September 1 Kicks Off Library Card Sign-Up Month!
The month of September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to …
Place Matters
This post is an excerpt from 51ÁÔÆæ member Lauren Esposito’s article “Where to Begin? Using Place-Based Writing to Connect Students …
Remembering Mike Rose
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member and past CCCC Chair Linda Adler-Kassner. Scholar, teacher, researcher. Even more often, mentor. Inspiration. …
Celebrating Poet Rita Dove
August 28 is the birthday of American poet Rita Dove, who reportedly told Black American Literature Forum,“There’s no reason to subscribe authors …
The Enduring Work of Global BIPOC Women Literary Activists
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Sonia Adams. Early in my academic studies, I became interested in reading …
Music, Literacy, and History
On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Festival opened in Bethel, New York on Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm. It drew …
Classroom Support for Future Changemakers
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Rebecca Marsick. From the Black Lives Matter protests, to Parkland students’ #NeverAgain …
August 2021 #51ÁÔÆæchat: Check Your Shelf: #BuildYourStack for Back to School
Join us on Sunday, August 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #51ÁÔÆæchat where members of the Build Your Stack® …
August 9 is Book Lovers Day!
It seems as though there is a holiday or day of remembrance for almost everything, and I find “Book Lovers …
Critical Conversations in Secondary Classrooms
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ members Amy Vetter, Melissa Schieble, and Kahdeidra Monét Martin. What Are Critical Conversations? …