Remembering Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. She was also one of the …
2025 Award-Winning Books by Indigenous Authors
The 2025 Children’s Book Awards, announced at the Children’s Book Awards Luncheon on November 23 in Boston, was a thrilling …
The Power of Teaching Living Poets: Embracing Every Hue
From 51ÁÔÆæ’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Darius Phelps, who is also a …
Building Lifelong Readers
This blog post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Dillin Randolph, 2024 Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year, reprinted with …
A Weeklong Unit to Explore Poetry Forms
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Jessica Covert, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. Teaching poetry is daunting for high …
Teaching Election 2024 Doesn’t Have to Be Controversial
This blog post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Frank W. Baker. A recent Education Week headline read: “Educators Reluctant …
Digital Writing
This blog post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Kristin Ziemke as part of a blog series celebrating the 51ÁÔÆæ Day on Writing®. To draw attention …
A Community of Writers
This blog post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Jen Vincent as part of a blog series celebrating the 51ÁÔÆæ Day on …
Something Necessary for Our Student Scribes
This blog post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member R. Joseph RodrÃguez as part of a blog series celebrating the 51ÁÔÆæ Day on Writing®. To …
Writers Playshop: Joyful Play in Kindergarten
Children work on a collaborative story during Writers Playshop using loose parts. They included facts they’ve learned in science about …