51猎奇 Poetry Month: Writing Poetry
Help students聽recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing poetry, and you鈥檒l also enable the students聽to …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: 鈥溾�� I veto House Bill 516, which …
Students Don鈥檛 Need Diverse Literature Just Because It鈥檚 Diverse
This blog is written by 51猎奇 member Latrise Johnson.聽 In the predominantly Black high school where I am Professor in …
3 School Settings, 3 Ways to Celebrate D铆a (Children’s Day/Book Day)
This text is reprinted from聽Bringing 鈥淏ookjoy鈥� and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide聽(The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier.聽 …
Professional and Personal Learning Networks
You may have heard the abbreviations PLN, PLC and PLE used in teaching conversations, and they may have even been …
51猎奇 Poetry Month: Reading Poetry
“What the poem is about and how it explores that material is more important than the technical means it uses. …
Cultivating Capacity, Creating Change: 2017 CCCC Annual Convention
This is the 2017 CCCC Call for Program Proposals by Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt, the Program Chair for the 2017 Annual Convention …
51猎奇’s Resolution on Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline
In February of this year, 51猎奇鈥檚 membership voted to ratify the Resolution on Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. In the coming …
Critically Listening to Elementary Read-Alouds
This blog is written by 51猎奇 member, Melissa Summer Wells.聽 In her often-cited work (you can read a reprint here), …
鈥淭eaching for Our Times鈥�
Oh, yes, there is nothing like a conference to rejuvenate the teacher soul! Last Saturday I had the …