Shows
Straight from the Mustang’s Mouth: The Brick Memorial PodcastTeacher Spotlight - Mrs. Bridget PetrullaBMHS graduate Molly Thamrong asked for a birthday present before heading to Georgian Court: to interview Mrs. Petrulla for the Teacher Spotlight segment! Well, Happy Birthday, Molly! And welcome, Mrs. Petrulla, to the Teacher Spotlight! 2023-08-2811 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!June Is Bustin' Out All Over: Quick, One-Day Lessons That Get Us Through June!Rebecca and Joe share some tried and true lessons and activities that work for those end-of-year days when everyone is itching for summer to start!
Solve Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4t4nuhMponRkNpX6xKFVNZ?si=fefddfdcb8ae46bc
Name 5 Activity: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1izf7tEXDijVNqiuXkaXDSo-284ppi_a5?usp=sharing
TedTalk Riddles: https://youtu.be/7yDmGnA8Hw0
Futureme.org2023-05-3118 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Coffee and a Movie: Bridget and Joe discuss 1989's Dead Poets SocietyBridget and Joe are enjoying a cup of java and discussing a favorite among many educators, Dead Poet's Society, starring Robin Williams & Ethan Hawke. Is this movie still relevant? Is William's Mr. Keating a teacher we should be emulating? What can we, as teachers, learn from this movie?2023-05-1716 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Argue Your Way Into Good WritingRebecca and Joe talk about tried and true methods of helping kids recognize good arguments!
Tools to check out:
https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-ethicist
https://www.procon.org/
100 Student Voices: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rebeccadecker/list/LZJTJGUF5W47?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfrebeccadecker2023-05-1019 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Summative Assessments You and Your Students Won't Hate!Rebecca and Joe discuss getting rid of the 50-question multiple choice test and what alternatives there are for summative assessments!2023-04-2823 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Gatsby: Is he "Great" in the High School Classroom?Bridget and Joe, both admirers of Fitzgerald's masterpiece, discuss whether or not The Great Gatsby still belongs in the classroom! 2023-04-1920 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Mentor Text Talk - John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered PlanetOver a delicious cup of java, Bridget and Rebecca talk mentor texts and how to utilize John Green's book of essays in your ELA classroom, including Creative Writing, Memoirs, and College Essays! 2023-04-1215 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Using Book Clubs for your Science Fiction/Dystopian UnitRebecca and Joe, while drinking their coffee, head to social media for teacher questions. The result: a discussion about book clubs, science fiction, and society at large!2023-04-0515 min
Straight from the Mustang’s Mouth: The Brick Memorial PodcastMastering Your College Essay with Mrs. Decker, Mrs. Petrulla, Ms. Stansbury, & Mr. StefanelliBMHS ELA Teachers Rebecca Decker, Bridget Petrulla, Barbara Stansbury, and Joseph Stefanelli sit down with their combined 70+ years of experience and chat about their thoughts on the college essay process. 2023-03-2718 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!How Do You Grade Choice Reading?Joe and Rebecca are huge fans and advocates for choice reading. So how do they assess it?2023-03-2211 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Book Talk: The Measure by Nikki ErlickRebecca and Joe just finished reading The Measure by Nikki Erlick! They can't get over this book! But is it good for students?2023-03-1412 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!"Serial" With Your Coffee: Using the True Crime Podcast in the ClassroomRebecca and Joe address the taboo of using podcasts in the classroom, focusing on one of the most popular true crime podcasts: Serial!
For more information about this topic, email Rebecca Decker @ Becca9341@aol.com 2023-03-0114 min
rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Teaching Shakespeare Day After Day After Day After Day ...In their pilot episode, Rebecca, Bridget, and Joe address a question that often arises in the ELA world: how do we make Shakespeare exciting for our students?
Grab your favorite caffeinated drink and join us as we give you our hot takes on the Bard in the ELA classroom!2023-02-2215 minrELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Trailer: rELAxing with Coffee: The Teachers' Guide to Sanity One Cup of Coffee at a Time!Rebecca, Bridget, and Joe are excited to venture into the world of podcasting! Collectively, they have 50+ years of teaching experience in the ELA classroom! But more importantly, they are great friends who love to share ideas ... and drink coffee! So grab your first cup of the day and join us as we drink our coffee and fix the problems of the world ... or at least the classroom!2023-02-2202 min