Our Host Stefani Boutelier, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Education at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Most of her K-12 classroom teaching was at the secondary level in Southern California. She works with inservice graduate teacher-researchers and teaches literacy and curriculum design courses …
Our Host Dr. Padma Venkatraman (she/her) is an Asian American author who immigrated from India on her own at age 19, studied oceanography, taught and directed a school and led diversity efforts at a university before writing 4 award-winning novels for young people (THE BRIDGE …
Andy Schoenborn is an award-winning author and high school English teacher in Michigan at Mt. Pleasant Public Schools. He focuses his work on progressive literacy methods including student-centered critical thinking, digital collaboration, and professional development. He is a past-president of the Michigan Council of Teachers …
Note: You need not to have participated in the Zoom session earlier today to write. Please, write whatever is in your heart or on your mind. Our Host Penny Kittle teaches freshman writers at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. She was a writing teacher …
Our Host Hello, folks. I toyed with the idea of just writing the word, no, when asked for a bio, but, you’ll happily note, I quickly dismissed that idea as being (though funny, perhaps) a bit off-putting and borderline rude. I just like the air …
Meet some of your wonderful #VerseLove poets in Zoom-person on Monday, April 12th @10:30 CST/11:30 EST with our host author-educator Penny Kittle. This special poetry workshop is a fundraiser for Poetic Justice, a nonprofit bringing writing workshop to individuals incarcerated. Disclosure: Ethical ELA founder, Sarah …
Our Host 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, Poetry, and others. His memoir-themed blog …
Our Host Barb Edler has taught English for the last forty years in Iowa, the last thirty in Keokuk where she encouraged students to find their own voice while taking risks, coaching speech participants, and supporting NHD competitors. Although retiring from teaching at Keokuk in …
It has been 7 days, friends! Thank you for being here. Please share a highlight from your first 7 days of #VerseLove! Our Host Kim Johnson, EdD, is the District Literacy Specialist at Pike County Schools in Zebulon, Georgia. She enjoys blogging, reading, and camping …
Our Host Margaret Simon lives with her husband of 38 years on the Bayou Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana where she draws inspiration from nature, writes poetry, and nurtures grandchildren. She has been teaching 34 years and has her National Boards Certification in early childhood …