What Happens [at the NCTE Convention] Shouldn’t Stay [at the NCTE Convention]!
…presented in a way for students to build reading skills, discover meaning on their own, and be a platform for rich classroom discussion and learning. I will say it over…
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The Process of Rebuilding Begins in Our Imagination
…Antiblackness in Speculative Fiction.” Her book Ship of Souls is featured in the Build Your Stack post “Ensuring Black Girls Access to Science Fiction.” Elliott has also been a presenter…
Reflections on the School Year
…a rigorous AP English exam, all while still building community. For so many years, my former school fit me as a teacher as I was able to build and foster…
August 2018 #NCTEchat: Heading Back to School
In any given school building the year will start with teachers who are just beginning their careers and teachers who have been there for many years. This mixture of fresh…
ESSA Passes, Our Work Begins
…are strongly aligned with the collective inquiry approach to capacity building to strengthen literacy learning. ESSA includes a more progressive definition of professional development than is found in any previous…
Decolonizing the Classroom: Step 1
…paycheck)). To build on Napoleon’s observation, “among those who dislike oppression are many who” enjoy the privileges the oppressive system offers. I have been teaching for over 30 years; I…
Read-Alouds for Life
…a relatively simple idea, and comes down to the importance of building a habit. Additionally, reading aloud is, according to the landmark 1985 report Becoming a Nation of Readers, “the…
Reflections on an Unprecedented Year
…having the chance to connect one-on-one with students about choice reading breaks down barriers that are physically and figuratively in place this year. Building a Community of Readers while Building…
Teaching Behind Bars: A Moment of Reflection
…escorted a colleague and me to the Education Building while curious onlookers clad in khaki crisscrossed the compound enclosed by barbed wire fences. When I arrived at my classroom door,…
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Summer Reading
…II, etc., based on surveys of students’ interests Build Your Stack,® an initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and their classroom libraries, provides countless suggestions of…
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