Methods, Non-methods?
This post is written by James Davis, 51ΑΤΖζβs P12 policy analyst from Iowa. At the 2015 51ΑΤΖζ Annual Convention in …
Mrs. Newman: Reader and Writer
This blog post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Evelyn Begody.Β Mrs. Newman, my tenth-grade English teacher, wore her long straight …
51ΑΤΖζ Poetry Month: Performing Poetry
As 51ΑΤΖζ Poetry Month winds down, consider inviting students to perform some of the poetry they have read and written …
Teaching Is an Act of Social Justice
This blog post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member Lorena GermΓ‘n. I may be the only Dominican American, immigrant, nonβnative English …
My First Year of Teaching on the Navajo Nation
This blog is written by 51ΑΤΖζ student member Evelyn Begody.Β Since I was a late hire, my first day of …
51ΑΤΖζ Poetry Month: Reading Poetry
“What the poem is about and how it explores that material is more important than the technical means it uses. …
Legacy of Pride: Women and 51ΑΤΖζ
Reflections from 51ΑΤΖζ Vice President Jocelyn A. Chadwick I have long wondered why we have βmonthsβ to recognize specific groups …
The Best Reading Style for Tomorrowβs Voters
In the October 2005 Talking Points, Angela S. Raines offers some thoughts on how the teaching of reading can prepare …
Screenwriting as an ELA Exercise
Our November 2015 English Journal offers the article βLights, Camera, Write: How Scene Writing Can Help Students Write in Multiple …
The Interactive Read-Aloud as Responsive Teaching
In the October Talking Points, Laura May and Gary Bingham encourage elementary teachers to use interactive read-alouds. What makes interactive …