See units I have created that you can adapt for your classroom. These units are broken down into chunks and designed to be student lead.
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This is a presentation I am giving at the Forecast Learning Conference (2025) about how I have students turn research projects into podcasts. Forney Podcast Session by Rachel Cantrell
I try to make my Canvas as easy to navigate as possible. I set up modules by week and move the current week to the top so students don’t have to keep scrolling downwards. I put my tutorial hours in the weekly header. I use text headers within the weekly module for reminders about tests…
I love teaching Greek mythology! I incorporate a variety of texts across different genres in this unit including fiction, drama, informational texts, YouTube video and movie clips, poetry, and comic books. Introducing the Hero’s Journey We start with the hero’s journey plot pattern archetype. I like to introduce it with this TedTalk. CommonLit.org also has an article…
Grants This year I won a Tyler Foundation grant for cameras, USB microphones, green screens lights, camera stands, etc. for students to use to create their own video research project! We just received the materials. More to come later after students complete these projects! Donors Choose Projects Donor’s Choose is a wonderful crowdfunding sites for…
The P.E.E.L. kit I discuss in this post can be found in my teacher pay teacher store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PEEL-Essay-Kit-STAAR-1714227 I created this P.E.E.L. kit to help struggling writers remember how to structure an essay. I had students with a variety of needs so I created different versions of this to address those needs. You don’t have…
I love using Google Docs with the Google Classroom. It’s easy to create a template in Google Docs and then create a copy for every student in the Google Classroom. The advantage to this versus having them create their own Google Doc is it allows you to pop into their Google Doc and see their…
Our school uses Google for our school email so we are able to use Google Classroom. Google Classroom is a great tool: It allows teachers to create online classrooms and assign students to each one. On the classroom page teachers can post assignments (along with handouts, videos, and relevant links), announcements, etc. Students can easily…
