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Podcast: Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers
Episode: INDEPENDENT READING: Breaking Down the Backwards Design for ELA Classrooms [Ep 270]
Description: We’re calling it: independent reading is the back-to-school move of the year! In this episode, we’re getting honest about what it takes to build a reading culture that actually sticks, without burning you (or your students) out by October. We share the real talk on what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how our thinking has shifted post-COVID to make independent reading more joyful, flexible, and student-centered.This isn’t just a planning convo. It’s a mindset shift. We’re talking about modeling our own reading lives, creating routines that support real growth, and designing a pr...