July 12 is National Summer Learning Day!
Led by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), National Summer Learning Day is an advocacy day aimed at elevating the …
When a Good Book Helps the Conversation
Kids are talking . . . about race and about the many instances in the last few years in which …
July #NCTEchat: Everyday Advocacy
Cathy Fleischer (@CathyFleischer1), Eastern Michigan University Antero Garcia (@anterobot), Stanford University, CA July 15, 2018 – 8 p.m. EST This …
Build Your Stack: Bringing Voices of Authors into Classroom Discussions around Books
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,™ a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge …
Summer Fun!
To me, summer means picnics and barbecues, reading, watching summer blockbusters, listening to tunes at the lake or pool, spending …
Meeting the New Mainstream: How ELA Teachers Can Help Bilingual Students Succeed in the Writing Classroom
Christina Ortmeier-Hooper was interviewed for NCTE by freelance writer Trisha Collopy. For the English teachers in Christina Ortmeier-Hooper’s workshop, …
Fireworks and Freedom
A version of this blog ran in July 2015. On this July 4th, I’m reminded most of the First Amendment …
Sneak Peek at the July 2018 English Journal
This sneak peek comes courtesy of the “From the Editor” column by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski in the July …
Truth’s in Need of Truth Today: Public Education in Troubled Times
This post was written by members Catherine Compton-Lilly and Julia López-Robertson. “Love’s In Need of Love Today” was the …
Is the Fourth of July Really Independence Day?
Historical events and holidays frequently seem like absolute truth to students; yet behind such events are many possible truths, myths, …