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The Northside ISD Literacy Project Podcast This pod is for high school English teachers in Northside ISD, right here in San Antonio Texas. Each week, we share lesson ideas and best practices for teaching the concepts and skills students will explore in your courses.

Episodes

  1. 01/05/2022

    State Changes in the Classroom with Valerie Saenz

    In this episode, we talk with Valerie Saenz from John Jay HS about how she uses purposeful state changes to keep her students engaged and on task. Valerie teaches English II for sophomores who failed last year and English IV AP. You can see a map of her lesson plan here: https://bit.ly/3FYbpt6

    21 min

  2. 01/05/2022

    State Changes in the Classroom with Emily Eskridge

    If you listened to our last episode and wondered what this looks like in the classroom, this episode is for you. Emily Eskridge from Stevens HS explains how she uses purposeful state changes to keep her students engaged in learning. You can see a map of her lesson plan here: https://bit.ly/3n1JrVH

    18 min

  3. 01/05/2022

    Re-Engaging Students with Purposeful State Changes

    It’s January, and many teachers are still struggling to engage kids with such reduced attention spans. One strategy that has yielded positive results is incorporating purposeful state changes. In this episode we explain the concept of the state change and how to use it in your classroom.

    14 min

  4. 10/23/2019

    Everything Old Is New Again: English 4 College Prep

    Barbra, Tracy, and Tony take a deeper look at how the British Renaissance and Romantics units fit into a course like English 4 College Prep. Northside teachers, you can find our Renaissance poetry lesson at bit.ly/TracysLesson and our British Romantics lesson at bit.ly/TonysLesson.

    30 min

  5. 09/24/2019

    Defining College Prep and Redefining English IV

    In this episode, Barbra and Tony talk all things College Prep with Tracy Winstead, NISD’s Instructional Specialist for H.S. ELA. Northside teachers can find more information on this course on the College Prep YAG.

    19 min

  6. 06/28/2019

    Rethinking Dear Me Letters

    Welcome to Lit Pro, a podcast for high school English teachers in Northside ISD, right here in San Antonio, Texas. You can find our detailed lesson plan and Email Etiquette text set at bit.ly/DearTeacherEmails

    8 min
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The Northside ISD Literacy Project Podcast This pod is for high school English teachers in Northside ISD, right here in San Antonio Texas. Each week, we share lesson ideas and best practices for teaching the concepts and skills students will explore in your courses.

Information

  • Creator
    NISD HS ELA
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © NISD HS ELA
  • Show Website
    Lit Pro