Are you in control of your teaching, or is teaching in control of you? Many middle school ELA teachers face similar frustrations: nights and weekends consumed with lesson planning and grading; no time to create meaningful, engaging lessons; and the struggle to squeeze all the required standards into a fifty-minute class period. It’s enough to make you wonder why you started teaching in the first place. At EB Academics, we hear you. We’ve been you. And we’ve got you. Our lesson planning approach is a practical method for achieving the teaching successes you envision. We’ve helped thousands of middle school ELA teachers discover how to transform their classrooms and get back their free time. In The Empowered ELA Teacher, you’ll learn to strengthen key components of your teaching so you can be the educator you want to be and thrive while doing it. You’ll discover a powerful way to create lessons that give your students more focus, growth, and satisfaction-without sacrificing your nights and weekends. It’s time to enjoy teaching again.