How to Teach Beginning, Middle, and End | Writing About Reading Teaching beginning, middle, and end may sound a lot like teaching sequencing, but there is an important difference. When students sequence events, they learn to put what happened in the correct order. When students identify the beginning, middle, and end, they take that thinking one step further by deciding which events matter most. In this episode of The Education Connection, we continue our Writing About Reading series by lookin

Summer Week 3: Did a Hard Thing - Kayaking - FAAF 272 In this 272nd episode, I share my reflections from August 10-15, 2026. Check out the WHOLE SPOTIFY PLAYLIST I put together with all the listens mentioned below: >>> bit.ly/E272FreshAirAtFivePlaylist <<< 11th: Check This Out E168 “Did We Just Become Best Friends?” 12th: SEL in EDU E100 “One Caring, Consistent Adult: What It Means to Be a CASA with Dr. Michele Ogden” 15th: SatCast E5 “Are Grades Getting in the Way of Learning? (8/15/26) - SC0

What if students could start high school or college without immediately feeling like every grade defines their future? An ABC News article about the University of Michigan's approach to grading incoming freshmen sparked this conversation between Chris Nesi and Dan Kreiness, but the discussion quickly becomes much bigger than one university. Grades are supposed to communicate learning. But what happens when students become more focused on earning the grade than actually learning? What happens w

Meet the Superintendent/Principal of Harmony Township School District Daryle Weiss. Daryle is a lifelong NJ resident--and has had a unique and creative background--coaching, farming, building--and even acting & comedy! We'll talk all things leadership, NJ, and dominating the day! Join us LIVE on the #ELB podcast on Tuesday, 8/11 at 4:10 ESTThis podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning

The stories we tell about our leadership experiences are shaped by the choices we make every day. In this episode, I reflect on the deeper purpose behind school leadership and why the work we do is about more than getting through the daily grind. When we lead with intention, awareness, and consciousness, we can create experiences that align with our values and the legacy we want to create. Find the full episode show notes and transcript here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/450 Keep up with m

What does it really mean when we ask first graders to write about the events in a story? Before students can write about what happened, they need to understand plot, identify important events, and put those events in sequence. In this episode of The Education Connection, we continue the Writing About Reading series with Story Events, Part 1: Understanding Plot and Sequencing. We’ll talk about the difference between plot and sequencing and how to scaffold instruction from sequencing pictures to