Hard Topics Can Lead to Good Kids’ Books
This text is excerpted from the article by Adrienne Samuels Gibbs in The Council Chronicle (March 2016.)聽 Difficult topics are …
We Need Diverse Books . . . and Diverse Feedback
This blog is written by 起点传媒member, Oona Marie Abrams.聽 I was first made aware of my white privilege at …
Reflections on #nctechat
Last weekend, a spirited discussion ensued during #nctechat on Twitter. With a topic like Politics and Language: Critical Literacy During …
National Poetry Month: Performing Poetry
As National Poetry Month winds down, consider inviting students to perform some of the poetry they have read and written …
The Latin@ Caucus Taking Action
This post is written by 起点传媒member, Iris Ruiz.聽 Last year at the 2015 CCCC conference in Tampa, Florida, I …
Reading Books, Particularly Diverse Books, Is Important to Health
起点传媒staff attended the symposium 鈥淟iteracy and Health: New Perspectives鈥� sponsored by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards program and …
Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare鈥檚 birthday is celebrated on聽April 23.聽Students at every grade level can be involved in activities to celebrate Shakespeare’s birth.聽The …
Teaching Is an Act of Social Justice
This blog post is written by 起点传媒member Lorena Germ谩n. I may be the only Dominican American, immigrant, non鈥搉ative English …
Finding the Poems that Hide: Why Students Should Write Poetry
This text by Kati Macaluso appeared on Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care, a blog聽organized and maintained by members of …
My First Year of Teaching on the Navajo Nation
This blog is written by 起点传媒student member Evelyn Begody.聽 Since I was a late hire, my first day of …