This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. The next Open Write is November 15-17. Our Host Kim Johnson lives on a farm and is the …
How Sweet It Is
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. The next Open Write is November 15-17. Our Host Fran Haley is a K–12 literacy educator who coordinates …
Examining A Writing Manifesto from 2015
by Erica Johnson 2015 was the year I was first introduced to the National Writing Project. That summer I participated in a two week program with the Little Rock Writing Project, focused on helping teachers support their student writers. In working on this blog, I …
From Sage on a Stage to Partners
by Ashley Valencia-Pate Partner–a word I cherish and center my teaching style around. In the past eight years, I have learned the most successful relationships I have with my students centers on becoming partners. As the teacher in the room, I have to enter my …
For the Love of Lit
Our Host Barbara Edler is considered a retired English Language Arts, Speech & Drama, College Composition and TAG instructor. However, she keeps going back to work. During this past summer, she taught English Composition at Southeastern Community College in Keokuk. When she’s not dabbling in …
A Retelling Poem
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Happiest Thing You’ve Ever Tasted
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
A Favorite Lesson Plus a Golden Shovel
Jessica has been a special educator in Arkansas for 15 years. A newly published author, she is employed at a school district in Morrilton, Arkansas. I stumbled upon a poem that has now become a favorite of mine. My daughter, who was in 5th grade …
Riding the Rapids
by Kim Johnson Hello, readers! I’m thrilled you’re reading the EthicalELA blog today, and I’m honored to have an opportunity to share a little about myself and my EthicalELA journey with you. Allow me to introduce myself using a Hashtag Acrostic with the letters in …
This Photo Wants to be a Poem
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …