Improvisations: Methods and methodologies in lifespan writing research
Sanders, J., Donovan, S., Myers, J., & DeFauw, D. Chapter 3, Methodologies for lifespan Writing research: Using composite narratives in narrative inquiry.
DeFauw, D., Myers, J., Donovan, S., & Sanders, J. Chapter 4, Using composite narratives to explore writing teachers’ development across their careers. In T. Phillips & R. Dippre (Eds.), Improvisations: Methods and methodologies in lifespan writing research (pp.##-##). WAC Clearinghouse. (Peer reviewed)
Toledo: Writing Our Place: Poems and Stories from Belizean Educators
Writing from the summer 2023 workshop in Toledo District, Belize as part of doctoral student, Deborah Williams, study..
Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance: An Oral History of COVID-19 in Poems
A collection of poetry from teachers during COVID-19
Young Adult and Canonical Literature
Donovan, S. (2021). Trauma in the beauty ideal in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and An Na’s The Fold. In P. Greathouse & Mayo, V, (Eds.), Young adult and canonical literature: Pairing and teaching. Rowman and Littlefield.
Unsettling Education (Social Justice Across Contexts in Education)
Donovan, S. (2019). Beyond mandates and measurement: Grading less in the English classroom. In B. Charest & K. Sjostrom (Eds.), Unsettling education: Searching for ethical footing in a time of reform. Peter Lang.
Teaching about genocide: Insights and advice from secondary teachers and professors, Vol. 2
Donovan, S. (2019). Reader as witness: Introducing students to genocide through literature. In S. Totten (Ed.), Teaching about genocide: Insights and advice from secondary teachers and professors, Vol. 2 (pp. 23-33). Rowman & Littlefield.
Contending with gun violence in the English language classroom
Donovan, S.(2019). Welcoming ghosts into our classrooms: Long way down by Jason Reynolds. In S. Shaffer, S. Bickmore & G. Rumohr-Voskuil (Eds), Contending with gun violence in the English language classroom (pp. 67-72). Routledge.
Queer adolescent literature as a complement to the English language arts curriculum.
Donovan, S. (2018). Bearing witness to our being and becoming in middle school with Parrotfish. In P. Greathouse (Ed.), Queer adolescent literature as a complement to the English language arts curriculum. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Moving beyond personal loss to societal grieving
Donovan, S.(2018). When a character dies: Comfort and discomfort in Refugee book groups. In M. Falter & S. Bickmore (Eds.), Moving beyond personal loss to societal grieving (pp. 163-176). Rowman & Littlefield.
Best lesson series: writing: 15 master teachers share what works
Donovan, S.(2018). Bearing witness through biographical narratives. In B. Sztabnik (Ed.), Best lesson series: writing: 15 master teachers share what works (pp. 103-124). Talks With Teachers.
Inside our schools: Teachers on the failure and future of education reform
Donovan, S.(2017). Snap if you hear me: Re-forming an English classroom. In B. Murphy (Ed.), Inside our schools: Teachers on the failure and future of education reform (pp. 18-27). Harvard Press.
