The Broken Copier

Summer is a great time to explore and imagine as a teacher (along with getting well-deserved rest!) Here are some of the most popular resources we've shared over recent years—all 100% free and able to be adapted to your classroom: docs.google.com/document/d/17F…

"What will happen when the words we encounter increasingly become plastic?" one final post for 2025: "A World of Plastic Words" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/a-world-of-p…

New post this morning: "The Screens in the Classroom?" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/the-screens-…

New episode this morning: What Should "Support" Look Like? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha…

New post this morning that sits with a pretty simple (but important) question: "What does an A even mean?" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/what-does-an…

New conversation out today! "How to Make Reading Meaningful for Students" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

Extra midweek podcast episode this week! "What Has This School Year Taught Us?" with @MrNeibauer podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha…

New post this morning: "The Problems We Cannot Fix" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/the-problems…

New conversation out today with Scott F. Parker: "Finding Meaning in Teaching" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fin…

New post today on learnings from trying out a new strategy and system as a teacher: "Bringing Something New into the Classroom" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/bringing-som…

New conversation this morning Stephen Fitzpatrick: "A Better AI Conversation" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-b…

New Unjammed reflection this morning: "On Empty Desks" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-…

New post this morning: "Closing the Distance Between Home and School" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/closing-the-…

New post this morning involving a 🕷️ and, more importantly, an always-important poem from the late Nikki Giovanni: "A Good Lesson and an Important Lesson" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/a-good-lesso…

New Unjammed reflection this morning: "On Losing Patience" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-…

New post this morning offering some potential steps forward to improve how adults in education are navigating AI: "Adults are the AI Problem in Education" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/adults-are-t…

Excited to introduce a new podcast series called Unjammed that features reflections on actual problems in the classroom! First episode: "On Challenging Students" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-…

New post this morning on different "moves" to help celebrate and affirm students in the classroom: "Uplifting Moves in the Classroom" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/uplifting-mo…

New conversation out today with @MrNeibauer: "The Heaviness of Teaching" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

New post this morning on some shifts in practice by @MarcusLuther6 this school year in the classroom: "Small Adjustments Can Matter" thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/small-adjust…

New conversation this morning with @Dean_of_math: "A Better, More-Authentic Assessment" Listen here! (Or link in bio) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-b…