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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
194: High Yield Strategies for Your Language Arts Program
How do you feel about teaching language arts? If you are feeling overwhelmed, overworked, stressed, and uninspired, you are not alone.
It is easy to feel this way when teaching this …
193: Is Ignited Literacy Right For You?
What’s the biggest barrier to meeting students’ needs in your classroom? Time.
You’re being pulled in so many different directions, and you only have a finite amount of time.
If y…
192: 5 Mistakes You are Making In Your Language Program
How confident are you in your language program?
Whether you’re super confident or there are some things you want to change, chances are you’re making some mistakes.
In this episode,…
191: Supporting High Needs Students in your Language Arts Program
What should you do with your struggling readers during guided reading?
This is something that can be pretty daunting, especially if you’re in a junior classroom and you have a huge ra…
190: Getting Started with Guided Reading in the Junior Grades
Do you need help with your guided reading sessions?
If so, I am excited to be sharing a complete plan for you to schedule your guided reading time in your junior classroom.
In thi…
189: Setting Up Your Teaching Timetable
Do you have your schedule ready to go for the fall?
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably already thinking about what your schedule is going to look like.
If you’re lucky en…
188: Meet the Madly Learning Team
Have you ever wanted to meet the team behind Madly Learning?
You get to in this episode! I have some of my amazing team members joining me to talk about all things teamwork and teachi…
187: What Makes Canadian Teachers Unique?
Have you ever found the perfect resource, only to realize that the jargon won’t work in your Canadian classroom?
Being a Canadian teacher can be kind of a struggle because so many re…
186: How to Level Up Your Science Lessons Using Inquiry-Based Learning and Universal Design
Do you spend hours trying to come up with science lessons that are engaging and not boring? Do you end up just using worksheets because you don’t know what else to do?
In this episode…
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
I know we’re all looking forward to the end of the school year, but are you setting yourself up for success for when you come back in the fall?
In this episode, we are talking about …
184: Reflections on Teaching In The Last 365 Days
What have you learned about yourself over the last year?
It’s been an incredibly challenging year for most of us, to say the least!
In this episode, I am reflecting on my last year …
183: How a Comment Bank Can Help You Write Your Report Cards
Do you get stressed about writing report cards? Do you wish that it didn’t take so long to do?
In today’s episode, we are talking about how you can prepare yourself to write your repo…
182: Teaching Students With Special Education Needs with Mrs. D's Corner
If you don’t love IEPs, that’s okay. I don’t either!
Luckily, I am talking to someone who does in this episode!
Today’s guest, Stephanie DeLussey, is talking all about teaching stud…
181: Teacher Interview Skills
Are you looking for a new teaching position? Do you need to brush up on your interview skills?
Lucky for you, I am diving into the topic of interviewing in this episode.
Mostly, I a…
180: Morning Meetings and Closing Circles with Monica Dunbar
Are you looking for new ways to build connections and boost the confidence of your students?
In this episode, we are talking all about morning meetings and closing circles.
If you…
179: Word Walls in the Junior Classroom
Can I tell you a secret? In my junior classroom, I don't want a word wall.
I don't want to take up all the space that a word wall requires when there are so many things I could be put…
178: Inquiry in Math
Do you use inquiry in your math classroom? Perhaps you should be!
In this episode, we're going to talk about how you can use inquiry pedagogies in your math classroom to build a bette…
177: How to Assess In an Inquiry Classroom
Does the thought of assessing inquiry keep you up at night?
I totally get that! There is a lot to prepare!
You might feel like you have a lot of extra work during this time because …
176: How to Plan Your Next Inquiry Unit
Are your inquiry-based lessons effective and engaging?
In this episode, I am walking you through the exact process that my team and I use to plan out our inquiry units for grades 3-6.…
175: Learning More About Coding with Dena from Miss Tech Queen
Do you feel unprepared to teach your students coding?
You’re not alone!
When coding was added to our curriculum, I knew that I needed Dena from Miss Tech Queen to help me and all of…