California English Journal

California English is our quarterly professional journal. Each issue features an artist and a topic of concern. All members automatically get a subscription to the journal. Our editor-in-chief is Carol Jago.

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Call for Manuscripts

May 2023 Issue

Due Date: April 1, 2023

RETHINKING BASIC SKILLS: WHAT ARE THEY ANYWAY?

Much of the hand wringing over test scores in reading consists of lamentation concerning students’ lack of “basic skills.” But what are these essential, standard-mandated skills? And how can we best help today’s students acquire them? Has our definition of skills kept pace with the texts and technologies that permeate today’s world? How can we cultivate skills without squashing creativity and invention?

September 2023 Issue

Due Date: August 1, 2023

UNTOLD STORIES: INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION (AND MISREPRESENTATION)

Some of the stories teachers share with students about Native Americans have been stereotypical — in many ways both untrue and incomplete. Children’s book author Kate DiCamillo changed her mind about a beloved book after reading a Native perspective. Have you had a similar experience? What texts have you found that help to expand students’ understanding of history and correct misrepresentation? Which authors do you look to for authentic accounts? Why is this work so important?

 

Manuscripts are peer reviewed. Please send submissions to California English editor, Carol Jago. Articles should be limited to 2,500 words. Please submit manuscripts via email to jago@gseis.ucla.edu.