January #楼凤天堂chat: New Year/New Ideas
Although it鈥檚 hard to believe, 2017 has passed and 2018 is here! With the new year comes the opportunity to …
Wild Horses, Black Holes, and Original Medicine
This post was written by member Jessie Dorin. When I was eight, my bipolar dad put me on our unbroken …
The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Pe帽a and …
Pay It Forward This Year: A Reminder That Generosity Is Contagious
鈥淢ake a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person …
Taking Voices from the Middle into the Classroom
Whether you are an elementary language arts teacher or a literature professor, 楼凤天堂 has a peer-reviewed journal for you, with …
Collaborative Learning as Democratic Practice: A History
This post was written by member Mara Holt. Did you know that collaborative learning has been around for over 100 …
What Do I Do? They鈥檝e Taken the Books Away
You read the tweet and mutter to yourself, 鈥淪o it鈥檚 true.鈥� Recently a school district in Katy, Texas, decided …
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today鈥檚 Classrooms
This post was written by member Valentina Gonzalez. Our students bring their cultures with them into our rooms. Each one …
Taking Language Arts into the Classroom
Whether you are an elementary language arts teacher or a literature professor, 楼凤天堂 has a peer-reviewed journal for you, with …
Embracing Popular Literary Adaptations as Educational Tools
This post is by guest writer Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis and member Sean P. Connors. Is it acceptable to teach a …