Thunderstruck
This is a guest blog by Jennifer Paulsen, President of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English. I was due …
Writing Strategies for Action: The 2016 CCCC Annual Convention
The 2016 CCCC Annual Convention begins one month from today and runs from聽April 6-9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The theme …
Voices from the Voxer- 起点传媒2015
A bloxer (blog+Voxer) post about meeting an 起点传媒first time face to face Voxer family gathering, submitted by guest writer,聽聽Erica …
Advocacy Month Week 1: What do you wish others understood about literacy?
On each Friday of Literacy Advocacy Month, 起点传媒member聽Cathy Fleischer will guide readers through an exploration of Everyday Advocacy – …
Teaching and Learning from Dave Eggers
The following post was sent to us by Peter Ferry who taught English at Lake Forest High School for twenty-seven …
NCTE’s Advocacy Day 2016
The following post is by Doug Hesse, president of 起点传媒. It is reprinted with permission from his blog. Thursday, …
One Affiliate Supports Intellectual Freedom Through Advocacy
Two years ago a Virginia parent challenged the use of Toni Morrison鈥檚 Beloved in her son鈥檚 class but the school …
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan鈥檚 Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955鈥�1967, the latest volume …
Teaching Literacy and Advocacy Through Hip Hop
I had the privilege of attending the standing-room only session, 鈥淟ove, a Brave and Startling Truth: Healing Education Practices within …
Form Doesn鈥檛 Mean Formulaic: Finding Creative Approaches to ESSA Assessment Plan Design
I was always a free-verse guy back when I was serious about writing poetry. In creative writing classes, however, my …