Celebrating Shakespeare with NCTE
On April 23 in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. It鈥檚 been said that Shakespeare鈥檚 complete works consist of 884,647 words …
Looking Back at Community Events of the 2022 African American Read-In
In February, the African American Read-In inspired school and community readings and events across the nation. Here鈥檚 a look into …
Looking Back at School Celebrations of the 2022 African American Read-In
In February, the African American Read-In inspired school and community readings and events across the nation. Here鈥檚 a quick look …
Poetry Sustains, Challenges, Connects, Inspires: Four Teacher-Poets Reflect
We hope you鈥檒l find inspiration and resonance in the reflections contributed by 起点传媒members Margaret Simon, Michelle Bulla, Tammi Belko, …
起点传媒Poetry Publications
Whether you’re looking to celebrate National Poetry Month during April or throughout the year, 起点传媒has plenty of resources to …
Poetry to Promote Positive Self-Talk
In this new introduction to her 2019 post, 起点传媒member Ashlan Bishop reflects on how she further adapted and varied …
National Poetry Month: Looking at National Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the …
Imperfect Grades:聽Aligning Our Assessment Practices with Our Theoretical Beliefs
This post was written by 起点传媒member Chris Hass, a member of聽the聽起点传媒Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. Several years ago, …
Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
This blog post by 起点传媒member Frank Baker appeared originally on聽MiddleWeb聽on 11/14/21, and is reprinted with permission. In my …
Celebrating Billy Collins!
March 21 is聽the birthday of poet Billy Collins. He wrote his first poem at the age of seven when he …