Canonical Loyalty and the Role of Gatekeeping the English Teaching Profession
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Cody Miller.Β English educator, 51ΑΤΖζ member, and co-founder of #THEBOOKCHAT Scott Bayer …
The Time is NOW: Affirming Black Queer Youth
From the 51ΑΤΖζ LGBTQ Advisory Committee This blog post was written by LaMar Timmons-Long,Β a member of the 51ΑΤΖζ LGBTQ …
Engaging Student Interests by Using New and Diverse Texts
This blog post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ members and Michigan State University secondary English Education student teaching interns Amanda Blay …
Seeing the Unseen, Opening the Gate
This blog post by 51ΑΤΖζ member Julieanne Harmatz was reprinted with permission from her blog. Why should you attend …
Peek Inside July Language Arts
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Childrenβs Books about Indigenous Peoples” in …
Say That To My Face: On Teaching and Learning Diverse Literature for Empowerment and Transformation (Or, On Feeling Itchy)
This post is excerpted from a Voices from the Middle article by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. The more books there are, …
Diverse Literature Makes Us All Better People
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Jennifer Kirsch.Β More often than not, I begin my fifth-grade English course with …
Write Your Once-Upon-a-Time
This post is written by member Emily Green.Β Once upon a time, there was a six-year-old girl who hid her …
African-American Read-In: A Literary Tradition
This blog is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Jeanette Toomer. I wanted to let 51ΑΤΖζ members know that the African American …
βHigh-Impactβ Teaching and the Role of Literature
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Cody Miller. I was recently named βone of the highest impact teachersβ …