Current Events in the Classroom
You can help your students see beyond the headlines! In this post, nine other teachers and I share…
by Danielle Hall February 27, 2020
You can help your students see beyond the headlines! In this post, nine other teachers and I share…
by Danielle Hall February 27, 2020
Looking for a book rec for your sports loving students? I recently read (and loved) After the Shot…
by Danielle Hall January 30, 2020
Whew! This year is already flying by, amiright? It feels like just yesterday we were returning from winter…
by Danielle Hall January 24, 2020
Take a look inside my completely updated and redesigned Odyssey interactive escape room. New art, new hints, and…
by Danielle Hall January 9, 2020
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect on the great books released in 2019!…
by Danielle Hall December 12, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz, a heartwarming #ownvoices tale of two…
by Danielle Hall November 21, 2019
It’s Native American History Month! How are you celebrating and honoring Native culture in your classroom? One great…
by Danielle Hall November 7, 2019
Our friend Courtney joins us to chat about A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy. It’s perfect…
by Danielle Hall October 31, 2019
Do you struggle to get students interested in nonfiction? Keep pushing! Fostering a love of reading nonfiction books…
by Danielle Hall October 24, 2019
Books can be both mirrors, reflecting students’ lives, or windows into the lives of others. You know the…
by Danielle Hall October 10, 2019
Looking for engaging and rigorous Halloween activities for your Secondary ELA classroom? Look no further! These mini-lessons will…
by Danielle Hall October 3, 2019
Writer & teacher L. Samantha Smith joins us to chat about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2019
Since we started the YA Cafe Podcast, we’ve gotten a lot of questions around LGBTQ middle grade novels.…
by Danielle Hall September 19, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Our guest is author H.D. Hunter who has some…
by Danielle Hall September 12, 2019
Song lyrics can be so versatile in the classroom: Creative writing inspiration, making non-fiction more engaging, etc. Here…
by Danielle Hall September 5, 2019
BookTuber, Nikea JaLynn (cohost of the series #BlackGirlLit), joins us to chat about The Revolution of Birdie Randolph…
by Danielle Hall August 22, 2019
Are you teaching short stories for high school, and all you have is a dusty anthology of “classic”…
by Danielle Hall August 15, 2019
Stacey Lee does it again! The Downstairs Girl is exactly the kind of historical fiction we need right…
by Danielle Hall August 8, 2019
We know that our reluctant readers have a skills deficit that grows over time. Whereas a student may…
by Danielle Hall August 1, 2019
Project Runway meets Mulan in the new YA fantasy novel Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim. Joining us…
by Danielle Hall July 25, 2019
Have you been told you should be teaching executive functioning? Is this a totally overwhelming proposition? Where do…
by Danielle Hall July 18, 2019
How many Asian American YA novels do you have in your classroom library? We recently read Wicked Fox,…
by Danielle Hall July 2, 2019
We are joined by Zshavette, a Pinay bookstagrammer to chat about Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay.…
by Danielle Hall June 27, 2019
From the 17th Century adventures in Lady’s Guide, to the dystopian future predicted in Internment, this list has…
by Danielle Hall June 20, 2019
This week we chat with author Justina Chen about Gilmore Girls, Firefly, and of course our featured title,…
by Danielle Hall June 13, 2019
Have you ever used videos to inspire your students to write? Here are some TED talks for young…
by Danielle Hall June 6, 2019
Author/editor Jessica Spotswood joins us to chat about the blood witches and bad breakups in These Witches Don’t…
by Danielle Hall May 30, 2019
We read a lot of books with social issues for the YA Cafe Podcast, and I feature a…
by Danielle Hall May 21, 2019
PRIDE month is almost here! Woo-hoo! In celebration, here are 21 diverse LGBTQ+ YA novels for your high…
by Danielle Hall May 14, 2019
This week we are joined once again by our friend Anna aka @never_withouta_book to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo’s…
by Danielle Hall May 9, 2019