school English teacher!) Samira Ahmed.
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Today, we share how Marie revamped her eleventh-grade American Lit course by weaving in a fantasy choice novel unit…yes, fantasy in American Lit!
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In this third episode of our Hero’s Journey series, we’re diving into how we’ve completely reimagined teaching The Odyssey to ninth graders.
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We’re diving into how to make The Hobbit more than just a required read—and instead, turn it into a transformative exploration of the hero’s journey.
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We’re diving into best practices for teaching the Hero’s Journey and kicking off a four-part series on utilizing this framework.
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Let’s chat about the worst activities to use in ELA and the end of the year and how to make them BETTER!
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In this episode, we’re sharing fundraising ideas that actually works and gets kids excited about reading.
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In part two of our Summer Reading Rescue series, I’m continuing the conversation about how we can reimagine summer reading programs to actually work, and even bring joy back to reading.
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