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High School ELA Teacher Classroom Flipper Coffee Addict Lover of Literature President of the Elite Schnauzers-for-Snuggles Society ... Teaching should be fun for students AND for teachers! My mission at Apples For Literature is exactly that. With great quality teaching products, teachers can be more efficient both in and out of the classroom. My teaching style is !Energetic! .Efficient. ~Thorough & Thoughtful~ I've been teaching English for 9 years, and I still love what I do! All the products I sell have been used in the classroom. And all are based on teaching experience + a Masters-level teaching degree at The Johns Hopkins University. My products are focused on a wide range of literature-related teaching topics: American Literature, British Literature Journalism and ... Read More about About

House and Grey’s Anatomy are a tease

5 Feb

House and Grey’s Anatomy are a tease. Sure, I am aware that these television shows are fiction, but where are the expert diagnosticians and medical care teams who work together for dynamic treatment plans when you need them most? As a long-time medical show and crime show junkie, I am infuriated by the brokenness of the medical system in this…
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Distance Learning: Lesson Planning and Google Classroom

15 Mar

Are you at a loss for how to plan your distance learning lessons on google classroom for the next 2-4 weeks? The good news is lesson planning for virtual teaching isn’t that much different than normal lesson planning! Online teaching is only different in that everything you do, say, and post on your LMS must be clear, have a purpose,…
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Distance Learning: Google Classroom Set-Up

15 Mar

Are you looking for virtual teaching solutions while schools across the country are in shut down mode to contain the spread of COVID-19? I want to help teachers like you become confident with the basics of DIY online-teaching. What you need to make distance learning work: Choose a free learning management system Choose content to convert into video lesson plans…
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6 seating charts that work in the secondary classroom

4 Aug

Back-to-school season is an exciting time of year. It’s a fresh start! New teachers, there’s nothing like getting the keys to your very first classroom and walking in to see that beautiful, albeit overwhelming, blank canvas. Veteran teachers, maybe you find yourselves walking into a big mess that you’ve got to reorganize because of maintenance that had to happen in…
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Teacher Tour Series: Visit Salem, Massachusettes

29 Jul

$ FREE $ Scroll to the end to download a free teacher tour itinerary for Salem. Are you a literature or history teacher looking to visit historic Salem, Massachusetts? Maybe you are attending a professional development workshop in the area, or maybe you have always wanted to go visit but you’re overwhelmed with the sightseeing possibilities. Welcome to a brand…
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Online Professional Development: 3 Summer conferences for high school ELA teachers

27 May

We all know what’s it’s like to be bored to tears, forced to sit through painfully unhelpful or irrelevant professional development. What if it could be different? What if there were opportunities for networking, inspiration, and exposure to new strategies that not only got you excited about teaching for the upcoming school year, but they were, gasp, helpful? Dare I…
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5 Ways to End the School Year & Start Summer Break with a Clear Conscience

20 May

May is the second busiest month of the school year for teachers. At least in August, we’ve gotten rid of the sleepy dark circles and are renewed with energy and enthusiasm. In May? Forget about it. Teachers are spent! That’s why I’ve put together my 5 ways to end the school year and start summer break with a clear conscience….
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HS ELA Weekend Teacher Follow Loop

19 May

Are you looking to find your 🤩 tribe of inspiring high school English language arts teachers 🤩 on Instagram? Come be a part of the HS ELA Weekend Teacher Follow Loop. This is an amazing way to support one another and get introduced to the faces behind some amazing accounts!✌🏻 Here’s how to participate: Follow your host: Laura, the teacher…
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180 Days: Becoming Re-inspired to Teach

13 May

Planner freebie at the end of this post. A decade of teaching the same courses and grade levels had its pros and cons. On one hand, it’s wonderful to shake that new teacher first-time-teaching-the-curriculum feeling. I’ve had a chance to get to know the material really well and experiment with various ways of presenting it for maximum student engagement and growth. I’ve…
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