DeVos Nomination Update
On January 17, the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee conducted the nomination hearing for Elisabeth βBetsyβ …
The 100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is celebrated in schools around the country, usually near the month of February. The 100th …
Resolve to Strengthen Your Civically Engaged English Teaching with the 51ΑΤΖζ Citizenship Campaign
The following post was written byΒ members of the 51ΑΤΖζ Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. βIn a democracy, free and universal …
They Can, but They Don’t.
This post is written by member Mark Condon.Β I read this morning in Lu Ann McNabb’s 51ΑΤΖζ blog about an …
The New England CCCC Summer Conference: Sharing Best Practices
This post is written by member Matthew Parfitt.Β On May 24-25, 2017, Boston University will host the first New England …
Where Is the Understanding?
Sigh! I just finished a very long letter to the Virginia State Board of Education. I told them why it’s …
Mentors Help New Teachers Manage
This post is written by member Anna J. Small Roseboro.Β Why do so many early career English Language Arts teachers …
A Safe Space for New Beginnings
This is written by Juan Guerra, Anna Roseboro, and Lara Hebert.Β When we share our stories, we notice patterns of …
Using Advertisements in the Classroom
On this day in 1984, the “1984” commercial launched Apple’s Macintosh personal computer in the United States. The 45-second ad, …
Mobile Tech in the Writing Classroom
This post is written by member Claire Lutkewitte.Β In a multiyear study on studentsβ mobile learning practices at the University …