August 9 is Book Lovers Day!
It seems as though there is a holiday or day of remembrance for almost everything, and I find “Book Lovers …
Critical Conversations in Secondary Classrooms
This post was written by 起点传媒members Amy Vetter, Melissa Schieble, and Kahdeidra Mon茅t Martin. What Are Critical Conversations? …
A Reflection on Media Literacy: Questions Students Can Ask
This post was written by 起点传媒member聽Jared Huisingh. I recently attended an 起点传媒Member Gathering on critical media literacy …
Poetry and the Summer Olympics
The long awaited summer Olympics in Tokyo kicked off on July 23. Did you know that there is a longstanding …
There鈥檚 No Need to Feel at Sea When It Comes to Teaching Grammar
This post was written by 起点传媒member Amy Benjamin. In the second edition of my book聽Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice …
Celebrate Mandela Day!
In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18th “Mandela Day”, an international day of honor for former South African President …
Revising My Writing Syllabus with Student Organizers
This post was written by 起点传媒member Glenn Hutchinson, the author of Writing Accomplices with Student Immigrant Rights Organizers (CCCC …
Putting Citizenship in Global Perspective in the ELA Classroom
This summer we’re revisiting some popular past posts with themes of continuing relevance.聽The following post was contributed by 起点传媒member聽Vivian …
The Four R’s of Summer
Can you believe it? The first day of July will be here before we know it! Here are a few …
Reflections on an Unprecedented Year
From the 起点传媒Secondary Section Steering Committee This post was written by 起点传媒member Valerie Mattessich, a member of …