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What is the MSELASummit?

The MSELASummit is a back-to-school virtual conference hosted each summer by Laura Kebart, M.Ed. and that features interviews and trainings with experienced teachers who believe in achieving an actual harmony between teaching and living.

This year's BIG FOCUS is on show-n-tell strategies for increasing student engagement through creativity, collaboration, workshop model instruction, and support / intervention.

Each day of the MSELA Summit is organized by topic so you can pick and choose which day(s) you wish to attend so you can prioritize your needs as a teacher. You can attend one session, one day, or all sessions all the days!

The topics, ideas, freebies, and action steps you will learn over these five days are all designed to help you get organized, set up your classroom, and engage your middle school ELA students in a realistic way that allows you to enjoy life outside the classroom.

⭐️By the end of the event, you'll know what you're doing this coming school year⭐️

- HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR FINALLY STARTING WITH (OR VASTLY IMPROVING) THE READING AND WRITING WORKSHOP MODEL YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY

- HAVE REALISTIC ACTION STEPS FOR MAKING MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA FUN AGAIN THROUGH CREATIVE, UNIQUE, OUTSIDE-THE-BOX LESSON PLANS FOR MAXIMUM ENGAGEMENT

- HAVE READY-MADE ELA-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE NEEDIEST STUDENTS, MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE IN A WAY THAT IS REALISTIC + SUSTAINABLE ALL YEAR,

- HAVE THE TEACHER SUPPORT YOU WANT SO YOU CAN BATCH LESSON PLANNING, UNDERSTAND DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION, AND ALL THE TIME-SAVING HACKS IN BETWEEN

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the MSELA Summit for? The MSELA Summit is designed for an audience of both new AND experienced Middle School ELA Teachers. These are reading and writing (English / Language Arts) teachers who desire actionable, realistic strategies and ideas to implement not just at the beginning of the school year, but all year long!

As Middle School ELA teachers, we have our own special needs that other content areas or grade levels just don't deal with. No one person has all the answers, but pulling together an incredible team of teachers from all over the country with a diverse amount of experiences, knowledge, and backgrounds, will provide the BEST professional opportunity to learn and implement new strategies that grow your students while helping you teach and live with joy this year.

If you are ready to start your teaching journey (or if you've been at this a while and need to restart with a fresh perspective from teacher experts who GET IT), then this virtual conference is perfect for you!

What if I have plans, appointments, or if I just can't view all the sessions at once? You have 24/7/365 access to the sessions until July 2023. You can watch at your own pace and you can re-watch your favorites (so helpful when you see something in July or August but you don't want to implement it in your class until March--you can re-watch as much as you wish!). Plus, with the All-Access Pass, you get dozens of classroom resources to use all throughout the year on top of the other MSELA Summit bonuses.

Does it include a Professional Development (PD) certificate? With your All-Access Pass, you get 30+ hours of PD certificates to serve as a record of your time. This is a fantastic way to not only learn what you personally want to learn as you start prepping for the new school year, but also to serve as documentation that you can add to your continuing education files!

Being a Middle School ELA teacher has its own special needs that other content areas just don't deal with. No one person has all the answers, but pulling together an incredible team of teachers from all over the country with diverse experiences, knowledge, and backgrounds will provide the BEST professional opportunity to learn, ask questions, and implement new strategies that grow your students while helping you teach and live with joy this year.

Through my members-only Lesson Plan Community, I provide middle school ELA teachers with bell-to-bell lesson plans & curriculum every day, all year long, for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade so they can teach with joy while living an actual life outside the classroom.

The back-to-school virtual event where we plan engaging units while getting set up + organized for the entire year.

The 5th Annual MSELASummit is happening

TAKE A SNEAK PEAK AT THIS YEAR'S TOPICS:

We're gathering speakers and setting the agenda, so more details are coming soon!

READING + WRITING WORKSHOP MODELS

We'll cover ideas, strategies, and how-to's for getting started up through new, advanced methods.

UNUSUAL, CREATIVE, YET EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANS

We'll take you behind-the-scenes of the most outside-the-box lessons that make teaching ELA fun again!

STUDENT INTERVENTION SUPPORT STRATEGIES

Action-packed methods to engage students, address their leveled needs, and meet them where they are.

TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES

From batch planning to breaking down the data, we'll share the secrets to sustainable teaching that we can't live without.

DAY 1: UNIT PLANNING

Plan Your Units. . . Plan Your Year!

How to Plan & Organize Your Fiction Unit

The Only Tool You Need to Plan Your Narrative Unit

Plan Your Poetry Unit for Maximum Engagement

How to Plan Your Nonfiction Unit

How to Uplevel Your Drama Unit with Readers Theater

Plan Your Argumentative Unit with These 6 Steps

DAY 2: TECH TOOLS for ENGAGEMENT

Apps & Websites You Can't Teach Without

Flip Your Grammar Instruction with GrammarFlip

Reading with ReadTheory

The 8 Tools to Tame Your Task List while Engaging Your Students

Teaching with Podcasts

Tech Tools I Can't Teach Without

Free Tech Tools for Teachers

DAY 3: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Behaviors, Routines, Expectations

Building Relationships and Establishing Procedures

How to Create Your Classroom Management Plan

Behavior Management in Middle School

The Best Book Reviews for Management & Behaviors

Classroom Management for Stations & Small Groups

DAY 4: READING + WRITING STRATEGIES

TIPS FOR YEAR-LONG ENGAGEMENT

Purpose-Driven Vocabulary: It's not about your word lists!

Choice Reading: What, How, When, and What's Next

How to Embed Study Skills for Reading & Writing

Writing Prompts for Maximum Engagement

Engaging Reluctant Readers While Closing Gaps

Reading Strategies for Teachers to Use with Struggling Readers

DAY 5: WORK - LIFE HARMONY

Self-Care, Time Management, Organization

Top 10 Things I Learned from My MA in English Degree

Earning Credits for Both Personal AND Professional Growth

Nutrition & Health Specifically for Teachers

Getting Started with National Board Certification: Keeping it Real!

Regain Control of Your Health: Action Steps

How to Teach, Plan, and Grade without Taking Anything Home

BY THE END OF THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, YOU WILL -

Hi! I'm your summit host, Laura Kebart, M.Ed.