The Empowered ELA Teacher
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Product Details
Publisher: EB Academics
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-0-578-89820-9; EB: 978-0-578-91911-9
Trim: 8 x 10
Page Count: 210
Be the Teacher You Want to Be, Do Great Work, and Thrive
Caitlin Mitchell and Jessica Cannata
Are you in control of your teaching, or is teaching in control of you?
Many middle school ELA teachers face similar frustrations: nights and weekends consumed with lesson planning and grading; no time to create meaningful, engaging lessons; and the struggle to squeeze all the required standards into a fifty-minute class period. It’s enough to make you wonder why you started teaching in the first place.
At EB Academics, we hear you. We’ve been you. And we’ve got you. Our lesson planning approach is a practical method for achieving the teaching successes you envision. We’ve helped thousands of middle school ELA teachers discover how to transform their classrooms and get back their free time.
In The Empowered ELA Teacher, you’ll learn to strengthen key components of your teaching so you can be the educator you want to be and thrive while doing it. You’ll discover a powerful way to create lessons that give your students more focus, growth, and satisfaction—without sacrificing your nights and weekends. It’s time to enjoy teaching again.
About the Authors
Caitlin Mitchell and Jessica Cannata are middle school ELA teachers and the founders of EB Academics, an organization on a mission to provide teachers with engaging and rigorous ELA lessons. Both Mitchell and Cannata have master’s degrees with focuses in curriculum development and secondary education. Through their EB Academics programs, they have helped thousands of middle school ELA teachers support their students in mastering standards.
Reviews
“Overflowing with practical tools, examples, and expert advice from real teachers!”
—Amazon review
“The Empowered ELA Teacher is exactly what I needed to rejuvenate my passion for teaching 8th grade ELA. It is a true gift. It has taught me that the true foundation to thriving instead of just surviving is purposeful, intentional batch-planning. Thank you Caitlin and Jessica for helping me transform my ‘Sunday Scaries’ into ‘Sunday Fundays!’ This book is bursting with actionable and practical tips that just make sense. The included lessons and templates are gold! I have never had more clarity and confidence as an educator. Run, don't walk, to grab your copy of The Empowered ELA Teacher and become a teacher who thrives instead of just survives. It is the best thing you can do for yourself and, most importantly, your students!” —Matthew L., Amazon review
“First, this book is beautiful. The flat lays are gorgeous and they layout makes it so easy to read. It’s more than a pretty face though. The first part of the book gets the reader hyped and exited to learn how to be a rockstar teacher. But Mitchell and Cannata don’t stop there. They give you actionable items and an easy to implement framework to help you be the teacher you want to be. I will use this book as I plan for next year and refer back to it often throughout the year!! Thanks, Caitlin & Jessica for making me a better teacher and for showing me how to achieve that work-life balance!!” —Shannon K., Amazon review
“Written as if a very knowledgeable friend was giving you advice, The Empowered ELA Teacher is filled with engaging and actionable strategies and ideas you can take and immediately use to get started. Easy read that makes a powerful impact on how you get excited about, plan for, and create engaging and meaningful lessons that will cause students to be invested in your classroom and learning. This is definitely a book I’ll keep close at hand to remind me my class can and should be both exciting and rigorous without having to burn myself out!” —Alicia P., Amazon review