Reading List for Summer in Participatory Citizenship
…ways for children to step outside of their own lives and gain perspective on the world. An important aspect of participatory citizenship is an openness to other people’s experiences that…
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Sneak Peek: July 2017 English Journal
…teachers can consider new methods and explore new texts. Authors in this issue stretch our imaginations and offer opportunities to reflect on what works. Themes featured involve enduring aspects of…
The Importance of Teaching How to Learn
…students in any way I can, to aid them in their learning by first teaching them how to learn. Movies and television shows seem to only focus on two aspects…
Putting Citizenship in Global Perspective in the ELA Classroom
…rethinking physical boundaries in order to hold tight to their national identities, and the tension such nationalistic views might create. In so doing, they undermine major aspects of our collective…
POST TRUTH? POST TRUST? Why Students Really Need a Civics Education
…literacy. Integrate aspects of civics at every grade level through social studies and history classes. Adopt critical analysis as an interdisciplinary skill and integrate it within every area of study….
More Than a Grade: Cultivating Intellectual Play in Students
…difficult portion of this assignment for you? How did you overcome those difficulties? What do you think was the strongest aspect of your project and why? Highlight intellectual courage. Educators…
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
…being culturally between first- and second-generation immigrants; they are often fluent in spoken English but may still be working to command aspects of written English, especially academic writing. As long-term…
“Words with Friends”: Creating Collaborative Writing Spaces for Girls and Women of Color
…amplifies aspects of who I am. The sisterhood we have forged in Fresh I.N.K. works because our race, ethnicity, culture, language, what we have, and even what we have lost…
Teaching Composition Using Transcripts
…transcript can’t always capture perfectly every aspect of an audio composition, there are also things a transcript can convey that audio cannot. Therefore, multiple modes and styles can support one…
Refusing Classroom Silence on Issues of Racism
…all valid and incredible steps in the right direction for all involved, but what about addressing the less flattering aspects of their local history? When was their community not so…
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