The Broken Copier

A conversation about teaching. Hosts @MarcusLuther6 & @mayersteach talk shop about classroom practice, pedagogy, and current events in education.

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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:

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"What will happen when the words we encounter increasingly become plastic?"

one final post for 2025: "A World of Plastic Words"

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New post this morning: "The Screens in the Classroom?"

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New episode this morning: What Should "Support" Look Like?

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New post this morning that sits with a pretty simple (but important) question: "What does an A even mean?"

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New conversation out today!

"How to Make Reading Meaningful for Students"

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Extra midweek podcast episode this week!

"What Has This School Year Taught Us?" with @MrNeibauer

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New post this morning: "The Problems We Cannot Fix"

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New conversation out today with Scott F. Parker: "Finding Meaning in Teaching"

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New post today on learnings from trying out a new strategy and system as a teacher: "Bringing Something New into the Classroom"

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New conversation this morning Stephen Fitzpatrick: "A Better AI Conversation"

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New Unjammed reflection this morning: "On Empty Desks"

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New post this morning: "Closing the Distance Between Home and School"

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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"

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New Unjammed reflection this morning: "On Losing Patience"

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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"

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Excited to introduce a new podcast series called Unjammed that features reflections on actual problems in the classroom!

First episode: "On Challenging Students"

https://t.co/QJWcZePvva

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New post this morning on different "moves" to help celebrate and affirm students in the classroom:

"Uplifting Moves in the Classroom"

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New conversation out today with @MrNeibauer: "The Heaviness of Teaching"

https://t.co/1fP8eBEqwP

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New post this morning on some shifts in practice by @MarcusLuther6 this school year in the classroom: "Small Adjustments Can Matter"

https://t.co/CnqWz6AxDY

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New conversation this morning with @Dean_of_math: "A Better, More-Authentic Assessment"

Listen here! (Or link in bio)

https://t.co/YHTWOYXdHF