Knowledge Burning
It’s hard to have grown up in the 50s and 60s as I did and not have been aware of …
World Theater Day
World Theatre Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), an organization founded by UNESCO. Celebrated annually on …
Forwarding Literacy in I Am Malala
This post is excerpted from Kara Poe Alexander’s article “Forwarding Literacy in I Am Malala: Resisting Commodification through Cooperation, Context, …
2019 CCCC Award Winners
During the 2019 CCCC Convention in Pittsburgh last week, we gathered to celebrate the work of CCCC colleagues. Congratulations to …
Making Change with LGBTQ Literature
There’s a great article in the March Council Chronicle, “Teachers as Change Agents: Piloting an LGBTQ Book Club for Middle-Grade …
Build Your Stack: Spark Her Curiosity for STEAM
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Celebrating World Poetry Day
As a classroom teacher, at this time of year I always looked forward to April and to teaching poetry during …
Latest on the First Amendment on Campus
Free speech on college campuses is in the news again—from complaints from “right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro [who] is pushing back …
A Tip for Teaching Challenging Texts: Position Yourself as a Learner
An excerpt from this article by Jill Tridgell appears in the March 2019 Council Chronicle. What do you do …
Leading with Vulnerability
The March issue of The Council Chronicle, available online now, looks at a dazzling range of ways in which English language …