Brian Charest is an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Redlands and former public high school English teacher in both Chicago and Seattle. Check out this recent interview with Brian Charest about his new book, Civic Literacy in Schools and …
To Code-Switch or Not to Code-Switch: Wrangling Linguistic Politics in the Interest of Students by Sue Weinstein
Sue Weinstein is the MacCurdy Distinguished Professor of English at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where she works in New Literacy Studies and English Education. She has 2 books, The Room Is on Fire: The History, Practice, and Pedagogy of Youth Spoken Word Poetry (2018) and Feel These Words: Writing in the …
The Teacher’s Multimedia Reflection Notebook, Art & Pedagogy Hand-In-Hand by Danielle Nagel-O’Rourke
The Teacher’s Multimedia Reflection Notebook, Art & Pedagogy Hand-In-Hand Danielle Nagel-O’Rourke is an English teacher in her fourth year of teaching, and serves as the Department Chair of English at Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma. She is a recent Masters graduate from the University …
Seeing, Reading, and Talking About Disability: Furthering Inclusion in the Classroom by Rebecca Weber
Rebecca Weber is an assistant professor and the Education and Teaching Librarian at Oklahoma State University. She holds a Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include the intersection of disability and curriculum and the role of libraries …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Teaching English, the Day After by Sarah Fleming
Dr. Sarah Fleming received her doctorate in Literacy Education at Syracuse University in May of 2020, and she currently works as an English teacher at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York. She works primarily with students in the 1oth-12 grades, and her pedagogy centers …
Social Reading in the Margins of Digital Texts by Sheri Vasinda
With over 25 years of K12 experience that include elementary classroom teacher, campus reading specialist and district literacy coach, Sheri Vasinda now supports preservice and inservice teachers in developing deep understandings of literacy processes and practices at Oklahoma State University. She is passionate about supporting …