by Amanda | May 25, 2023 | Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice, Student Motivation, Support for Struggling Readers, Support for Struggling Writers
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, Amanda introduces her new course, The Empowered English Classroom, which aims to increase student engagement through equitable teaching practices. Amanda discusses the Empowered English Classroom Framework, which...
by Amanda | May 4, 2023 | Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Student Motivation, Technology
In this podcast episode, Amanda discusses the negative impact of shaming kids and ourselves for screen use. She argues that screens can have benefits for neurodivergent individuals and others seeking community, and emphasizes the importance of cultivating a...
by Amanda | May 3, 2023 | End of the Year, Management, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Student Motivation
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, Amanda discusses how to handle apathetic and defiant students in the classroom. She shares her personal experience as a parent of a neurodivergent child and suggests a collaborative approach that involves building...
by Amanda | Apr 27, 2023 | Meditation, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast
Share Tweet Pin It Welcome back. I am thrilled to tell you that I am enrolled currently in a two year mindfulness and meditation teacher program. And the teachers are just very, very well known. If you, uh, follow go gurus in the meditation mindfulness...
by Amanda | Apr 20, 2023 | End of the Year, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Writing Units
Are you looking for fun and engaging writing projects for your students at the end of the school year? Look no further! In this episode, I share five writing projects that will keep your students motivated and excited about writing until the last day of school. You...
by Amanda | Mar 21, 2023 | Argumentative Writing, Discussion, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers
Share Tweet Pin It This podcast and website cost money to maintain. I enjoy providing free support for as many teachers as I can but I also have to pay the bills. The best way you can support the work I do is by purchasing one of my resources. Not only...
by Amanda | Mar 10, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice
Share Tweet Pin It Every child grows up following rules. They follow the rules of their parents, they follow the rules of their teachers, They follow their friends, and there’s a reason for that. We all want to be accepted. We all want to be...
by Amanda | Feb 24, 2023 | Argumentative Writing, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast
Over the years I’ve learned that the first lesson of an argumentative writing unit is key to the success of the entire unit. The first lesson needs to accomplish a lot, so it’s hard to do it right. Argumentative writing can also become boring fast. I want...
by Amanda | Feb 10, 2023 | Differentiation, Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice, Support for Struggling Readers, Support for Struggling Writers
The neurodiversity movement is happening right now. It’s exciting, invigorating, and gaining more and more momentum every day. But, what is the neurodiversity movement? Why do students need to know about it? How can we introduce students to the complex and sometimes...
by Amanda | Feb 3, 2023 | Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice
In January of 2022 I wrote a blog post about my identity crisis as an educator and teacher-author. I wrote about how I needed to go back to all the lessons and units I’ve ever written and look at them from an equity lens. I went on a quest to read all the social...
by Amanda | Jan 27, 2023 | Argumentative Writing, Podcast, Support for Struggling Writers, Technology, Writing Units
Amanda Write Now · 66. 11 Ways ChatGPT Can Help You Teach Argumentative Writing It’s about time for teachers to start their opinion, persuasive, or argumentative writing units (depending on the grade you teach). Most teachers realize that sample sentences and...
by Amanda | Jan 20, 2023 | Discussion, Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Technology
148SHAREShare Tweet Pin It The best way to handle new technology being introduced to the education world is to investigate the tools for ourselves, with an open mind, rather than getting caught up in fear and overwhelm. I know this is hard to do,...
by Amanda | Jan 13, 2023 | Assessment, Podcast, Support for Struggling Writers, Technology
Share Tweet Pin It Now that students have easy access to artificial intelligence chatbots like Chat GPT, teachers are pondering how to prevent students from using these tools to do their work for them. Cheating seems to be easier than ever these days....
by Amanda | Jan 6, 2023 | Assessment, Equity, Make Writing Fun, Podcast, Support for Struggling Writers, Technology
612SHAREShare Tweet Pin It In the last few weeks I’ve been playing with, talking to teacher friends, reading articles, and thinking about one thing… Chat GPT. I learned about this new AI tool in early December through a Facebook Group post...
by Amanda | Oct 19, 2022 | Equity, Make Writing Fun, Podcast, Social Justice, Support for Struggling Writers, Writing Independence
Share Tweet Pin It Every classroom has struggling writers. There are many reasons young writers struggle during our writing units. They may feel overwhelmed, be uninterested, have writing skill deficits because of past experiences with writing,...