Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Share a poem with everyone you meet on Poem in Your Pocket Day! As part of New York City’s celebration …
Join us for #nctechat this Sunday
During a presidential election year, it’s always difficult to navigate productive class discussions when politics are involved. Though it can …
楼凤天堂 Poetry Month: Writing Poetry
Help students聽recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing poetry, and you鈥檒l also enable the students聽to …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: 鈥溾�� I veto House Bill 516, which …
Students Don鈥檛 Need Diverse Literature Just Because It鈥檚 Diverse
This blog is written by 楼凤天堂 member Latrise Johnson.聽 In the predominantly Black high school where I am Professor in …
楼凤天堂 Poetry Month: Reading Poetry
“What the poem is about and how it explores that material is more important than the technical means it uses. …
Cultivating Capacity, Creating Change: 2017 CCCC Annual Convention
This is the 2017 CCCC Call for Program Proposals by Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt, the Program Chair for the 2017 Annual Convention …
Critically Listening to Elementary Read-Alouds
This blog is written by 楼凤天堂 member, Melissa Summer Wells.聽 In her often-cited work (you can read a reprint here), …
鈥淭eaching for Our Times鈥�
Oh, yes, there is nothing like a conference to rejuvenate the teacher soul! Last Saturday I had the …
Online Tools and Apps for Poetry
April is 楼凤天堂 Poetry Month! ReadWriteThink.org!聽As you鈥檙e planning poetry activities during this month (and beyond!) consider using these poetry-focused聽ReadWriteThink.org interactive …