The Link Podcast

Jessica and Amber discuss social media platforms and how they have taken over education and influencing authentic learning happening in schools everywhere.   

Listen in while Jessica and Amber talking about planning and whether or not you should plan your lessons, plan with your team, or divide and conquer.

Listen in while Jessica and Amber vocalize their opinions on the *HOT TOPIC* of homework! 

Welcome back teachers! It's the first days of school and the energy in the buildings has been refreshing! Listen in with Jessica and Amber to chat about the importance of teachers and some things to think about in your first week of school. 

Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss classroom libraries and what has worked best in our experiences! 

Listen in while Jessica and Amber give all their best advice for new teachers! New teachers are so special to a building, and we cannot wait to guide you along the way this year. 

Listen in with while Jessica chats with our special guest Kim Lockhart as they discuss instructional shifts teachers are making around reading research and the Science of Reading. 

Jessica and Amber have been embracing the summer lifestyle and slacking on the podcasting! Listen in while we recap our last few weeks of summer and a little back to school talk! 

The Literacy Link ladies discuss ditching the morning work and starting your day with some low stakes soft starts to get your students minds ready for the day! 

Jessica and Amber have been taking their kiddos on adventures this summer and everywhere they go they are finding AMAZING free texts! Let's think about all of the places we visit during the summer and where we could collect fun and new text for this year! 

Jessica and Amber weigh in on anchor charts and creating an environment that allows for students to anchor their learning and use the resources you create together in their everyday learning. Anchor charts can be displayed and created very thoughtfully, and we want you to think about this with us here at The Literacy Link! 

Finally, the episode that so many teachers have been asking for...Sound Walls VS Word Walls! Jessica and Amber discuss the WHY and HOW behind one of the biggest trends of the year. Listen in to learn what they think about Sound Walls VS Word Walls and if they should be utilized in your classroom. 

Jessica and Amber talk about the joy and sometimes exhausting summer days of being a teacher/mom! Listen in for all of the amazing things you could take your kiddos to do this summer and the different methods of learning that can take place. They discuss the “summer slide” and how you can practice your children’s skills in non-traditional ways!

The Literacy Link ladies think about best practices that are important for EVERY subject! 

WARNING: The content of this production may be emotionally challenging. Jessica and Amber discuss with heavy hearts the tragedy that happened this week in Uvalde, TX. 

Jessican and Amber discuss the hot topic of "play" during the school day and how we can incorporate it into our day in an intentional and purposeful way! Listen in to hear their points of view and how it aligns with the latest research around play. 

Jessica and Amber decompress and reflect after a week filled with data, reflection, and planning meetings. Tune in to hear what our thoughts are around using all of this information to guide the work for next year! 

Jessica and Amber discuss the struggles teachers are having when it comes to the WHEN and HOW of teaching grammar within their day. Listen in to hear our thoughts and suggestions! 

Jessica and Amber chat about losing an important member of a strong trio they have formed and how she has made a lasting impact on them! They discuss the characteristics in mentors, friends, and leaders that have made a strong lasting impact in their lives. 

Jessica and Amber give you an update on how great.... or not so great...the Keystone Habits are going. They also give you summer reading inspiration from their own personal book stacks and implementing FIGURE IT OUT FRIDAYS! Listen in to learn more. 

Our special Mother's Day episode reflects on the teacher/mom hustle and finding your rhythm! 

After a week filled with curriculum planning, assessment creation, and district planning meetings Jessica and Amber sit down to talk assessments. We are thinking about the WHY, HOW, and WHEN we are assessing students. 

Jessica and Amber reflect after the episode with Dr. Stephanie Affinito around Keystone Habits. The ladies of Lit Link discuss what Keystone Habits they are implementing in their daily lives.

Jessica and Amber want to shout out our appreciation to all of our amazing teachers that we work with every single day! You all are ROCKSTARS! 

Jessica and Amber were so excited to sit down with Dr. Stephanie Affinito to talk about one of The Literacy Link's favorite books Leading Literate Lives. They discussed Keystone Habits and how teachers and students can build these reading and writing habits in their daily lives and the benefits these habits can bring to your classroom or life!  https://amzn.to/3waXU5J https://www.thecoachings...