English – Page 3 – Teachers on Fire

September 23, 2018

Episode 49 – Colby Sharp

COLBY SHARP is a husband, father of five, fifth grade teacher, avid reader and book reviewer, runner, and self-proclaimed nerd. He is the author of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection and 2018’s Game Changer!: Book Access for All Kids. In our conversation, Colby recalls the discouragement of a harsh professional evaluation and explains… Continue reading

5th Grade, Author, Blogger, Creativity, Elementary, English, Humanities, Literature, MI, Primary, USA

5th Grade, Creativity, Elementary, Nerd Camp, Reading, Story, Writing, Writing Prompts

September 10, 2018

Episode 47 – Kimberly Snodgrass

KIMBERLY SNODGRASS is a 7th grade ELA teacher. She advocates for creative thinking, BookSnaps, Sketchnotes, Edu GIFS, and other creative ways for students to represent their learning. In our conversation, Kim recalls the challenge of beginning a high school teaching assignment with a lot of preparation required and next to no experience in education. She… Continue reading

7th Grade, EdTech, English, Middle School, NE, Technology, USA

Creativity, Edu GIFs, Lifelong Learner, Middle School, NE, Personalized Learning, USA

September 2, 2018

Episode 46 – Katelynn Giordano

KATELYNN GIORDANO is a sixth grade language arts teacher in Sugar Grove, IL. You can find more of her insights on learning, reading, and writing at CurriculumCoffee.com – “a written shot of espresso for educators.” In our conversation, Katelynn recalls the time early in her career when a veteran colleague told her not to speak… Continue reading

Blogger, Elementary, English, IL, Middle School, Reading, USA

6th Grade, Fitness, FlipGrid, IL, Mentorship, Middle School, Personalized Learning, Reading, Writing

August 21, 2018

Episode 43 – David McFarland

DAVID McFARLAND is a high school IB humanities teacher at Pacific Academy in Surrey, BC, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @MrMcFTeaches. In our conversation, David talks about how “We don’t even know you!” challenged him to rethink the importance of building relationships with his students. He describes some of his passions in education today: helping… Continue reading

BC, Canada, English, High School, Humanities, IB, Literature, Secondary, Surrey

Coffee, Cooking, Critical Thinking, English, Google Classroom, High School, IB, Literature, Surrey

August 9, 2018

Episode 40 – Kristin Hundt

KRISTIN HUNDT is a devoted wife and mother of four boys, a 6th grade teacher, lifelong learner, and global citizen. One of Kristin’s recent highlights includes being featured in The PBL Playbook, by AJ Juliani. In our conversation, Kristin talks about her passion to provide good reading materials for her readers. An engaged reader… Continue reading

Assessment, English, Genius Hour, MI, Middle School, Reading, USA

Genius Hour, Going Gradeless, Holt Michigan, Kristin Hundt, Middle School, PBL, Reading