by Christian Z. Goering, Ph.D., NBCT Anyone with a pulse probably heard the bastardization of the term Critical Race Theory over the past year. In the midst of a fall 2020 semester in which I was discussing how to become anti-racist educators with a group …
Friends, this is the final day of the September Open Write. Big, big thank you to Barb and Allison for hosting this month, offering such rich inspiration and encouragement along the way. We will be back here in October (16-20) with writing hosts Anna, Cara, …
Inspiration: A Poem to a Student Hannah.James.Kenny.May. I recently wrote a sonnet about meeting a past student in the grocery store and forgetting her name. Like many of you, I have taught thousands of students over the years, and I cannot hold them all firmly …
Inspiration Today’s inspiration for writing comes from Teach Living Poets (Illich & Smith) and the many living poets they celebrate in their book. There is this moment that happens in poems when the poet or speaker suddenly captures a shimmer of being alive that is …
Welcome to day 2 of the September Open Write! Below is your writing inspiration, some ideas for getting started, and a sample poem. When you are ready, post your poem in the comment section below. Join us tonight at 5pm CT to meet other Open-Writers …
Welcome to the September Open Write! Below is your writing inspiration, some ideas for getting started, and a sample poem. When you are ready, post your poem in the comment section below. Would you like to meet other Open-Writers? Join us online Sunday night @5pm …
Literacy to What End…for Students and Teachers of Color…because Academically, Systemically, and Structurally We Still are Not Saved!? By Tiffany M. Nyachae, Ph.D. When I left the classroom in June of 2013, I found refuge in creating out-of-school spaces for young people to use literacy …
Read Aloud! You’re Never Too Old for Storytime (or to Become an Expert Oral Reader) by Kate Sjostrom When Glynis was in high school…her sophomore English teacher…read short stories to the class… [He] read the stories because he loved them and he believed the students …
Our August Open Write Host Judi Opager works at a Middle School in Torrance, California. Her first love is her students. She is a contributing member to The Poetry Society of America. Like most poets, she discovered her writing talent at an early age, heralding …
Our August Open Write Host Tammi is a Gifted Intervention Specialist and teaches ELA to 5th and 6th graders. As a middle school teacher and Power of the Pen writing coach, Tammi has spent over fifteen years sharing her love of reading, writing and poetry …