Lit Pro

The Northside ISD Literacy Project Podcast This pod is for high school English teachers in Northside ISD, right here in San Antonio Texas. Each week, we share lesson ideas and best practices for teaching the concepts and skills students will explore in your courses.

Episodes

State Changes in the Classroom with Valerie Saenz

January 5, 2022 • 21 mins

In this episode, we talk with Valerie Saenz from John Jay HS about how she uses purposeful state changes to keep her students engaged and on task. Valerie teaches English II for sophomores who failed last year and English IV AP. You can see a map of her lesson plan here: https://bit.ly/3FYbpt6

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State Changes in the Classroom with Emily Eskridge

January 5, 2022 • 18 mins

If you listened to our last episode and wondered what this looks like in the classroom, this episode is for you. Emily Eskridge from Stevens HS explains how she uses purposeful state changes to keep her students engaged in learning. You can see a map of her lesson plan here: https://bit.ly/3n1JrVH

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Re-Engaging Students with Purposeful State Changes

January 5, 2022 • 14 mins

It’s January, and many teachers are still struggling to engage kids with such reduced attention spans. One strategy that has yielded positive results is incorporating purposeful state changes. In this episode we explain the concept of the state change and how to use it in your classroom.

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Everything Old Is New Again: English 4 College Prep

October 23, 2019 • 29 mins

Barbra, Tracy, and Tony take a deeper look at how the British Renaissance and Romantics units fit into a course like English 4 College Prep. Northside teachers, you can find our Renaissance poetry lesson at bit.ly/TracysLesson and our British Romantics lesson at bit.ly/TonysLesson.

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Defining College Prep and Redefining English IV

September 24, 2019 • 18 mins

In this episode, Barbra and Tony talk all things College Prep with Tracy Winstead, NISD’s Instructional Specialist for H.S. ELA. Northside teachers can find more information on this course on the College Prep YAG.

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Rethinking Dear Me Letters

June 28, 2019 • 8 mins

Welcome to Lit Pro, a podcast for high school English teachers in Northside ISD, right here in San Antonio, Texas. You can find our detailed lesson plan and Email Etiquette text set at bit.ly/DearTeacherEmails

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