Sunday Post with Cindi Koudelka #ethicalela

Supporting Student Agency Through Small Moments by Dr. Cindi Koudelka

Dr. Cindi Koudelka (@cmkoudelka) is a Curriculum Specialist with National Board Certification in Adolescent Young Adulthood/English Language Arts at Fieldcrest School District in Illinois and an Adjunct faculty member at Aurora University.  She holds multiple certifications from PreK – 12 and is an active member …

Alternate Names (a List)

Day 5, February’s Open Write with David Duer David Duer recently retired from teaching English at Cedar Rapids Washington High School, where he was the faculty advisor for the Washington Literary Press. His work has appeared in Ascent, Exquisite Corpse, English Journal, North American Review, …

Steps to Being (Insert Name)

Day 4, February’s Open Write with Rachelle Lipp Though I am still new to the gig of teaching (I’m currently in year five), I have had experiences in myriad schools. Growing up, I attended a small, Catholic school in the northwest corner of Iowa. Upon …

Out & Back (a Form)

Day 3, February’s Open Write with Rex Muston Rex Muston has taught language arts and coached a bit at Keokuk High School for 25+ years.  During his undergraduate years at Iowa, he worked six summer seasons in Yellowstone, and a winter in Utah.  He began …

Let’s Meet Somewhere (Diction)

Day 2, February’s Open Write with David Duer David Duer recently retired from teaching English at Cedar Rapids Washington High School, where he was the faculty advisor for the Washington Literary Press. His work has appeared in Ascent, Exquisite Corpse, English Journal, North American Review, …

Sonnets (Don’t Run Away)

Day 1, February’s Open Write with Allison Berryhill Allison Berryhill teaches English and journalism in Atlantic, Iowa. She is a publications-coordinator for the Iowa Council of Teachers of English.  Her sonnets have been awarded first place in the Iowa Poetry Association’s Lyrical Iowa competition in …

Henry Cody Miller

Considering the Supreme Court as Teachers by Henry “Cody” Miller

Henry “Cody” Miller is an assistant professor of English education at SUNY Brockport. During his seven years as a high school English teacher and in his current role, he positions texts as vehicles to discuss broader socio-political issues in students’ lives and worlds. He leads …

Leilya Pitre

What’s in a Word? Employing Close Reading to Enhance Analytical Skills by Leilya A. Pitre

Leilya A. Pitre is an Assistant Professor and English Education Program Coordinator with experience in secondary school and college teaching. She taught English as a foreign language in the Ukraine and ELA/English in public schools in the US. Currently, she teaches methods courses for preservice …

Kim Slusser

The Stories We Share by Kim Slusser

Kimberly Slusser currently works with pre-service teachers at Ithaca College. She began her teaching career in rural Pennsylvania (where she still lives with her family), more than 20 years ago. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, her Masters degree in Reading …

January Open Write Ethical ELA

Inauguration

Day 5, January’s Open Write for Educators with Susie Morice & Stacey L. Joy Stacey L. Joy is a National Board Certified Teacher, Google Certified Educator, L.A. County and LAUSD Teacher of the Year with 35 years of elementary classroom teaching experience. She currently teaches 5th grade at …