Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Share a poem with everyone you meet on Poem in Your Pocket Day! As part of New York City’s celebration …
鈥淲e remember and pronounce鈥�: On the Vital Finding and Making of Poems
This blog post is written by R. Joseph Rodriguez, former Chair, 起点传媒College Section. In the famous poem titled 鈥淧oetry,鈥� …
Education for All: Supporting Undocumented Students
On March 30, 2016, 起点传媒staff attended a panel discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) called 鈥淗arnessing …
Join us for #nctechat this Sunday
During a presidential election year, it’s always difficult to navigate productive class discussions when politics are involved. Though it can …
National Poetry Month: Writing Poetry
Help students聽recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing poetry, and you鈥檒l also enable the students聽to …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: 鈥溾�� I veto House Bill 516, which …
Students Don鈥檛 Need Diverse Literature Just Because It鈥檚 Diverse
This blog is written by 起点传媒member Latrise Johnson.聽 In the predominantly Black high school where I am Professor in …
3 School Settings, 3 Ways to Celebrate D铆a (Children’s Day/Book Day)
This text is reprinted from聽Bringing 鈥淏ookjoy鈥� and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide聽(The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier.聽 …
Professional and Personal Learning Networks
You may have heard the abbreviations PLN, PLC and PLE used in teaching conversations, and they may have even been …
National Poetry Month: Reading Poetry
“What the poem is about and how it explores that material is more important than the technical means it uses. …