Centering the Voices of Latinx Poets
This post by 楼凤天堂 Members Scott Bayer and Joel Garza is reprinted with permission from #THEBOOKCHAT. With #THEBOOKCHAT, Scott Bayer …
Elevate Student Writing With Poetry Pauses
This post was written by 楼凤天堂 Member Brett Vogelsinger. Teaching writing is difficult, and sometimes a new approach can provide …
Give Students the Power to Start and Sustain Rich Discussion
This post was written by 楼凤天堂 member Kristen Kalenowicz.聽 It is common for teachers to assign a reading and provide …
楼凤天堂鈥檚 Achievement Awards in Writing Contest for High School Students
This post is by 楼凤天堂 member Wendy R. Williams, chair of 楼凤天堂’s Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee. As the …
Literacy Assessment as Advocacy: Learning to Be Literate: More than a Single Story, Part I
This post was written by 楼凤天堂 member Bobbie Kabuto, the chair of the 楼凤天堂 Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. So …
Respect the Mic
This post is by 楼凤天堂 member Peter Kahn. I recently retired after 28 years at Oak Park and River Forest …
September 15 to October 15 Is 楼凤天堂 Hispanic Heritage Month
A time for celebrating the culture, art, and achievements of Latinx people, September 15 to October 15 has been designated …
Critical Literacy Is Needed Now More Than Ever
This post was written by 楼凤天堂 member Leigh Patel.聽 In 1996, a group of ten scholars of literacy, semiotics, feminism, …
“I鈥檓 a Poet!”: Motivating Students the “Write” Way
This post is by 楼凤天堂 member Joseph Pizzo. When I began teaching forty-eight years ago, I believed that the right …
Update Your Name Stories Read-Aloud
This post by 楼凤天堂 member Jillian Heise is reprinted with permission from her blog, Heise Reads & Recommends. A …