Teaching Middle School ELA
Welcome to the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast, where we are dedicated to helping English Language Arts teachers create dynamic and engaging lessons for their students, while also managing the day-to-day responsibilities that come with being a Middle School ELA teacher.
As educators ourselves, we understand the challenges of finding a work-life balance that allows us to pursue our passion for teaching while also enjoying our personal lives. That's why each Tuesday, hosts Caitlin Mitchell and Jessica Cannata share practical and innovative solutions for managing your workload and staying inspired in your teaching practice.
Whether you are looking for fresh ideas to inspire your students, strategies for improving your writing instruction, or tips for managing your time more effectively, this podcast is designed to provide you with the tools you need to thrive as a Middle School ELA teacher.
Join us each week for curriculum and lesson ideas, classroom stories, and interviews with fellow educators who are experts in the field. We believe that with the right support and resources, you can create a classroom environment that encourages students to become strong and passionate learners.
If you teach reading and writing to middle schoolers and want to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in ELA education, then this is the podcast for you! Tune in every week and let us help you make a difference in the lives of your students and in your own teaching career.
Teaching Middle School ELA
Mindset Favorite: Radical Generosity
Today we’re airing a past Monday Mindset episode where I discuss the concept of going above and beyond in our relationships and connections with others. Giving, not just in terms of time, but also in offering kindness, compassion, and support to others, is a powerful tool. When we give without expecting anything in return, we can positively impact our lives, experiencing deeper connections and meaningful relationships with others.
Here’s to another day of living intentionally.
Caitlin
Well, hello teachers, and welcome to your Monday Mindset podcast episode. These are short, little snippets of thoughts, reflections that I share with you on a weekly basis, that are focused around mindset things that we can do to live our best lives, to live an intentional life, and I invite you to not just listen to these for yourself and how they apply to you in your life, but consider sharing them with other people too. Consider sharing them with your students every Monday and having a conversation about it and doing a reflection together, because I think a lot of these thoughts, these topics, these questions are just a part of being human, and sometimes being human can feel lonely and to know that other people are struggling through some of the same challenges that you are and are benefiting from having these types of conversations is hugely powerful in allowing us to get to be the best version of ourselves, to take who we are and who we be and who we show up in the world as to that next level. So I really hope that you enjoy these Monday Mindsets and, if you do, let us know over on our Instagram at Evie Academics. Thanks so much for listening and let's dive into our Monday Mindset.
Speaker 1:So today I want to share something with you that totally came into my life randomly but has really massively changed how I think about things relationships, connections with people, just anything that I've been kind of going through in life recently has come from this kind of new approach, perspective, lens through which I'm looking at, quite frankly, anything, and it came up the other day with one of my friends who was really helping me with something that I was working on. Lens through which I'm looking at, quite frankly, anything. And it came up the other day with one of my friends who was really helping me with something that I was working on and she just gave me so much of her time, her feedback, her soul, just her being. She really showed up for me in a way that I was just so overwhelmed with gratitude and abundance from her and I said to her I don't know how to repay you, like thank you so much for what you just poured into me. And she said you know, it's this concept of radical generosity that I've really been coming from and I said, huh, that is such an interesting perspective, that's such an interesting philosophy approach, just this radical generosity Not necessarily always of our time, right, because as teachers, of course, you are always living in what feels like an area of radical generosity, but just in the way that we inherently treat each other and show up for others and give kindness to others, through that radical generosity, with expecting nothing back, and I started to, in turn, take on that and put that hat on and see what that felt like for me, with my son, with my husband, with my brother, with my parents, and I'm watching this world of abundance start to unfold for me as I've shown up this way for other people.
Speaker 1:It's so fascinating to see what the universe gives you in return when you pour into other people through just a different way. Again, it's not time necessarily, it's just an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on, or someone who's there to just be with you, or someone who's there to encourage you and champion you on at the gym, whatever it might be. Just this givingness of soul, of abundance, of gratitude to others, through this lens of radical generosity, has been so fulfilling and refreshing to watch unfold in my life. So I'd invite you this week to think about and again, I know as teachers we constantly seem to come from this place of radical generosity because we're always giving of our time right To a fault, maybe, but I wonder if there's a different way for you, as teacher, to look at this and, in turn, take it as you, as person, you as spouse, you as wife, you as friend, you as partner, you as daughter, you as husband, whatever it might be.
Speaker 1:What does radical generosity of soul for you mean? In your life, to your relationships and your connections with other people, and expecting nothing in return? It's incredibly freeing and fulfilling. So I invite you to think about what that looks like for you this week and, if something comes up for you, definitely send me a message on Instagram. I would love to hear from you. We're at EB academics, if you don't follow us already. So here's to a wonderful week together, living intentionally, and I hope that this Monday mindset serves you well.