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

November 2023 Issue

Due Date: October 1, 2023

ChatGPT: A BRAVE NEW WORLD FOR TEACHERS.

In the months since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT to the world, teachers have been grappling with how this tool could change their practice forever. Will it be a boon to teaching and learning or education’s worst nightmare? How are your students engaging with the platform? How have you used it in your own work? Will ChatGPT transform creativity? Should it? How will it change writing instruction? All points of view are welcome.

February 2024 Issue

Due Date: January 10, 2024

TEACHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: TEXTS AND TASKS

In The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert explains that “Right now, we are deciding which evolutionary pathways will remain open to us and which will be forever closed.” How have you incorporated climate change into your curriculum? Do science fiction books have a role to play here? What inquiry projects or writing prompts contribute to this increasingly urgent conversation? How are your students fighting for the future?

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.