Teachers can get to know their students and start building community from the first week with a simple survey.

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YouTube video by Broken Copier

YouTube video by Broken Copier

The Broken Copier Teacher Resource Page a one-stop shop for helpful teaching resources from our Substack Collective Resource Posts My 5 Favorite Beginning-of-Year Resources 5 More Beginning-of-Year ...

Podcast Episode · The Broken Copier · 06/20/2025 · 58m

Reflecting can help teachers bring closure to the school year, connect with students, and continually improve their practice.

Education Podcast · Veteran teachers discuss their work in the classroom in order to collaborate, respond to important ideas in education, and share in a community of educators who understand their cl...

What we did as a class together (key word: together!) before students received their individual essay feedback

Is it sometimes okay to double-down as a teacher and draw a firm line in the sand for students?

and my case for nuance with the term "efficiency" in education

Podcast Episode · The Broken Copier · 03/05/2025 · 54m

a conversation with Courtney Eddleman and Don Sturm

a personal reflection along with a review of John Warner's new book

Today’s conversation features John Warner, author of the new book More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI—a book that explores how ChatGPT and other large language models force us...

Today’s conversation features John Warner, author of the new book More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI—a book that explores how ChatGPT and other large language models force us...

For our 16th Kicking The Copier episode—our continuing series focused on specific mindsets and strategies that can be helpful for teachers and educators—Marcus shared about a ritual that he has come t...

Teachers can use these ideas to gauge students’ confidence and see if they accurately understand how much they’re learning.

a step-by-step example of how a lesson went in our classroom last week

a reminder-to-self entering 2025 as a teacher

A somewhat different mindset I'm holding for the new school year ahead

Podcast Episode · The Broken Copier · 12/17/2024 · 51m

What I'm increasingly worried about as a high school English teacher

A reflection on different lenses when asked, "how is your classroom doing?"

This 15th Kicking The Copier episode is a simple one: a single daily habit—one that takes less than a minute before you head home for the day—that, at least for Marcus, has shifted the way he looks at...

The Broken Copier Teacher Resource Page a one-stop shop for helpful teaching resources from our Substack Collective Resource Posts My 5 Favorite Beginning-of-Year Resources 5 More Beginning-of-Year ...