New episode! Sarah Cordova joins @whitney_larocca and I to unpack read alouds vs. mentor texts, why picture books belong in every grade level, and why representation on your shelves matters.
Watch: youtu.be/62Nq-uS8i9Y
Listen: bit.ly/4uVj5oy
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Teacher educator, author, podcaster, and the guy who grabs things off the top shelf (he/him).
Joined October 2015
- "On one side of the rope: trillion-dollar companies. On the other: you." This is the attention crisis — and it's a struggle for educators. New episode with Steven Puri discusses what we can do. ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=0vzp9H… 🎵 bit.ly/4xvQLM0 thesukha.co
- Jaimie Thomas shares her powerful journey from grammar worksheets to rich literature conversations that spark a love for reading and language. Full episode: Spotify: bit.ly/4cU8Tp9 YouTube: youtu.be/dwF7CQpEX3M #PoPCast #PatternsOfPower #ELATeacher #Grammar
- Magic is made when writers try things out instead of worrying about being wrong. When you remove boundaries and let kids experiment, something ignites. New #PoPCast ep with @whitney_larocca 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4cU8Tp9 ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/dwF7CQpEX3M
- 🎙️ "They're like my buddies now." Author Cheryl Olsten wrote a book where punctuation marks are the main characters — and she got genuinely attached to them. Hear the full story on PoPCast. 🎧 bit.ly/4c1ZKKL ▶️ youtu.be/V1SjCsvt3s4 #PoPCast #PunctuationToTheRescue

