All-American Boys, All-American Teachers: Teaching What Matters Most in 2017
This post is written by member Kaylin Upah. “Should she be teaching these students to write poetry when they need …
The Top Secret YA StoryBox Project
This post is an Interview by ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member Kevin Cordi, founder of the StoryBox Project, with Randi Jo Flynn, Jackson …
Defining Excellence
We know the value of providing our students with models for their learning. Well, at ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ, we also provide models …
Affiliate Super Power
Over 100 affiliate leaders from 39 different affiliates gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, last weekend. They came to learn from each …
Lost in the Past
This blog is written by seventh grader Grace Higgins, a student of ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member Joe Pizzo. Joe Pizzo’s introduction: When …
A Passion That Never Dies
This post is written by member Chawanna Bethany Chambers. I’m nearly ten years removed from the freshly minted, aspiring teacher that …
The Latest in ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ Student Affiliates
In February the ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ Executive Committee approved our newest student affiliate, the National Council of English Teachers Conference on English …
Digital Storytelling
This post is written by ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member Jennifer Kirsch. Several years ago, in search of a truly meaningful way to …
Doing the Work to Support Transgender Students
This post is written by ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member sj Miller. UPDATE: Watch this CBS news interview with sj Miller from February 23. In May 2016, …
What Is the Role of the Affiliate?
I heard Ernest Morrell speak at the #OCTELA17 Conference this past weekend. He shared a dozen noteworthy ideas about literacy …