Field Notes: Celebrating CEE
Enriched. Inspired. Motivated. These are words that come to mind when I seek to describe my incredible experience at the …
Save Reading, Save the Country
This post is written by member Julia Franks.Β One of my students, a high school senior on his way to …
Summer Learning
Since we are past Memorial Day, now seems like a good time to plan for summer learning for students. Summertime …
Teaching News Bias without Being Biased
This is a guest post by Katelynn Giordano.Β For language arts teachers, the general publicβs growing inability to critically analyze …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports aboutΒ what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
Giving Students a Place to Choose
No two ways about itβstudents need access to books. And to be the best readers, they need to choose the …
Reading List for Summer in Participatory Citizenship
The following post was written by Pam Allyn and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the 51ΑΤΖζ Standing …
How Students Helped to Discover the Relevancy of Poetry in the 21st Century
Β This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Teachers tend to teach poetry because they feel it has supposed to …
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
The 51ΑΤΖζ Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich.Β Language changes, as do the βrulesβ related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …