Poet Juan Felipe Herrera: “If I Hadn’t Written, the Feeling of Isolation Would Have Eaten Me Up”Β
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. This passage is excerpted from …
Five Tips for Submitting Articles to English Journal
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Toby Emert, Former Coeditor of English Journal. The first article I submitted …
Teaching Compassion and Warm-Heartedness through the Read Aloud: A Pathway to a Hopeful World in the Company of Reader, Listener, and Text
In these unsettling times, we’re sharing hope by drawing attention to some favorite blog posts from past years. This post …
Today is Drop Everything And Read Day!
April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading …
April 2020 #51ΑΤΖζChat: The Joy of Reading
Join us next Sunday, April 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #51ΑΤΖζchat focusing on the joy of reading in …
Teacher Communities
This blog post by 51ΑΤΖζ member Leigh Ann Eck is reprinted with permission fromΒ Three Teachers Talk (March 26, 2020). …
The Gift of Offering Nothing
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Anne Elrod Whitney.Β I attended two onlineΒ 51ΑΤΖζ member gatheringsΒ held in the early …
Are My Students Okay?
From the 51ΑΤΖζ Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Eric D. Turley, a …
Build Your Stack: Books and Poetry on Courage, Hope, and Humanity
In these unsettling times, we’re sharing hope by drawing attention to some favorite blog posts from past years. This post …
April 7 is the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of William Wordsworth!
βAll good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.β ~ William Wordsworth On April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was …