Politics During Pedagogy
With the election season just finishing up, it feels like all we see, hear, and talk about is politics. Looking ahead, it will be another contested presidential battle in 2024. We know as [...]
New Books to Celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist As educators, we know one of the most effective ways to introduce a new subject is by reading a book. Stories can [...]
A Big Win-Win: Guest Post by Will Hobbs
My writing career grew out of 14 years in the classroom as an English and reading teacher in the public schools of Pagosa Springs and Durango, Colorado. My career choice owed a lot to an [...]
Isabelle Marinov and Deborah Marcero: Reaching for the Stars
“Punching the Air”: A Fresh Pairing for “The Outsiders”
Like many middle school students, I was required to read S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. I hate to admit it now, but I hardly gave it a chance before I labeled it as a number of things that didn’t [...]
On Becoming a Reader and Writer: Guest Post by Debbi Michiko Florence
My parents were the first people in my life who sparked a love for books and reading. My dad read to me when I was a child, and my mom would take me and my sister to the library regularly, [...]