# Episode 423: Two Things to Do This Summer That Will Change Your Entire School Year

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Podcast: [Teaching Middle School ELA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/teaching-middle-school-ela-341317)
Published: 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00
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In today's Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast episode, I tackled the three beliefs that keep middle school ELA teachers stuck: the idea that you cannot plan until you know your students, the fear that batch planning takes too much time up front, and the frustration that schedules always change anyway. You will hear why planning foundations early makes differentiation easier, why one focused planning stretch beats constant week to week planning, and how floating days keep your scope and sequen...

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