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Ignite Your Teaching

A podcast to help inspire elementary teachers to improve their pedagogy, simplify their systems, and find time-saving tools for their classrooms.

Organizing Your Literacy Block: Schedules and Routines

12 November 2024

10:36

Transforming Classrooms with Empower: Evidence-Based Literacy Support

30 October 2024

36:14

Dear New Teacher: Planning, Assessment and Creating a Culture of Belonging - An Interview With Dr. Lori Friesen

03 July 2024

38:17

Dear New Teacher: Prepare For Back To School- An Interview with Dr. Lori Friesan

10 June 2024

30:37

Save Time Writing Report Cards

28 May 2024

14:19

Prepare for Your Next Teaching Interview: A Step By Step Guide

07 May 2024

18:33

Making the Decision: Is It Time to Change Your Teaching Role?

23 April 2024

20:45

Maximizing a 60-Minute Literacy Block: Strategies for Teachers

05 March 2024

28:08

Strategies to Avoid Teacher Burnout

20 February 2024

14:26

Innovative Teaching Tactics for Students Who Finish First

30 January 2024

21:02

Boosting Student Literacy with Effective Nonfiction Writing Techniques

05 December 2023

20:13

8 Mindset Shifts Teachers Need For A Better Work Life Balance

21 November 2023

33:31

EP260 - Transform Your Literacy Program with Effective Assessment Strategies

31 October 2023

20:06

Ep 259 - Enhancing Spelling Skills: Transitioning to Ignited Spelling in the Junior Classroom

17 October 2023

30:58

EP 258 - Mastering Literacy Centers in Junior Grades

03 October 2023

22:30

EP 257 - Understanding The Changes in Ontario's Literacy Curriculum for Grades 3-6 Teachers

02 September 2023

12:11

EP 256 - How to Organize Your Math Classroom

25 July 2023

12:43

EP 255 - How to Start Your Math Program Off Right: The First Three Weeks of School

11 July 2023

20:10

EP 254 - 5 Ways to End the Year on a Positive Note With Your Students

27 June 2023

15:53

EP 253 - How to Use Chat GPT in the Classroom

13 June 2023

24:12

EP 252 - Create Easy Final Projects You and Your Students Will Love

30 May 2023

27:32

EP 251 - Simplify Your Report Card Writing with Comment Banks

16 May 2023

23:21

EP 250 - What are the 3 C's of Classroom Management?

09 May 2023

17:09

EP 249 - Why is Inquiry so Challenging for Students and How to Fix It

25 April 2023

24:22

EP 248 - The 4 ways that you can differentiate in the classroom

11 April 2023

17:36

247: What are the 4 Types of Inquiry-Based Learning?

28 March 2023

18:36

246: Build Critical Thinking Skills in the Classroom

06 March 2023

30:54

Creating a Positive Learning Environment – The Key to Student Motivation (EP245)

14 February 2023

30:46

244 Three Types of Assessment

24 January 2023

13:28

Making an Effective Rubric: Strategies and Tips

10 January 2023

09:00

How to Manage Your Time as a Teacher

07 December 2022

24:54

I don't hate teaching a split...and here's why!

16 November 2022

15:08

What Makes a Good Math Program

08 November 2022

27:40

Get Ready For Your TPA! - Teacher Performance Appraisal

11 October 2022

21:26

238: How to Use Math Journals in Your Classroom

27 September 2022

14:53

237: Teaching Math to a Split Grade Classroom

20 September 2022

15:07

236: Make a Bulletin Board with Me

06 September 2022

14:22

235: Simple Setup Tips for Back to School

30 August 2022

17:02

234: How to Do Spiraled Math the Right Way

23 August 2022

13:07

233: Math Centers: 4 Ways to Do Centers

02 August 2022

26:57

232: Math Centers: What Activities Should You Include?

26 July 2022

15:00

231: Get September Ready Now

21 June 2022

14:48

230: How to Get It All Covered in the Time You Have Left

14 June 2022

13:46

229: Math Centers

07 June 2022

11:26

228: Fix Your Math Tests

31 May 2022

26:24

227: Get More Math Assessment Done in Class

24 May 2022

18:20

226: Are You Making It Too Simple? How to Avoid Modifying Your Lessons Due to Pandemic Gaps in Learning

10 May 2022

23:12

225: Accommodating for Gaps in Understanding Due to the Pandemic

03 May 2022

18:14

224: Teaching Pandemic Kids

26 April 2022

26:09

223: So the Curriculum Changed Again… What Should You Do About It?

12 April 2022

18:06

222: 3 Things I've Done In My Classroom I Won't Ever Do Again

05 April 2022

16:52

221: Are You Really Going to Let Us Play Video Games in Class? Minecraft in the Social Studies Classroom

29 March 2022

13:49

220: So You Need to Do Guided Instruction… What the Heck Should You Do With the Rest of Your Class?

22 March 2022

21:03

219: Stop Taking Your Marking Home

15 March 2022

26:47

218: Ideas for Teaching Middle School Writing with Celeste From Teaching Tomorrow

08 March 2022

25:25

217: Why There Is So Much More Than Just Long Division

01 March 2022

28:06

216: Why There Is Nothing Wrong With New Math

22 February 2022

11:33

215: Learn More About Ignited Math

15 February 2022

11:58

214: Math and Assessment

08 February 2022

28:33

213: The 4 Components of My Math Program That Help to Keep Everything Organized

01 February 2022

15:15

212: Creating Digital Products for Your Classroom with Microsoft Products

25 January 2022

17:59

211: 3 Myths About Writing Report Cards That Are Making Your Reports Take Longer

18 January 2022

17:31

210: Write your Learning Skills Quickly and Easily with Student Evaluator

11 January 2022

13:30

209: So You're Going Remote! 4 Things You are Not Going To Do When Pivoting to Remote Teaching

04 January 2022

16:09

208: Don't Take Your School Work Home Over the Holidays

14 December 2021

15:50

207: Holiday Concert Ideas That Still Cover Curriculum

07 December 2021

13:09

206: What You Need To Stop Assessing Right Now

30 November 2021

22:10

205: Get Ready for Parent-Teacher Interviews

23 November 2021

23:29

204: 4 Tools That Have Changed My Teaching

16 November 2021

15:25

203: A Simple Way to Start Inquiry In Your Classroom

09 November 2021

16:43

202: How to Manage a Difficult Classroom

02 November 2021

23:30

201: How to Assess Reading

26 October 2021

21:07

200: Ask Me Anything

19 October 2021

32:36

199: Classroom Management Fundamentals

28 September 2021

20:34

197: Should We Teach Writing Form or Writing Process?

07 September 2021

18:53

196: Prepare Your Students and Yourself For Guided Reading

31 August 2021

16:01

195: Run Literacy Centers in Junior Classroom

24 August 2021

20:29

194: High Yield Strategies for Your Language Arts Program

17 August 2021

24:41

193: Is Ignited Literacy Right For You?

10 August 2021

18:01

192: 5 Mistakes You are Making In Your Language Program

03 August 2021

19:09

191: Supporting High Needs Students in your Language Arts Program

27 July 2021

20:53

190: Getting Started with Guided Reading in the Junior Grades

20 July 2021

21:38

189: Setting Up Your Teaching Timetable

13 July 2021

23:50

188: Meet the Madly Learning Team

06 July 2021

44:59

187: What Makes Canadian Teachers Unique?

29 June 2021

15:36

186: How to Level Up Your Science Lessons Using Inquiry-Based Learning and Universal Design

22 June 2021

55:30

185: Do It Now...Thank Yourself Later - What You Should Do In June to Close Down Your Classroom and Be Ready For Back To School

15 June 2021

23:57

184: Reflections on Teaching In The Last 365 Days

08 June 2021

13:04

183: How a Comment Bank Can Help You Write Your Report Cards

01 June 2021

25:36

182: Teaching Students With Special Education Needs with Mrs. D's Corner

25 May 2021

48:15

181: Teacher Interview Skills

18 May 2021

18:03

180: Morning Meetings and Closing Circles with Monica Dunbar

11 May 2021

46:33

179: Word Walls in the Junior Classroom

04 May 2021

10:32

178: Inquiry in Math

27 April 2021

23:00

177: How to Assess In an Inquiry Classroom

20 April 2021

28:12

176: How to Plan Your Next Inquiry Unit

13 April 2021

24:34

175: Learning More About Coding with Dena from Miss Tech Queen

06 April 2021

31:31

174: Keeping Science Interesting with Simple Experiments

31 March 2021

12:28

173: Inquiry Can Be Simple

23 March 2021

22:44

172: Strategies for Teaching a Split Grade

16 March 2021

19:40

171: Leveling Up Your Science and Social Studies Programs

09 March 2021

13:13

EP 170 - Differentiating With Your ELL Students

02 March 2021

16:57

EP 169 - Windows, Mirrors, and Prisms

23 February 2021

17:50

EP 168 - 3 Essential Ways You Can Use Choice Boards in the Classroom

11 February 2021

19:29

EP 167 - Assessing Student’s Digital Work and How to Save Yourself Time

05 February 2021

30:34

EP 166 - 4 Strategies to Simplify Your Remote Teaching Journey

29 January 2021

13:20

EP 165 - Free and Cost-Effective Ways to Set Up Your Remote Classroom!

21 January 2021

26:58

Ep 164 - Work Smarter, Not Harder - How Remote Teachers Can Set Limits

14 January 2021

13:41

Ep 163 - Just Teach! - 7 Tips to Help You Survive Remote Teaching

06 January 2021

19:20

EP 161- Student Teacher Writing Conferences: Why They Help & What To Cover!

11 December 2020

19:41

EP 159 - Literature Circles vs. Literature Centers - Which is Right for You?

27 November 2020

24:14

EP 158 - Top 5 Time Saver Tips For Lesson Planning

21 November 2020

32:31

EP 157- Madly Learning's Top 5 Teaching Tips

12 November 2020

20:45

EP 156 - Transforming Your Science Classroom in 5 Categories

05 November 2020

27:32

EP 154 - Create An Emergency Supply Plan Binder

29 October 2020

14:46

EP 153- An Introduction to AirTable

22 October 2020

35:01

EP 152 - Modifying and Accommodating for Students Reading At or Below Grade Levels

15 October 2020

28:13

EP 151 - 6 Tips Before You Get Started With Classroom Management

30 September 2020

27:11

EP 150 - Language Arts in your Virtual Classroom

23 September 2020

29:26

EP 149 - Teachers Helping Teachers

17 September 2020

33:09

EP 147- Should It Be Digital? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Plan Your Next Activity

26 August 2020

19:43

Episode 146 - Blending Digital Learning With In Class Instruction

19 August 2020

32:19

Episode 144 - Learn More About Ignited Literacy

05 August 2020

25:12

Episode 143 - How To Change The Way You Think About Assessment

29 July 2020

27:19

Episode 142 - 6 Different Types Of Centers In Your Junior Literacy Program

22 July 2020

28:36

Episode 141 - Goals in a Junior Literacy Program

15 July 2020

22:12

EP 140: Your Literacy Program: Where to Begin

08 July 2020

24:02

EP 139: How I Change the Way I Make my Long Range Plans

08 July 2020

30:59

EP 138: Wrapping Up The Year: A Look Back and Some Next Steps

24 June 2020

11:02

EP 137: My Own Process For How I Get Organized to Write Report Cards

12 June 2020

16:25

EP 136: Get Kids Engaged by Keeping Your Digital Learning Tasks Fresh

28 May 2020

17:35

EP 135: How to Use Synchronous (Live) Learning in your Digital Classroom

22 May 2020

42:01

EP 134: How to Provide Assessment and Feedback to you’d Students while Teaching Digitally

22 May 2020

44:00