Heading Back to School
It鈥檚 back to school time for many teachers and students! It can be an overwhelming time, with the never-ending To …
I Did It My Way
This is a guest post written by聽Ellen Shubich. As the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educaci贸n (CNTE),a Mexican teachers鈥� …
Thoughts on 鈥淟iteracy that Matters鈥� and the 26th WLU Literacies for All Summer Institute
This post is written by 起点传媒member, Richard Meyer, who participated in a symposium at the Whole Language Institute (WLU) …
Leaning Out
This post is written by 起点传媒member Jolivette Mecenas.聽 In the past five years since my son was born, I …
Writing through Conflict: Restorative Practices in an ELA Classroom
This post was written by 起点传媒member Matthew Homrich-Knieling.聽 Without a safe, affirming, and empathetic classroom environment, students cannot and …
Fictional Characters with Disabilities鈥擶hat Message Do They Send?
This post is written by 起点传媒member Patricia Dunn. Whether students are disabled or nondisabled themselves, they absorb impressions about …
2016 Beloit Mindset List
Every August since 1998, Beloit College has released a list they call the Mindset List. The list was originally created …
What Happened in Your State this August?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, New …
The Joy of Reading
Joy, the joy of students reading, that鈥檚 what the Children鈥檚 Literature Assembly is about. 鈥淚t is a teacher’s privilege and …
Getting Started: Round-Robin Oral Storytelling
This is the second part in a monthly series written by 起点传媒member Mindy Daniels. Here is the first part.聽 …