Open Call for Resolutions
When school lets out, we often find the headspace to step out of the day-to-day and consider the bigger picture …
Build Your Stack: Read-Aloud Recommendations
51ÁÔÆæ’s members are readers—for themselves as they seek to grow their professional knowledge, and for their students as they seek …
Say That To My Face: On Teaching and Learning Diverse Literature for Empowerment and Transformation (Or, On Feeling Itchy)
This post is excerpted from a Voices from the Middle article by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. The more books there are, …
Reading to Recharge This Summer
Many educators spend their summers reading, for personal as well as professional reasons. The following resources from 51ÁÔÆæ offer suggestions …
Teaching through the Storm
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Jennifer Howard. History is the best teacher that I know. I truly …
Celebrate the First Day of Summer with Literacy Activities!
Summer literacy is an important component of an overall summer learning program. Research shows that summer vacation often has a …
A History of the World According to the College Board
This past weekend I caught a story on NPR: “Changes Coming To AP World History Classes.” Apparently, teaching all of …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
 This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Lee Ann van der Kwast.  This was my fourth year as the …
The American Icon Paper
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member and Secondary Section Steering Committee member Ann Marie Quinlan. The Concept and …
Reimagining the Canon to Study Youth Culture
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Cody Miller. With the surge of youth activism making headlines across the nation, …