A Student’s Petition for Poetic Justice
This post was guest-authored by student Veronica Pusateri. Veronica just completed ninth-grade in the classroom of 51ÁÔÆæ member Michael Guevara …
Sending Books to LGBT Prisoners
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member sj Miller with support from the Gender and Sexualities Educators Alliance (GSEA) of …
Field Notes: 51ÁÔÆæ in Action
Last week 51ÁÔÆæ had three different programs underway in the span of five days. (Who says teachers take summers off?) …
Selecting Texts for Your Students and Your Course
Perhaps during these hot and sticky summer days, you’re working on Build[ing] Your Stack™ of texts that you want to share …
A Storytime Activity for Everyone Loves Bacon
This post was guest-authored by children’s librarian AnnMarie Hurtado. I recently published a book to help children’s librarians enhance …
Get Ready for Those Summer Blockbusters!
When school is out for summer, many summer blockbuster movies are released. The last few years, there have been a …
What Happened in Your State in June?
During June, eleven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode …
Making Teaching Practices Public
This post is an excerpt from the article “Toward Online Participation as Teacher Leadership” by 51ÁÔÆæ member Luke Rodesiler. Read …
July 12 is 51ÁÔÆæ Summer Learning Day!
Led by the 51ÁÔÆæ Summer Learning Association (NSLA), 51ÁÔÆæ 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 …